Marvin Heemeyer (Killdozer) | Mental Health & Personality 

"Hot tub inspired violence" are a combo of words I've never thought I'd hear.

"So yet again, we see more hot-tub-inspired violence." My sides are in orbit and I'm going to hell

“I guess killmower doesn’t have the same ring as killdozer”....thank you Doc, I just squirted water out of my nose. 👍🏻

I'm gunna remember OCEAN for the rest of my life lol

What the heck?! He’s like a medieval warrior ! The best movie writers could not come up w this. I hadn’t heard of this before.

*At some point in life, we all fantasize about being a Marvin Heemeyer with our own Killdozer!*

Well...The dude was creative, we cannot deny that😓

The documentary after the event gave those interviewed a chance in Marvins absence to down play their vindictive nature of their own culpability in this. A few people singled him out, any man could be pushed this far.

Marvin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 😳

DONT TREAD ON HIM

R.I.P. Marvin Heemeyer

"let him who is without righteous anger throw the first brick at my killdozer" -Killdozer guy

Lol at "hot-tub-inspired violence!" Guess that hor water came straight from H _ _ _ .

Lol "panic is not known as a catalyst for good ideas." Lol understatement!!!

If a hot tub is inspiring violence, you've done it all wrong. Also this is so Colorado it hurts. Colorado Man is the more armoured Florida Man.

The footage of his rampage is freely available on yt. It's pretty out there. Thanks, Dr Grande. 😊 Mmmm massive rigatoni attack. That's dinner sorted

the guy who bought the property next to his was pissed that Marvin outbid him years prior for the property why would he all of a sudden want to work with Marvin to allow him to connect his sewer line? I mean that's a better question to ask.

This is an underrated channel. Great content Dr. Grande!!

I would like to be included in any future rigatoni attacks. Will there be a variety of sauces? Regardless, I want in.

No matter how you slice it, the entire town conspired to ruin him.... So many people would be tempted to go on a murder spree but he didn't hurt anybody. i think it's the saddest thing i've ever seen. The man wanted nothing other than to earn a living

Great idea, Dr Grande - they should have thrown petrol on the killdozer and set it on fire! That would have made the footage so much more badass. An armoured bulldozer ON FIRE smashing through the town. Helldozer!

🔨 ⚒🔧 The uniqueness of the KillDozer and dedication he had to building it and following through with it are what make it so interesting

He gave them a doze of their own medicine .

When my husband gets up from his nap, he is gonna be SO happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Killdozer is a sort of hero in the "Don't tread on me" set. As some say, I understand where the anger came from, though I don't condone his actions. We study him in law enforcement circles as an example of what a man can do when he feels wronged, and perception is reality. He perceived he had been abused, so acted accordingly. Not wisely, but accordingly.

My ultimate fantasy is to open RU-vid and see a video of Dr Grande sharing his analysis of the real housewives of New York (season 1 or season 9 or 10)

Dr. Grande: Please consider doing Joe Stack! (He's the person who flew his small plane into the IRS building in Austin, TX. This subject got me thinking of it... Would love hearing your insights.

I know this is a serious case, but I couldn’t help but to bust out laughing when Dr. Grande showed the photo of the Killdozer. It looks like something straight out of Mad Max.

"hot tub violence" sounds like an amazing horror comedy movie

Attack by killmower. Good idea for a movie featuring a lawn mower with a mind all it’s own.

Almost forgot about killdozer. Good pick.

I would say everyone in the world feels like this sometimes, but usually that’s it. They feel it, and then get over it.

Oh boy, it’s going to take awhile to stop thinking of the massive rigatoni attack.

Im so glad this came up in the suggested videos. This was so interesting when it happened. One of the few instances where most people I talked to agreed with the perpetrator.

The hero we need but dont deserve!

Marvin Heemeyer for president.

Killdozer is an absolute legend.

I love Dr. Grande's balance in this analysis!

They were watching him like a Deere in the headlights .

This guy watched way to much of the A-TEAM. Building a weapon, doing all kinds of damage but doesn't kill people.

Marvin Heemeyer is a Hero! This would make a great movie! Revenge is best severed up cold.

This channel is my favourite parasocial relationship 😂

I’m struggling with PTSD and I realize I’m now dependent on Dr. G for wisdom, grounding, and humour. Works for me.

heading down to the comments now, to see the interesting dialogue that got generated! thanks dr!

Thank you for your RU-vid channel!

I'm so thrilled that you decided to do this video! Very interesting analysis and I like your humor that you have been adding in lately!

Killdozer my beloved

Yes!!! I was going to request this! I was hoping you would give us your perspective. Mine changed a bit after the documentary, because I always heard about the story with him as some kind of sane folk hero who just had enough and decided not to take it any more. I see the truth is way more complicated than I even expected.

Thanks for plowing thru another interesting one Dr. Grande. I never doze off listening to your great videos. Killdozer sounds like a 70s horror movie.

