[36], Ferguson argued that the 93 counts he was charged with were related to the year 1993, and had it been 1925 he would have been charged with only 25 counts. self-described enormous fan of sci-fi and fantasy, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. But Matter has moved out of the genre space to become a romantic leading man. [7] He was unemployed[9] and lived around many other West Indian immigrants. He was convicted in February 1995 on six counts of murder and nineteen counts of attempted murder. 176.9.64.114 [12], In 2016, he starred as Jack Brewster in the Hallmark original film Every Christmas Has a Story alongside Lori Loughlin. Morton even won an Audie Award in 2020 for his audiobook narration of Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel, The Water Dancer. After cutting her directing teeth directing two episodes of Eureka, she's gone on to become one of the best genre TV directors working today. The New York City Transit Authority investigated and dismissed the claims. As a true geek gamer, you can also find Grayston on his Twitch channel, where he has a large and loyal following. Donald Belfi, a retired. Neighbors said that he dressed very neatly but kept to himself and rarely smiled or spoke to anybody, except occasionally to say hello. Well, it turns out that Colin Ferguson is still in prison. ", "The Story of O2", This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 17:38. Colin Ferguson (born July 22, 1972) is a Canadian actor, director and producer. Our children are not safe," she said. It's crazy.". When Belfi ended the proceeding, Ferguson tried to continue talking. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. [34] In the following months, Ferguson sent Judge Belfi several letters regarding disputes between Ferguson, Kunstler and Kuby. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Ferguson interrupted the professor by shouting, "We should be talking about the revolution in South Africa and how to get rid of the white people"[13] and, "Kill everybody white! [49][non-primary source needed], At least a half-dozen lawsuits related to the shootings were filed against the Long Island Rail Road and its parent company, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. [5], Ferguson had emptied two 15-round magazines during the shooting. People are still asking Lisa Combatti about her baby. [5], Ferguson showed no remorse during hours of questioning from the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. On November 11, Ferguson agreed he would stop resisting efforts to meet with a court-appointed psychiatrist. "The baby is in her second year of college," Combatti proclaimed in a telephone interview from her home a block from the Merillon Avenue station in Garden City, where Ferguson's carnage ended. [7], In 1991, Ferguson rented a room in Flatbush, Brooklyn. "Then we have airports, then we have colleges, then we have the movie house, it just goes on and on. [1][2] Since he was born and raised around Montreal, which predominantly speaks French, he is bilingual speaking both French and English. [48], McCarthy also sued Olin Corporation, the parent of Winchester Ammunition, under products liability and negligence theories for their manufacture of the Black Talon bullets used by Ferguson. : The Rampage; Gunman in a Train Aisle Passes Out Death", "Death on the L.I.R.R. Six passengers were killed and 19 others were hurt. The officer spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. He is best known for being a TV Actor. LIRR police chief Joseph Flynn said, "This was the work of a deranged, maniacal person who for a variety of reasons decided to explode. [7] They included a reference to "the false allegations against me by the filthy Caucasian racist female on the #1 line", a reference to his February 1992 arrest. A video in the summer of 2011, with the Colin Ferguson cars leading a train at Mineola, Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 20:40, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of rampage killers (religious, political, or ethnic crimes), "Death on the L.I.R.R. Genre fans likely know her well:Cerra has had guest spots in shows like iZombie, Deadly Class, and as Trini's mom in the 2017 Power Rangers movie. . [9] Ferguson attended the Calabar High School in Red Hills Road, Kingston, from 1969 to 1974,[10] where the principal described him as a "well-rounded student" who played cricket and soccer. However, media outlets and legal experts at the time speculated a defense could argue Ferguson suffered from paranoia, particularly based on Ferguson's history of irrational racism allegations and claims that whites were discriminating against him. Legal experts pointed out that Ferguson's questions were pointless and were not geared towards rebutting testimony. [17] Ferguson told a judge he questioned Falanga's integrity, disagreed with his handling of the case and had no intention of cooperating with him. She was motivated to run for Congress after the representative in her district, Dan