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I painted these 25 mass murderers because we must never forget rampages in schools
School shooters 1927-2009
300 x 300 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Tim K
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
17-year-old former student Tim K. March 11, 2009, Winnenden, Germany 16 dead, 9 injured
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
17-year-old former student Tim K. March 11, 2009, Winnenden, Germany 16 dead, 9 injured
Matti J. S.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
September 24, 2008 Kauhajoki, Finland at least 11 dead. 22-year-old vocational student Matti J.S. shot dead nine students and a teacher at his school in the western Finnish town of Kauhajoki. Then he shoots himself.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
September 24, 2008 Kauhajoki, Finland at least 11 dead. 22-year-old vocational student Matti J.S. shot dead nine students and a teacher at his school in the western Finnish town of Kauhajoki. Then he shoots himself.
Steven K.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
February 4, 2008 DeKalb, Illinois, USA 7 dead, 14 injured. A 27-year-old, Steven K., ex-sociology student at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb, returns to campus and shoots wildly in a lecture hall, killing six people.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
February 4, 2008 DeKalb, Illinois, USA 7 dead, 14 injured. A 27-year-old, Steven K., ex-sociology student at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb, returns to campus and shoots wildly in a lecture hall, killing six people.
Charles C.R.
50x50cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
October 2, 2006 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, US 6 dead, 7 injured. 32-year-old truck driver Charles C.R. breaks into Pennsylvania Amish classroom, killing 5 girls and himself
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
October 2, 2006 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, US 6 dead, 7 injured. 32-year-old truck driver Charles C.R. breaks into Pennsylvania Amish classroom, killing 5 girls and himself
Cho S.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
April 16, 2007 Blacksburg, Virginia 33 dead, 26 injured. South Korean student Cho S. leads a bloodbath that kills 32 people on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He later takes his own life.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
April 16, 2007 Blacksburg, Virginia 33 dead, 26 injured. South Korean student Cho S. leads a bloodbath that kills 32 people on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He later takes his own life.
Eric H.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
September 29, 2006, Weston High School in Cazenovia, Wisconsin, United States. The Weston High School shooting. The gunman, 15-year-old Eric H., entered the school armed with a and shot and fatally wounded principal.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
September 29, 2006, Weston High School in Cazenovia, Wisconsin, United States. The Weston High School shooting. The gunman, 15-year-old Eric H., entered the school armed with a and shot and fatally wounded principal.
Sebastian B.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
On November 20, 2006, Sebastian B. left his old school in Emsdetten - to cause a massacre. He injures 37 people and then kills himself.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
On November 20, 2006, Sebastian B. left his old school in Emsdetten - to cause a massacre. He injures 37 people and then kills himself.
Jeffrey W.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
March 1, 2005 Red Lake, Minnesota State 10 dead Jeffrey W. was a student at Red Lake High School on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. On March 21, 2005, at around 3:00 p.m. local time, he shot dead nine people before killing himself.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
March 1, 2005 Red Lake, Minnesota State 10 dead Jeffrey W. was a student at Red Lake High School on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. On March 21, 2005, at around 3:00 p.m. local time, he shot dead nine people before killing himself.
Robert S.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
April 26, 2002 at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt. The 19-year-old Robert S. shot dead twelve teachers, a secretary, two students and a police officer. He then killed himself.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
April 26, 2002 at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt. The 19-year-old Robert S. shot dead twelve teachers, a secretary, two students and a police officer. He then killed himself.
Eric H.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
20 April 1999 Littleton, Colorado 15 dead, 24 injured. 18-year-old Eric H. and 17-year-old Dylan K. shoot dead 12 of their classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
20 April 1999 Littleton, Colorado 15 dead, 24 injured. 18-year-old Eric H. and 17-year-old Dylan K. shoot dead 12 of their classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School.
Dylan K
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
20 April 1999 Littleton, Colorado 15 dead, 24 injured. 18-year-old Eric H. and 17-year-old Dylan K. shoot dead 12 of their classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
20 April 1999 Littleton, Colorado 15 dead, 24 injured. 18-year-old Eric H. and 17-year-old Dylan K. shoot dead 12 of their classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School.
![Kimveer S.G.,
50 x 50 cm,
oil on canvas, 2009,
©Rik Beemsterboer
Kimveer Singh Gill was a Canadian murderer who perpetrated the Dawson College shooting at Dawson College in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 13, 2006.[1] He killed one student and wounded nineteen others before he committed suicide.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e3c93_01f99e3991464cce872ecec5fc5902d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1475,h_1475,q_90/0e3c93_01f99e3991464cce872ecec5fc5902d2~mv2.webp)
Kimveer S.G.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Kimveer S.G. was a Canadian murderer who perpetrated the Dawson College shooting at Dawson College in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 13, 2006.[1] He killed one student and wounded nineteen others before he committed suicide.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Kimveer S.G. was a Canadian murderer who perpetrated the Dawson College shooting at Dawson College in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 13, 2006.[1] He killed one student and wounded nineteen others before he committed suicide.
