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Derrick Bird

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Murderer

The Resume

    (October 8, 1957-June 2, 2010)
    Born in United Kingdom
    Self-employed taxi driver
    Went on a shooting spree in Cumbria in northeast England
    Killed 12 and wounded 11, then committed suicide

Why he might be annoying:

    The people he shot were a mix of those he deliberately targeted and random victims.
    He was in a dispute with his ailing mother over her will.
    His first two victims were his twin brother and the family lawyer.
    He had been convicted of theft from the Sellafield nuclear power plant where he once worked (1990).
    Three of his victims were former Sellafield employees.
    He beckoned an elderly shopper towards his car, then killed her with a blast to the head.
    At the time of his death, he was being investigated by British tax authorities.
    He was responsible for the worst shooting in Britain since the Dunblane Massacre of 1996.
    Lady Gaga was criticized for including a murder scene in her Monster Ball concert in Manchester just hours after the killings.

Why he might not be annoying:

    A fellow taxi driver said, 'He was quiet but still sociable: always good company, always asking about you.'
    He sent 1,000 pounds to a woman he met in Thailand, who dumped him via text message after receiving the money.
    He reportedly had sought help for his mental turmoil at a local hospital but had been turned away.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 47 Votes: 51.06% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 119 Votes: 58.82% Annoying