Watching for the End
The man watched out to the east, staring at the badlands west of the nation. He was a fort guard, dressed in heavy plates of armor with a flintlock rifle hanging on his back. His nation was in turmoil, their king killed and a young girl inheriting it. That didn’t matter to him though, he wasn’t supposed to worry about that. Even if the empire to the north or the rebels to the south took them over he would remain untouched. Because he had the important job of watching the badlands to the west.
To the west of Elkland was the massive and terrifying Kurkron Empire. This nation, born in the mountains of the badlands, had taken over the entire area around them and expanded to become the biggest and most powerful military of the entire continent. He, along with the other guards of the fort, were meant to be the first line of defense if they decided Elkland was next.
He sat and wondered what would happen if they actually did come. If they defeated those birdlike creatures to their east and turned their attention to this small kingdom. He knew for a fact this fort couldn’t hold, that was a fact. They were small and mostly just conscripts and noble’s slacking sons on a quiet front. The real soldiers were all at war with their northern neighbor, or suspiciously eyeing the rebels who split from them in the south. The enemies had veteran and seasoned soldiers of tons of races, including giants.
What would his nation do if they came over and demanded surrender and submission. They couldn’t win, but he knew this nation proud and unyielding. Would he be expected to simply die pointlessly in a war they couldn’t win? They likely couldn’t even win with their actual soldiers the war they were currently in. He figured he could run, but then he’d be a dishonorable deserter and hated by most nations. As he sat at his post after these thoughts, he prayed that no giant form and marching army would appear on the horizon. And he continued to do that until his shift ended, and he left and his replacement did the same.
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Amok killers sentenced to death/executed in the United States (part 4)
I’m continuing where I left off last time. I read over it and found that I had missed to add a few. So without further ado, here we go!
James Eugene Schnick
Farm/Residence
Elkland, Missouri
September 25, 1987
7 dead
Handgun
Sentenced to death.
Mesac Damas
Residence
Naples, Florida
September 18, 2009
6 dead
Knife
Sentenced to death.
William Mitchell Hudson
Camp
Palestine, Texas
November 14, 2015
6 dead (2 were also beaten to death)
Gun, Beating
Sentenced to death
John Allen Muhammad
Multiple Locations
Washington, Arizona, Louisiana, Maryland, Georgia, Alabama, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Florida(?)
February 16 - September 26, 2002 (preliminary shootings)
October 2 - 24, 2002 (sniper attacks)
17 dead, 10 wounded (10 dead in the Beltway Sniper attacks, 7 dead in preliminary shootings; 3 wounded in the Beltway Sniper attacks, 7 wounded in preliminary shootings)
Firearms
Sentenced to death. Executed by lethal injection in 2009.
(note: I’ve been unable to find a source that says how many of the victims of the Beltway Sniper attacks (along with other subsequent killings) could be tied to John Allen Muhammad alone. I know some of the murders were perpetrated solely by Lee Boyd Malvo, and others weren’t as specific as to who the gunman was. I’m just leaving this here.)
Eric Royce Leonard
Multiple Locations (including a Pizza Restaurant, earning him the nickname of “pizza thrill killer”)
Sacramento, California
February 12/19, 1991
6 dead
Handgun
Sentenced to death.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Multiple Locations (including an open street where the Boston Marathon was being held)
Waltham, Boston, Cambridge(?), and Watertown, Massachusetts
September 11, 2011; April 15 - 19, 2013
3 dead (2011 Waltham triple murder)
3 dead, 264 wounded (in Boston Marathon bombings)
1 dead (during the MIT shooting and carjacking)
2 dead (including Tamerlan Tsarnaev), 16 wounded (during the Watertown Stand-off)
Knife, Bombs, Guns, Vehicle
Sentenced to death in a federal trial, as Massachusetts doesn’t have a death penalty.