Frisa, voted against an assault weapons bill. She's also involved in several social activism initiatives and has given TEDxTalks and keynote addresses. "Twenty years later, I know there is much more for our nation to accomplish.". Ferguson was sentenced Wednesday to a minimum of 200 years for killing six people and wounding 19 others in the Dec. 7, 1993, Long Island Rail Road shooting spree. But with Maytag, I always understand them from the beginning. [12] Acquaintances said that she left Ferguson because he was "too aggressive or antagonistic" for her,[4] and that the divorce was a "crushing blow" to Ferguson. [4], Ferguson married Audrey Warren on May 13, 1986, a native of Southampton County, Virginia,[11] which qualified him for permanent U.S. residence. Sci-fi science it was a whole complicated thing. Prior to the shooting, she had not seen him since the divorce. Joyce Gorycki, whose husband, James, was killed, is now chairwoman of the Long Island chapter of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. Belfi said "Mr. Kunstler may have many talents, but until he receives his medical degree with a specialty in psychiatry, these types of conclusions should best be left for medical experts and the triers of the facts."[26]. Kunstler and Kuby argued they would have no problem finding 12 unbiased jurors and claimed Ferguson had already been publicly attacked in the press by government and police officials. Deranged gunman Colin Ferguson methodically walked through the train, firing at random and pausing to reload as screaming passengers tried to flee. Morton keeps himself extremely busy as an actor on stage, TV and film, but also as a singer-songwriter in fact, you can hear some of his music in theEureka episode "Stoned." 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He is eligible for parole in 2309. "They gained strength with one another," said Peck, now a county court judge. Ferguson walked down the aisle of the train and shot people to his right and left as he passed each seat, briefly facing each victim before firing. Kimberly Combatti, now a 19-year-old education-psychology major at Bucknell University, said she learned of her place in history when she was about 7 and looked up her name on a computer. He knew it was the last time he was going to see the light of day, he said. The judge said, "Colin Ferguson will never return to society, and will spend the rest of his natural life in prison." During the next three minutes, he killed six people and injured another nineteen. But behind the camera is really where Richardson-Whitfield's passion lies, and it shows. Vincent was the owner of Eureka's local caf,Caf Diem, but don't let his day job fool you he was actually a gourmet chef with aPh.D in molecular gastronomy, and was forever trying to refine Jack Carter's palate (seriously, never ask Vincent for ketchup). But they said too many setbacks frustrated them. He slipped and fell on August 18, 1989, while standing on a stool to reach invoices from a filing cabinet, injuring his head, neck, and back,[10] and the injury led to his termination. : The Overview; Portrait of Suspect Emerges in Shooting on L.I. When I suffered and screamed I was told that it was a good sign by the prison guards because they were hoping for my swift departure from life. The now 60-year-old Ferguson is incarcerated at Upstate Correctional Facility near the Canadian border. I travel all around the . A hearing will be held within 14 days to determine whether such placement is appropriate, Flateau said. He starred in 2013 in Haven and in 2014 in The Vampire Diaries. According to Colin Ferguson the Maytag Man, a Maytag delivery is not just a delivery, "it's a deployment of dependability." As a seemingly endless supply of Maytag men are loaded onto delivery trucks and shipped out across the world, they pass one another on the street and greet each other with a friendly, "Maytag." When each Maytag man is properly installed in a customer's home, he disappears . Colin Ferguson questions a witness at his trial in Mineola L.I. In TV voice acting, you can hear him as the voice of Johnny Storm, a.k.a. Ferguson's mother died from cancer soon afterwards, and the deaths destroyed the family's fortunes. : The White House; Moved by Killings, Clinton Urges Action on Gun Legislation", "Giuliani Urges More Support For Police as Role Is Redefined", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1993_Long_Island_Rail_Road_shooting&oldid=1140174651, 6 counts of murder, 19 counts of attempted murder, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 20:40. [29], On December 10, 1994, Judge Belfi ruled Ferguson was competent to stand trial. Although George Peck argued the letters proved Ferguson was able to understand the charges against him and was actively participating in his defense, Kuby argued the letters only further demonstrated Ferguson's confused state of mind. "[10] Ferguson started taking five showers a day and could be heard by neighbors repeatedly chanting at night "all the black people killing all the white people. Ferguson claimed a police officer who escorted him from the Nassau County Jail said to him, "You realize someone else, in fact, was actually responsible for the shooting. The train's conductor was informed of the shooting, but he decided against opening the train doors right away because two of the cars were not yet at the platform. [58], During the 1993 summer excursion season, the LIRR presented a dinner theater mystery, Murder on the Montauk Express, on its premier Friday evening train to the resorts of the Hamptons and Montauk. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. In the end, he left six people dead and 19 injured. That's a luxury the mother wishes she shared. He unsuccessfully applied for several jobs, including at a car wash where the manager laughed at him. Long Island Rail Road shooter Colin Ferguson, who killed six people and wounded 19 more on a train two decades ago, tried to incite a deadly prison riot in 2011, according to a court ruling. Donovan says the cars bear no evidence of the bloodbath. In fact, Matter beats out even Colin Ferguson's work in Christmas movies, having starred in a whopping seven Christmas rom-coms as well as a few other non-Christmas romance movies in the past decade. He was also a guest presenter for sci-fi news show HypaSpace.[3]. "These people had nowhere to go.". But Quinn's other passion is music he studied with famed guitarist Joe Satriani when he was younger, and played in L.A.-based bands Mad Theory and Scattergood. The judge lamented that he was unable to give Ferguson the death penalty. "I was one of the very fortunate individuals, because after the shooting I really had something to focus on, and that was her.". [32] Donald E. Belfi, the Nassau County Judge assigned to the Ferguson case, criticized Kunstler for speaking to the media about the proposed defense before it had been examined by a mental health professional. Lisa Combatti, a Deutsche Bank vice president, continues to take the LIRR as part of her commute to her job in Jersey City, N.J. She said she never made a big deal of the shootings to her daughter, who as recently as a few years ago acknowledged she didn't even know what Colin Ferguson looked like. [1] [2] Early life [ edit] Ferguson was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and is a graduate of Appleby College and McGill University. In 2007, he starred as Dan Casey in the Lifetime Christmas film Christmas in Paradise alongside Charlotte Ross. He said that while he slept on the LIRR commuter train, a white man stole his gun and committed the crimes. [45], In 1994, Ferguson was apparently involved in a fistfight with fellow inmate Joel Rifkin. (Mike Albans/AP). Colin Ferguson, Alicia Witt Credit: 2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Michael Larsen . Kevin Blum, 62, who tackled the Ferguson during the LIRR Massacre twenty years ago and was hailed a hero, on December 5, 2013. [7] He spoke out against coexistence with whites, routinely made calls for retributive revolution, and regularly accused others around him of racism. "[40], His cross-examination questions mostly started with "is it your testimony" and would simply force the witness to repeat testimony already given. The TV side of things has seen Jacot appear with recurring roles in shows like Rogue, Saving Hope, and Slasher. Canadian actor who is best known as Jack Carter on the long running TV series Eureka. Played by Niall Matter, snarky and sarcastic "bad boy"of Eureka Zane Donovan was the town's troublemaker, a wayward genius criminal roped into working for Global Dynamics or facing serious jail time after crashing the New York Stock Exchange for fun. Upon seeing Ferguson, one of the victims became hysterical and shouted, "How can he be sitting there so calm after everything he did? While it was never explicitly stated, it was also hinted at numerous times throughout Eureka's run that Vincent was gay, making him Eureka's only resident LGBTQ+character as far as we knew. Well-meaning but bumbling Douglas Fargo was Eureka's junior scientist, beyond brilliant but often dismissed by his peers for his . As a rival to Douglas Fargo, the two are in constant competition, but Larry is annoying on a level even Fargo can't deal with. "He felt like, 'I'm such a great person. [1], Police detectives later said it appeared Ferguson had been planning the shooting for more than a week. He said the prison slaying of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was "set up as a prelude against me. He's referring to white people when he said devils even tho one asian was one of his victims in the 1993 Long Island train shooting, but . He received 315 years and eight months to life, meaning his current earliest possible parole date is August 6, 2309. However, even though she wasn't a genius with science, she was more than capable with firearms and weaponry thanks to her years as an elite U.S. Army Ranger. At the sentencing, Judge Donald E. 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