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24-471: Mühlhausen an der Enz where Spree killer Ernst August Wagner killed 13 people in 1913 has been a part of the city since 1972. The community of Ötisheim joined onto the city so as to act as a single municipality for certain tasks. The Thirty Years' War brought hardship and misery. In 1648 only 50 inhabitants survived from originally 1242 inhabitants (1622). In the Nine Years' War (1688–1697) Dürrmenz

48-588: A shooting spree occurred at two Atlanta -area day trading firms, Momentum Securities and the All-Tech Investment Group. Nine people were killed, and 13 other people were injured. The gunman, identified as 44-year-old former day trader Mark Orrin Barton, later committed suicide in Acworth before he could be apprehended by police. Police searching Barton's home in nearby Stockbridge found

72-457: A "cooling-off period" is arbitrary. Serial killers commit murders in separate events, at different times. Mass murderers are defined by one incident, with no distinctive period between the murders. How to distinguish a spree killer from a mass murderer, or a serial killer, is subject to considerable debate, and the terms are not consistently applied even within the academic literature. The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics has defined

96-463: A killing spree may last weeks or months, e.g. the case of Andrew Cunanan , who murdered five people over three months. The general definition of spree murder is two or more murders committed by a person (or people) with no cooling-off period, in contrast to serial murder , where there is a period of time between killings. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found the category to be of no real value to law enforcement because quantifying

120-470: A mass murderer and Cunanan a serial killer. In Controversial Issues in Criminology , Fuller and Hickey write that "[t]he element of time involved between murderous acts is primary in the differentiation of serial, mass, and spree murderers", later elaborating those spree killers "will engage in the killing acts for days or weeks" while the "methods of murder and types of victims vary". Andrew Cunanan

144-579: A spree killing as "killings at two or more locations with almost no time break between murders". The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment lists five different categories of spree killers and cites Mark O. Barton as an example of the second one. He is also noted alongside mass murderers, such as Patrick Sherrill , in the respective entry about mass murder. In The Anatomy of Motive , John E. Douglas cites Charles Starkweather and Andrew Cunanan (who murdered five people over three months) as examples of spree killers, while Jack Levin calls Starkweather

168-433: Is given as an example of spree killing, while Charles Whitman is mentioned in connection with mass murder and Jeffrey Dahmer with serial killing. In Serial Murder, Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen   T. Holmes defines spree murder as "the killing of three or more people within a 30-day period" and add that killing sprees are "usually accompanied by the commission of another felony." They cite Charles Starkweather and

192-527: The Beltway Snipers as examples of spree killers. They define serial murder as "the killing of three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a significant cooling-off period between the killings." Under this definition, Andrew Cunanan would be categorized as a serial killer and not a spree killer. In Sexual Homicide , Ressler, Burgess and Douglas gave more emphasis to killings being at more than one location, and less precision about

216-584: The Löffelstelz castle ruin. Mühlacker is twinned with: Spree killer Note: Varies by jurisdiction Note: Varies by jurisdiction A spree killer is someone who commits a criminal act that involves two or more murders in a short time, often in multiple locations. There are different opinions about what durations of time a killing spree may take place in. The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics has spoken of "almost no time break between murders", but some academics consider that

240-515: The All-Tech Investment Group shooting, Barton accosted and threatened a young girl in Kennesaw , apparently attempting to secure a hostage for his escape. The young girl escaped and called police. Responding police officers spotted Barton in his minivan and a chase ensued, culminating at a gas station in Acworth . As law enforcement attempted to apprehend him, Barton shot and killed himself. Mark Orrin Barton (April 2, 1955 – July 29, 1999)

264-403: The bodies of his second wife and the two children from his first marriage, murdered by hammer blows inflicted before the shooting spree started. According to a note left at the scene by Barton, his wife was killed on July 27 before the children were on the following day. Barton was believed to be motivated by large financial losses incurred during the previous two months. As of 2024, it remains

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288-557: The deadliest mass shooting in Georgia 's history. On July 27, 1999, Mark Orrin Barton woke up early in the morning at his home in Stockbridge, Georgia , and bludgeoned his second wife, Leigh Ann Vandiver, to death as she slept. The next night, he also beat his children from his first marriage, Matthew and Mychelle, to death. He covered them with blankets and left notes on their bodies, reading in part: I killed Leigh Ann because she