MASSIVE RIGATONI ATTACK - my new band name

Thank you, thank you, thank you! :) love your last few updates. I've been busy til exhaustion, caught up on sleep yesterday with 16 hours. Back at it now, lots of cleaning to do. Your last few updates have been really great, thank you! I enjoy them a lot. I literally clapped to myself seeing Carrie Fischer (wonderfully done) and the bonus content yesterday. And I'm blown away you chose the Killdozer for today. :D very excited to watch!

WOW, i had no idea about this case. The more you know...

Dr. Grande, you are absolutely the best!!!!!!

I just saved this documentary a few days ago to watch it because I never heard of it. Dr. G is inside my brain!😳

hemeyer stood up for what's right.. he was a Patriot

They kind of made the dude snap by putting him in a zoning headlock. City stuff can actually be really tyrannical.

Had never heard of this case, thank you for the coverage Dr.Grande

Thank you Dr. Grande! 🙏

The humor in this was spot on! Great video, Dr Grande :D

15:00 - 16:00 what you said there is very eye opening. It explains many of horrific actions done by extremists of religions and ideologies. Thank you dr. Grande for your again great analysis. ⚘

Not familiar with this case, so this is astounding to me. Your analysis is remarkably astute, as always, Doctor Grande - I appreciate all of your work!!

Omg this one! What a story! Great pick.

Just watched Tread and immediately had to google the mental health aspect. This video was the first thing to pop up and I’m so happy I found your channel! Just graduated with my counseling master’s and looking forward to going into many a rabbit hole with your vids

Thank you Dr. Grande another great video. Your definitely one of my favorite YT channels

I just watched "Tread." Mr Heemeyer seemed like a reasonable man, until he began ranting about God and His demands for "justice"

I used to live a block away up the hill from main street (U.S.40). My two brothers still live nearby.

Sort of a silver lining of all this is that his tantrum didnt take anyone elses life, just cost a lot of money and time to fix. And he was certainly creative with his rampage which i cant help but respect a bit

Marvin felt a type of way and wanted to make his feelings known. I respect him for his candid expression.

Quite fortunate that he did not murder anyone that day.

I remember that time, and I've spent a fair amount of time there. I'll postulate that you might want to consider the mental health of the area as a whole for context.

So, I paused you and immediately watched Tread! I'm glad I did b4 watching your video! Very interesting mental health meltdown case! Thanks Dr. Grande, as usual! 💜

I just cast this video to our big screen TV ans my husband is truly entertained. Dr. Grande, you are truly a star 🌟!!!!

I think you were pretty fair with your analysis. One thing that really gave credibility to a lot of what Marvin claimed was at the very end of the documentary. I am paraphrasing, but the one Thompson brother said, they shouldn’t have cut up the dozer because the town could have made a sh*tload of money. That is sick. It appeared Marvin had a lot of friends and was appreciated by them. The local boys started poking him in the chest and that was that.

My husband and I discussed MH and his situation quite extensively, so I absolutely cannot WAIT to show this to him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every time weapons are mentioned, Dr Grande will pull out the exact make, model & ammo used and I'm amazed.

Thanks for doing the DOZER! You’re on a roll, Dr. Grande!

My dad always taught me to not “rationalize to justify” !!

Local corruption drove this guy to his madness

Always good to hear your analysis. I don’t remember this story or what it was about. My family and I lived in Colorado so probably at same time and is so interesting story. I appreciate your taking the time for these stories.😀

Didnt know about this case - the modification is too funny as the helicopter footage of the killdozer looks like some late 90s video game 😂

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

"Anyone who builds a Killdozer and destroys buildings in their town is likely low in agreeableness." That's a gem right there. ✅

Dr. G, you go places that no other scientifically-informed, insider-look psychological Pop culture YT channel has gone before! Bravo! Love the way you cut loose!

