Taurus: The Spree Killer

On August 19, 1987, Michael Ryan loaded three firearms into his car, doused his house in petrol, set it on fire, and walked down the main street of Hungerford shooting at anything that moved. Sixteen people died. Fifteen were wounded. When negotiators told him he had killed his own mother, he called it a mistake. Then he said: "Hungerford must be a bit of a mess. I wish I had stayed in bed." Then he shot himself.David Carpenter lost his stutter whenever he had absolute power over another person. The impediment that had imprisoned him since childhood — the one his mother refused to treat, the one his classmates weaponized — dissolved completely when he was behind a gun on a hiking trail with someone on their knees. He killed at least five people in the parks north and south of San Francisco. He was forty-nine years old when the killing likely began. His psychiatrists had diagnosed him. His criminal record documented decades of escalating violence. The system had warehoused the rage. It had not treated it.Milton Johnson was paroled thirteen years into a twenty-five-year rape sentence. Within months he was killing. He drove the same roads around Joliet every weekend in the same truck, bumping cars to make them pull over, then killing the occupants. Women in the area were complaining about the black pickup. Residents were buying guns and ammunition. The pattern was visible. Nobody stopped it in time.Episode 8 examines the Taurus spree killer — not the Aries explosion, but the structural failure. The fixed earth sign that absorbs and absorbs and absorbs until the container cracks. Three men who operated from fixed territory, telegraphed the charge for years, and were ignored. Eight warning signs, including the capstone: everyone saw it. Nobody said it.Featuring: Michael Ryan (Hungerford Massacre) | David Carpenter (The Trailside Killer) | Milton Johnson (The Summer of Terror).Sources: Wikipedia | FBI Behavioral Analysis | UK Home Office |California court records | Illinois court records | Murderpedia | FBI Criminal. Personality Research ProjectThank you for liking, subscribing and sharing. When you subscribe, make sure to also click the bell to ensure delivery of my posts in your feed.Astrological profiles are presented for entertainment and psychological. exploration purposes only. Not all Taurus are killers. Most aren't.© 2025 Signs of Danger. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution is prohibited.#TrueCrime #TrueCrimeAstrology #Astrology #SignsOfDanger #TerribleTaurus. #Taurus #SerialKiller #CriminalPsychology #Podcast #TaurusKillers #HungerfordMassacre #TrailsideKiller