Luke W.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
October 1997 Pearl, Mississippi 3 dead, 7 injured 16-year-old Luke W. stabs his mother and then shoots into crowd of students at Pearl High School, killing his ex-girlfriend and her girlfriend.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
October 1997 Pearl, Mississippi 3 dead, 7 injured 16-year-old Luke W. stabs his mother and then shoots into crowd of students at Pearl High School, killing his ex-girlfriend and her girlfriend.
Kip K.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
May 21, 1998 Springfield, Oregon 4 dead, 25 injured 15-year-old Kip K. shot dead two students and injured 25 at Thurston Senior High School. His parents were later found murdered.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
May 21, 1998 Springfield, Oregon 4 dead, 25 injured 15-year-old Kip K. shot dead two students and injured 25 at Thurston Senior High School. His parents were later found murdered.
Thomas H.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
March 13, 1996 Dunblane, Scotland 18 dead, 14 injured 43-year-old unemployed Thomas H., heavily armed, stormed into Dunblane Primary School and shot dead 16 children aged five to six and a teacher.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
March 13, 1996 Dunblane, Scotland 18 dead, 14 injured 43-year-old unemployed Thomas H., heavily armed, stormed into Dunblane Primary School and shot dead 16 children aged five to six and a teacher.
Barry L.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Student Barry L. shoots a teacher and two students. The heavily armed 14-year-old then takes hostages. 2 February 1996 Moses Lake, Washington State 3 dead, 1 injured.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Student Barry L. shoots a teacher and two students. The heavily armed 14-year-old then takes hostages. 2 February 1996 Moses Lake, Washington State 3 dead, 1 injured.
Mitchell J.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
24 Mar 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas 5 dead, 10 injured. An 11-year-old boy, Andrew G., and a 13-year-old boy, Michel J., set off a false fire alarm and shot people who ran outside. Four girls and a teacher die.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
24 Mar 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas 5 dead, 10 injured. An 11-year-old boy, Andrew G., and a 13-year-old boy, Michel J., set off a false fire alarm and shot people who ran outside. Four girls and a teacher die.
Valery F
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Former professor Valery F. shoots four people at Concordia University. August 24, 1992 Montreal, Canada 4 dead.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Former professor Valery F. shoots four people at Concordia University. August 24, 1992 Montreal, Canada 4 dead.
Brenda A. S.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
16 year old Brenda A. S. January 29, 1979 San Diego, California State 2 dead, 9 injured.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
16 year old Brenda A. S. January 29, 1979 San Diego, California State 2 dead, 9 injured.
Walter S
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
June 11, 1964 Cologne, Germany. The 42-year-old early retiree Walter S. fatally injured eight children and two teachers with a homemade flamethrower and a lance. In addition, 20 children and two teachers suffered serious burn injuries. The perpetrator then committed suicide by taking the pesticide E605. 11 dead, 21 injured.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
June 11, 1964 Cologne, Germany. The 42-year-old early retiree Walter S. fatally injured eight children and two teachers with a homemade flamethrower and a lance. In addition, 20 children and two teachers suffered serious burn injuries. The perpetrator then committed suicide by taking the pesticide E605. 11 dead, 21 injured.
Eric H.
50 x 50cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
20-year-old Eric H. May 1, 1992 Olivehurst, California 4 dead, 10 injured.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
20-year-old Eric H. May 1, 1992 Olivehurst, California 4 dead, 10 injured.
Marc L.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
25-year-old misogynist Marc L. December 6, 1989 Montreal, Canada 14 dead, 13 injured.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
25-year-old misogynist Marc L. December 6, 1989 Montreal, Canada 14 dead, 13 injured.
Charles J. W.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
August 1, 1966 Austin, Texas 15 dead, 31 injured 25-year-old college student and Marine Charles Joseph Whitman climbed the 27-story tower of the University of Texas and fired on bystanders and students on campus.
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
August 1, 1966 Austin, Texas 15 dead, 31 injured 25-year-old college student and Marine Charles Joseph Whitman climbed the 27-story tower of the University of Texas and fired on bystanders and students on campus.
Andrew K.
50 x 50 cm
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Andrew K. kills his wife, sets his farm on fire and then sets two explosive devices at school, each containing around 230 kg of dynamite, but only one detonates. May 18, 1927 Bath, Michigan 46 dead, 58 injured
oil on canvas, 2009
©Rik Beemsterboer
Andrew K. kills his wife, sets his farm on fire and then sets two explosive devices at school, each containing around 230 kg of dynamite, but only one detonates. May 18, 1927 Bath, Michigan 46 dead, 58 injured
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