312-595: The dissolution of Oberamt Maulbronn, young city Mühlacker in 1938 was incorporated into district Vaihingen. During the Nazi period five of the eight Jewish citizens of Mühlacker were murdered in Auschwitz . The World War II ended in Mühlacker with destruction by air raids and artillery shelling. After 1945, 3000 refugees and displaced persons found settled in Mühlacker. As part of the district reform on January 1, 1973,

336-414: The district Vaihingen was dissolved. The western region, with the town of Mühlacker became part of the newly formed Enzkreis . The eastern part of the district Vaihingen was incorporated into the district of Ludwigsburg . Since 1930, Mühlacker has been transmitter site, at which between 1934 and 1945 the tallest tower ever built of wood stood (height: 190 metres). Further landmark are the water tower and

360-468: The larger Württemberg station and the Baden railway station. Favored by the dismantling of custom barriers 1819-1851 and the abolition of the compulsory guild (1862), industrial enterprises settled near the train station. After World War I , inflation , Great Depression and high unemployment interrupted the further development. In 1930, the large Mühlacker radio transmitter was put into operation. With

384-559: The note that he would leave behind with the bodies of Leigh Ann Vandiver and his children in 1999. Despite his denials, authorities still consider Barton a suspect in the 1993 murders. Barton had received a $ 294,000 insurance settlement from his first wife's death and used the funds to finance his day trading career, preferring high-risk Internet-related stocks. He married Vandiver, his former mistress, in 1995. His mental health continued to deteriorate, however, and he began to suffer from both severe depression and paranoid delusions . In

408-508: The resurrection to have a second chance. I don't plan to live very much longer, just long enough to kill as many of the people that greedily sought my destruction. On July 29, Barton went to the offices of his former employer, Momentum Securities, in Atlanta . Witnesses say that Barton briefly chatted with coworkers before suddenly pulling out two pistols and opening fire. He shot and killed four people and attempted to execute Brad Schoemehl, who

432-466: The spree is still in progress. The term rampage killer has also been used sometimes to describe spree killers, especially when a single individual perpetrator: A rampage involves the (attempted) killing of multiple persons at least partly in public space by a single physically present perpetrator using (potentially) deadly weapons in a single event without any cooling-off period. 1999 Atlanta day trading firm shootings On July 29, 1999,

456-420: The time span, saying that a single event can last a short or long time, citing Christopher Wilder 's seven-week "murder event" or "killing spree". Douglas wrote that the identity of serial killers is generally unknown until they are caught, and a mass murderer's identity is learned only after they have committed the crime. The identity of the spree killer, on the other hand, usually becomes known by police while

480-524: Was also caught sabotaging data of the company that had fired him and served a short jail term for this retaliatory act. Barton found a new employer in Georgia and a mistress in one of his wife's acquaintances, with whom he had an affair. In 1993, Spivey and her mother Eloise were killed by bludgeoning. Barton was the prime suspect in the double homicide, but he was not charged due to a lack of evidence. He always denied having had any part in them, including in

504-584: Was born in Stockbridge, Georgia , to an Air Force family and was raised in South Carolina . He attended Clemson University and the University of South Carolina . Back in Atlanta , Barton married Debra Spivey, with whom he had two children named Matthew and Mychelle. Barton's family moved to Alabama as his employer required him there. Barton grew paranoid and started distrusting his wife. He lost his employment after his performance plummeted. He

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528-645: Was looted in 1692 by French troops. Eckenweiher was incorporated to Dürrmenz in 1832. With the opening of the Württemberg Western Railway Stuttgart - Bruchsal in 1853 the industrial age began in the Dürrmenz-Mühlacker area. As the Karlsruhe-Mühlacker railway was built in 1863, Mühlacker was at the same railway junction and border station. As a curiosity, until 1930 it had two stations side by side,

552-431: Was one of the main reasons for my demise. ... I know that Jehovah will take care of all of them in the next life. I'm sure the details don't matter. There is no excuse, no good reason I am sure no one will understand. If they could I wouldn't want them to. I just write these things to say why. Please know that I love Leigh Ann, Matthew and Mychelle with all my heart. If Jehovah's willing I would like to see them all again in

576-457: Was shot three times at point-blank range. Barton then walked to the nearby All-Tech Investment Group building and murdered an additional five victims. Barton left the scene before police could arrive. The police searched his house and found the bodies of his family and the notes that he had left with them, in which Barton vehemently denied responsibility for the deaths of his first wife and mother-in-law. An intense manhunt ensued. Four hours after

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