Street made headlines in 1978 after going on a shooting spree that left 5 people dead. There was no apparent reason for the rampage. Street’s first victims were his neighbors, a father and son who had been working on a car in their drive way, as well as their mother. Several other neighbors were also wounded as Street fled the scene, firing his handgun seemingly at random.

Over the holiday weekend, notorious British killer, Harry Street (formerly known as Barry Williams) passed away. Street was infamous for his seemingly random 1978 killing spree that left five people dead. Maybe more compelling than that though, is the story of what happened next, and how police narrowly avoided a second killing spree.

During his attempted escape, Street stopped at a gas station where he killed the owners, a husband and wife. Street then took officers on a chase through the English countryside. Eventually police rammed his car. They were then able to overpower and arrest him. The press at the time dubbed Street’s spree an “orgy of terror.”

Before his trial Street was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Because of his impaired mental state at the time of the spree, he was found guilty of five counts of manslaughter rather than murder. Street then spent the next 15 years at a secure mental health facility for his crimes.

Surprisingly, Street was released from his indefinite detention in 1995. Officials at the time deemed him fit to be reintegrated into society. However not long after his release, trouble started up once again for Street. He began to harass his neighbors in very much the same way he had prior to his 1978 killing spree.

After numerous complaints, in October 2013, police investigated Street’s house. Inside they found a veritable arsenal which included at least 50 homemade bullets, an improvised bomb, two pistols, and a revolver. Street pled guilty to the weapons charges and he was once again indefinitely incarcerated in a mental health facility.

On Christmas Eve 2014, Street was pronounced dead at the U.K.’s high-security Ashworth Hospital. Officials believe he suffered a heart attack.

While the death of an individual is always a tragedy, you might be forgiven for having mixed emotions about the death of Harry Street. Regardless, our thoughts are with the families of those affected by Street’s actions, and with the family of Street for their loss.

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Archie Andrews
In a shock move, the all-American kid was recently gunned down while protecting a friend and recently elected gay senator from an assassination attempt. For a guy whose biggest problem previous to this was what malt flavor to order, this was some pretty heavy stuff.

Phoenix
Jean Grey has had more deaths in print than almost any character, but the most striking death was when she offed herself in front of Cyclops order to save the world from the wrath of Phoenix.

The Flash (Barry Allen)
In a world where deaths don’t stick too often, Barry Allen stayed dead for more than 20 years. The Flash’s death in the “Crisis on Infinite Earths “run sets the scene for his nephew and sidekick Wally West to take over as the Flash for a long time.

Bucky Barnes
The future Winter Soldier stayed dead even longer than Barry Allen. The Cap’s sidekick was killed in 1968 while trying to disarm a bomb, and didn’t see another appearance until 2005.

Superman
The death and rebirth game is played pretty often, but everyone was surprised that they would do it with Superman. They even kept him dead for a full year before giving him a glorious return.

Gwen Stacy
Spider-man had a hard run already, losing his parents and his uncle, so to kill off his true love is pretty brutal. But Gwen bit the dust in 1970, setting the stage for an epic grudge with the Green Goblin.

Supergirl
This was a significant death, because Superman’s cousin was at the peak of her popularity when she was offed during the same era that The Flash met his maker.

Robin (Jason Todd)
The Joker killed Batman’s sidekick on the page, but in reality he was killed by the fans, who voted by 1-900 number to let Robin expire as opposed to pull through and continue on.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Dr. Octopus claims Spidey in issue #700, although they backtracked on his death pretty quickly after the series was re-launched.

Alexandra DeWitt
She wasn’t the biggest name in comics, but she suffered one of the most graphic deaths in history. The Green Lantern’s girlfriend was strangled, mangled, and stuffed into Lantern’s refrigerator by Major Force. But if you think that prevented her from being brought back, think again.

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This is a just a little bit worse than rain on your wedding day…Eesh. This group of people unfortunately suffered through some of the most painfully ironic deaths. You know what they (and Justin Bieber) always say: never say never!

Alanis Morissette would consider re-writing her song after seeing these…

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