Wakefield massacre
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The Wakefield massacre occurred on Tuesday, December 26, 2000, at the Edgewater Technology in Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States, during which the gunman, Michael McDermott, a software engineer employed at the management, shot and killed seven co-workers.
He was found by police sitting calmly and stated that he didn't speak German. At trial, he stated that he was born without a soul and that God had allowed him to earn a soul by traveling back in time to kill Nazis. However, the prosecution asserted that the killings were motivated by his employer's garnishing of his wages to the IRS, to pay back taxes.[citation needed]
The weapons he used were an AK-47 variant, a 12-gauge shotgun, and a .32 caliber pistol. He fired off a total of 37 rounds, shooting his victims in the back of the head repeatedly.
He was found guilty of seven counts of first degree murder and sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
His victims were:
- Janice Haggerty, 46, office manager
- Jennifer Bragg Capobianco, 29, marketing and a mother
- Cheryl Troy, 50, vice president of human resources
- Rose Manfredi, 48, accountant in payroll department
- Louis Javelle, 58, director of consulting and a father of four
- Paul Marceau, 36, development technician
- Craig Wood, 29, human resources
In 2008 this case was studied on the psychology propgramme Most Evil.