This is a historical document, a letter from a local resident. "Yes, in spite of all the destruction and Marvin's suicide at the end, it has had it's moments of amusement and levity! Marv moved up here about the same time I did, around 1990, from the Loveland area. He was a fine man and well liked by most people, kind and generous, and inspite of some of the remarks made by our "wonderful" mayor, he was very smart. Most of the story will probably never come out of his life and travails here as it sheds a terrible light on the town of Granby and the county of Grand. I don't know what got things off on the wrong foot, but when he tried to stop the concrete plant from building next door to his muffler shop, it all came to a head. That started about 4 years ago. Cody Docheff, who owns the concrete plant, bought the developed (sewer and gravel/dirt streets) acreage next to Marvin's muffler shop. I don't know at what point the town annexed the property, but it was zoned commercial. Cody is a "native" of the area, and he swayed the town council and building commissioners to rezone it to heavy industrial so he could build there. They did so without following their own rules about rezoning property. They wanted the plant for some reason, and it was originally at the gravel pit, about a half mile away, north and up a hill. Marvin fought it in court, spending over $100,000 on legal fees, for over two years, loosing all along the way. He had the law on his side, but not the "keepers" of the law. Marvin knew the plant would harm his business drastically with all the noise, traffic and dust. And it also blocked the view of his business building. I know, the news proudly says the plant is a dust free concrete plant, a new design. But with a couple of dozen concrete trucks hauling out hundreds of loads a day, plus delivery truck of mix, sand and gravel, there was/is a lot of dust on the gravel roads. Since it's at the west end of town, with westerly winds, we all get to eat the dust. Marvin, being the closest, got the worst of it. Then, the Sewer District, since the sewer system where Cody built the plant finally got hooked up to the main system in town, decided to force Marvin to hook on to it. Guess they thought his leach field couldn't handle 2 or 3 flushes a day!! The problem was, Marvin needed an easement across 8 feet (Yes, EIGHT FEET) of Cody's land with the plant to access the main sewer. Cody wouldn't allow it. Instead of using Eminent Domain to force Cody to allow the easement, the Water District fined Marvin $2500 for not hooking up. Then, when Marvin complained to the county about all the junk and worn out equipment that Cody was piling up along the fence between the two properties, ruining the aesthetic value of his property, the county came out and cited him for some rental equipment and a used truck he had parked next to his storage shed, off to one side and pretty well hidden by poplar trees. I don't know how much that fine was, but they said nothing to Cody about his junk. Like I said, I don't know what started everything, but the powers that be destroyed the man, just broke him spiritually. The plant ruined his business, but that wasn't enough. They kept beating on him. The zoning laws were put in place to protect people and property from the very thing that the town council allowed to happen, even encouraged to happen by ignoring those laws and over-riding them. A few months ago, Marvin's father died, and recently, he told a few people that he had terminal cancer. I think he just thought that he should leave a message on his way out, that the governing bodies of our country are too often forgetting their purpose and are trampling the rights of the very people they are supposed to be protecting. There are news reports that he was shooting at people and at police. That's obviously not the case. He had a 50 cal. gun mounted on the front and two smaller calibers, one on each side. If he had wanted to harm people, he would have done so. He went for the businesses of the council members and planning commission members sitting at the time they over-rode the zoning laws. The perfect place for that concrete plant is 3 miles NW of town at a small industrial park that already has a post and pole peeling operation going on. I could never figure out why they wanted it at the west end of town so we could eat their dust. I do understand the frustration and defeat that led to it. They simply broke the man down and, then, kept beating on him: placed him in no-win situations, where he had no way out, then punished him for it. In some ways, I do not understand it. But seeing how some government officials let the position go to their heads so much that they abuse their privilege, I do understand how it comes about. It is really sad when that happens, and this one is a tragic and heart tearing case of that."

“Massive rigatoni attack” 😂 I really appreciate the humor throughout these serious and educational videos

This is awesome! I just watched Tread last night. The whole time I was watching, I was wondering what was up with Merv 🤔

Oh Dr. G! With your amazing knowledge of armor, guns, and ammunition I've heard you discuss in so many videos of yours now I'm REALLY glad you are one of the "good guys!" Documentary on Netflix pretty good. Bizarre.

This case has always fascinated me. I thank you for a great video.

Gotta love a lunatic with a project.

When a reasonable person reaches the end of his rope. 😱

Thanks Doc, Another fascinatingly warped specimen of humanity. Will definitely watch that doco tonight.

I actually laughed out loud with your "massive rigatoni attack" example. Perfectly gets the point across and the visual is a riot!

Imagine if Heemeyer had redirected all the energy he spent creating a "killdozer" into something constructive and positive?

From everything I've seen and read about Marvin Heemeyer, I get the feeling that he wasn't an evil guy and he had a lot of good qualities. He was helpful to his helpful to his friends, he could be fun to be around and he was a hard worker. However, he had some tragic flaws... He absolutely could not stand to lose and he tended to see things in black and white. Instead of realizing that sometimes personalities clash and we're not always going to see eye to eye with everyone we meet, he decided that the people he had disagreements with were bad people who were out to get him and needed to be punished. His personal issues seemed to trap him in an endless cycle, until there was only one possible outcome. Losing made him angry which made him dig his heels in further and he would refuse to back down from any disagreement. This caused his problems with the town to escalate which made him even angrier. The angrier he got at his perceived enemies, the harder it was for him to be around those he cared about. Eventually his girlfriend broke up with him and he stopped doing the things he used to enjoy, which made him become more and more isolated, which made him lonelier, which made him angrier, which made him more paranoid until all he had left in the end was his rage, his paranoia, his killdozer and his plans for revenge. A lot of folk like to see him as some rebel anti hero. While I dont think he was an evil person, I dont think he was some mythical folk hero either. I think he was a talented and certainly creative guy who sadly fell victim to the dark facets of his own mind.

You’ve been great for my quarantine Netflix watch list. I may never look at pasta the same way again, and laughed way too hard at that.

I live in Colorado I remember watching live feed of this on the news, crazy day for Grandby Colorado

Fascinating, Bravo Dr, bravo🌹

"A massive rigatoni attack"?! Dr. G, how on EARTH do you keep a straight face saying something like this???

I support him all the way!!!! He had the ballls to stand up @ he did!

Thank you so much, Dr. Grande!!!!!