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In reply to the discussion: Man killed by booby trap rigged in his own home on Thanksgiving, police say [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)50. This may be the one you're thinking about from 1967 in Iowa...
Ran across this on YouTube by accident a few months back......
The Case of The Shotgun Booby Trap
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Bertha Briney inherited an old farmhouse in Mahaska County, Iowa, which the Brineys had left vacant for the last ten years prior to the incident. They had the house boarded up and placed "No Trespassing" signs around the property. The house was in poor condition and was subject to frequent burglaries and break-ins. To defend the house against intruders, Edward Briney mounted a 20-gauge spring-loaded shotgun in the farmhouse and rigged it to fire when the north bedroom door was opened. The gun was aimed downward so as to shoot an intruder's legs, rather than cause a mortal injury. Briney also covered the bedroom window with steel. A month later, on July 16, 1967, Katko entered the farmhouse with the intent of stealing some old bottles and dated fruit jars that Katko considered antiques. He was aware of their presence because he and a friend had broken into the house two weeks earlier. When Katko entered the bedroom, he tripped the trigger mechanism and the shotgun fired into his legs at point blank range. The gunshot wounds were sufficiently severe to require hospitalization, and Katko sued the Brineys after his release from the hospital.
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Man killed by booby trap rigged in his own home on Thanksgiving, police say [View all]
tenderfoot
Dec 2019
OP
people who get their ideas on home defense from cartoons really shouldn't be allowed to own guns
Takket
Dec 2019
#2
Well, I guess none of the family (if they exist) was coming to his house for Thanksgiving.
LisaL
Dec 2019
#15
Ahhh...the pitfalls of having one's own security systems. All it takes is one time, one...
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2019
#3
that booby trap could have killed ANYONE. the UPS person, the mail carrier, a relative
Demovictory9
Dec 2019
#5
It's amazing how many people live in fear. And now not this guy anymore.
UniteFightBack
Dec 2019
#12
A friend who lives in a rural part of Maine tells me there's not much to do for entertainment...
LudwigPastorius
Dec 2019
#30
Police reportedly found other "unknown devices" in Cyr's home ....lucky no one else was hurt after
lunasun
Dec 2019
#40
In law school we studied a similar case, except the person shot was the alleged robber.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Dec 2019
#47