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U.S. Daily Precipitation Records Tied/Broken 8/21/22
Opelika, Alabama: 2" (previous record 1.74" 1988)
Selma, Alabama: 2.15" (previous record 1.96" 2021)
Unincorporated Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: 1.71" (previous record 0.96" 2004)
Unincorporated Cochise County, Arizona: 0.75" (previous record 0.66" 2006)
Coronado National Memorial, Arizona: 1.5" (previous record 1.1" 1977)
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona: 0.6" (previous record 0.5" 1982)
Sierra Vista, Arizona: 0.98" (previous record 0.9" 2000)
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas: 1.67" (previous record 1.38" 2019)
Gilroy, California: 0.01" (also 0.01" 1997)
Tahoe National Forest, California: 0.1" (also 0.1" 1996)
Arapaho National Forest, Colorado: 0.9" (previous record 0.6" 1983)
Gunnison National Forest, Colorado: 0.3" (also 0.3" 2000)
Longmont, Colorado: 1.23" (previous record 0.74" 1896)
Lynx Pass summit, Colorado: 0.9" (previous record 0.6" 1985)
Routt National Forest, Colorado: 0.2" (also 0.2" 1999)
Cleveland, Georgia: 1.7" (previous record 1.53" 2010)
Unincorporated Minidoka County, Idaho: 0.96" (previous record 0.46" 1947)
Unincorporated Owyhee County, Idaho: 0.3" (previous record 0.1" 2000)
Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho: 0.8" (also 0.8" 1983)
Normal, Illinois: 1.75" (previous record 0.73" 2019)
Princeton, Illinois: 0.63" (previous record 0.34" 2018)
Shelbyville, Illinois: 0.8" (previous record 0.69" 2014)
Tremont Township, Illinois: 1.46" (previous record 1.31" 1964)
Sugar Ridge Township, Indiana: 1.94" (previous record 0.96" 1994)
Ann Arbor, Michigan: 1.64" (previous record 1.22" 1937)
Elkland Township, Michigan: 1.26" (previous record 1.13" 2018)
Standish Township, Michigan: 3.35" (previous record 1.36" 1958)
Unincorporated Jefferson County, Mississippi: 0.82" (previous record 0.81" 2008)
Prentiss, Mississippi: 1.9" (previous record 1.47" 2015)
Monett Township, Missouri: 0.89" (previous record 0.74" 2021)
Helena National Forest, Montana: 0.5" (also 0.5" 1990)
Unincorporated Otero County, New Mexico: 0.74" (previous record 0.73" 1990)
DeWitt, New York: 1.38" (previous record 0.91" 2004)
Elizabeth City, North Carolina: 2.19" (previous record 1.73" 1973)
Oconaluftee Archeological District, N.C.: 0.93" (previous record 0.8" 2019)
Hilliar Township, Ohio: 1.9" (previous record 1.65" 2004)
Mill Township, Ohio: 1.72" (previous record 1.6" 2019)
Pike Township, Ohio: 1.7" (previous record 1.4" 1980)
Westerville, Ohio: 1.93" (previous record 1.31" 2018)
Unincorporated Carter County, Oklahoma: 1.03" (previous record 0.67" 1991)
Elmore Township, Oklahoma: 2" (previous record 0.36" 2009)
Snow Mt. summit, Oregon: 0.1" (also 0.1" 2019)
Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania: 2.22" (previous record 1.84" 1977)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania: 1.58" (previous record 1.11" 2004)
Jackson, Tennessee: 1.35" (previous record 1.09" 2004)
Morristown, Tennessee: 1" (previous record 0.84" 2014)
Childress, Texas: 2.05" (previous record 0.99" 1989)
Unincorporated Cottle County, Texas: 1.57" (previous record 1.37" 1979)
Friona, Texas: 1.5" (previous record 0.9" 2012)
Hart, Texas: 3.46" (previous record 1.26" 2006)
Unincorporated King County, Texas: 2" (previous record 0.3" 1976)
Matador, Texas: 1.66" (previous record 0.83" 1965)
Morton, Texas: 1.19" (previous record 0.88" 2005)
Unincorporated Motley County, Texas: 1.02" (previous record 0.69" 2012)
Muleshoe, Texas: 1.65" (previous record 1.45" 2005)
Olton, Texas: 4.66" (previous record 1.15" 2012)
Plainview, Texas: 1.63" (previous record 1.59" 1937)
Port Aransas, Texas: 0.51" (previous record 0.45" 2015)
Tulia, Texas: 1.89" (previous record 0.82" 1977)
Turkey, Texas: 0.98" (previous record 0.85" 1951)
Canyonlands National Park, Utah: 0.71" (previous record 0.55" 1984)
Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah: 0.56" (previous record 0.46" 1992)
Wasatch National Forest, Utah: 0.7" (also 0.7" 2021)
Unincorporated Boone County, West Virginia: 2.71" (previous record 1.63" 1937)
Unincorporated Nicholas County, West Virginia: 1.15" (previous record 0.96" 2007)
Hartford, Wisconsin: 1.68" (previous record 1.52" 2018)
Battle Mt. summit, Wyoming: 0.8" (previous record 0.6" 2001)
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: 0.7" (previous record 0.6" 2021)
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