I Wish I Had Stayed In Bed The Hungerford Tragedy : Episode 340

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Aug 31, 202642:40News & Politics

Minutes before taking his own life, Michael Ryan looked back on the devastation he had caused in Hungerford. He had killed 16 people and injured 15 others. Then he told the police negotiator: “I wish I had stayed in bed....

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