"[27] Kuby called the attack racially motivated, and later alleged some jail officials and guards had advance knowledge of the impending assault. [24] In April 1994, District Attorney Dillon sought a gag order for all lawyers involved in the case, arguing Kunstler and Kuby had made statements to the media that might be inadmissible during the trial and could influence potential jurors. [13] Although he was free to reapply after the suspension, he chose not to. [5], In September 1992, Ferguson was awarded $26,250 for his workers' compensation claim against Ademco Security Group. Prior to the shooting, she had not seen him since the divorce. Under New York state law, an insanity defense would require Ferguson's lawyers to prove he suffers from a mental disease or defect and, as a result, could not tell whether his actions were right or wrong. (Mike Albans/AP). The defendant, a former stock clerk who had a long history of disputes with the state workers' compensation board, university officials and others, saying at one point that he would rather be convicted than judged insane. [9] Family friends said that this deeply disturbed Ferguson. : Commuters; The Ride, a Day Later: The 5:33 Will Never Seem the Same Again", "Death on the L.I.R.R. The bizarre trial of Colin Ferguson was an obscene spectacle, a cross between bear-baiting and some weird skit in which inmates take over a mental . ", "The Story of O2", This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 17:38. On Dec. 7, 1993, when Lisa was seven-and-one-half-months pregnant with Kimberly, Ferguson shot Lisa in the hip, but she went on to deliver Kimberly normally on Feb. 3, 1994. [34], On September 20, 1994, Kunstler and Kuby filed notice that they would pursue an insanity defense despite the objections of their client. On Dec. 7, 1993, when Lisa was seven-and-one-half-months pregnant with Kimberly, Ferguson shot Lisa in the hip, but she went on to deliver Kimberly normally on Feb. 3, 1994. She shook her head at her kitchen table as she recounted subsequent shootings. LIRR spokesman Aaron Donovan says the decision to retain the car was not made lightly. A suburban New York judge who presided over the 1995 trial of the Long Island Rail Road massacre shooter, sentencing Colin Ferguson to 315 years in prison, has died. When Belfi ended the proceeding, Ferguson tried to continue talking. He was convicted in February 1995 on six counts of murder and nineteen counts of attempted murder. "He was lasered out by a remote-control device," Diaz told reporters outside the courtroom. : The Overview; Portrait of Suspect Emerges in Shooting on L.I. Does Colin Ferguson Dead or Alive? He starred in 2013 in Haven and in 2014 in The Vampire Diaries. The indictment included two counts of murder for each slain victim, both for intentional murder and for depraved indifference to human life. The shooting, which occured 20 years ago Saturday, was one of the worst mass killings of the time. [1] Several other passengers ran forward to grab his arms and legs and helped to pin him across a three-seat row with his head towards the window and legs towards the aisle. Since Eureka, Matter has been a busy actor with regular roles in TV shows like Primeval:New World, Arctic Air, Remedy, When Calls the Heart, and Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. He boarded the third car of the eastbound Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuter train from Penn Station to Hicksville, along with more than eighty other passengers. We really need to see Ferguson in a hockey show now. (AP). [31] Kuby said the notes carried by Ferguson on the day of his arrest demonstrated that Ferguson was motivated by rage during the shootings. [4][1], As the train approached the Merillon Avenue station in Garden City Park, Long Island, Ferguson drew the gun, dropped several cartridges on the ground, stood up, and opened fire at random. Colin Ferguson (born July 22, 1972) is a Canadian-American actor, director and producer. The play was not renewed after the Ferguson murders. "[40], His cross-examination questions mostly started with "is it your testimony" and would simply force the witness to repeat testimony already given. The British actor has been living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for a few decades, and as such, he's been spotted all over a number of TV shows shot in the Pacific Northwest, including iZombie, Once Upon a Time, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. The Lociceros started Transplant Speakers, a group that advocates for organ donations. Instead, she's stepped behind the camera, cutting her teeth as producer on her first few projects in 2018. [45], In 1994, Ferguson was apparently involved in a fistfight with fellow inmate Joel Rifkin. She asked a law clerk to sit in on the meeting because she did not want to be alone with Ferguson,[7] which she had never done before. Jackson stressed the shootings were the result of one man and should not be seen as indicative of all African-Americans. "[42], Ferguson was convicted on February 17, 1995, of murder of the six passengers who died of their injuries. [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. [33], On August 20, 1994, Ferguson appeared before Belfi and rejected his lawyer's efforts to have him declared mentally unfit to stand trial. "And we actually couldn't keep them off the stand after that. [10], Von Herman was killed in a car crash in 1978 when Ferguson was aged 20, and his funeral was attended by government and military luminaries. Votes: 256 Brighton's hopes of securing a first major trophy remain alive as Evan Ferguson's first-half goal proved enough to secure a place in the FA Cup sixth round. What did I do? [3][4], Ferguson was a member of the Montreal improv group On the Spot. 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. Everyone in the institution knew he was going to be set up. [6] He was the lead in Eureka, a Syfy original series broadcast between 2006 and 2012, for which he was also a producer in its later seasons. Police officers remove a body from a Long Island Railroad car at the Merillon Ave. station in Garden City, N.Y. Carolyn McCarthy filed a $36 million damage lawsuit against the two entities, claiming they failed to provide adequate protection for passengers and should have installed metal detectors and used undercover police officers. Belfi strongly advised Ferguson against defending himself, but Ferguson said he intended to do so anyway. People are still asking Lisa Combatti about her baby. [15], On December 18, 1993 Ferguson asked a judge to let him replace Falanga with Colin A. Moore, a Brooklyn-based attorney with a reputation for pursuing allegations of racism in the criminal-justice system. "[16] Later, Moore withdrew his offer to represent Ferguson, citing conflicts he did not explain. It may surprise you to learn Ferguson is a Christmas movie veteran, too, having appeared in no less than four that's right, four romantic Christmas movies for Lifetime and Hallmark. "But a trial of this magnitude and emotion, I thought it was almost appropriate.". 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. [57] During his monthly radio call-in show, Governor Mario Cuomo called the Ferguson shootings "a dramatic, spectacular slaughter",[5] and called for stronger gun control measures. 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. As a fun character quirk, Larry was shown eating in almost every single scene he was in, no matter what was happening at the time. [7] The board placed him on a list of potentially dangerous people whom security guards were to watch for. [5] In 2003, he starred in the short-lived TV show Coupling. "[19] Kunstler and Kuby argued Ferguson's behavior was indicative of his mental imbalance, but Belfi refused the lawyers' request to reconsider his competence, citing the original psychiatric report that concluded Ferguson was able to understand the charges against him and was "malingering in an attempt to create an impression" that he was mentally imbalanced and unable to cooperate with his attorney. In the end, he left six people dead and 19. ``He was very nervous. Six officers took Ferguson from the Nassau County jail in a three-car caravan that pulled away at 6:30 a.m. Ferguson was neatly dressed during the consultation, but he acted strangely and identified himself by a false name before providing his real name. LIRR officials responded by noting that the rate of crime against passengers had dropped over the past few years before the shooting. It's crazy.". Now, if I remember correctly, there are some causes . [54] LIRR officials also made counselors available for passengers who wanted one, and sent senior railroad officials out to trains to answer riders' questions. Becca Franco in The 100. Colin Ferguson's rugged good looks anddown-to-earth demeanor served him well in the role, and fans of other series have since learned why Eureka fans loved him so much. Six of the victims were killed and nineteen others were wounded before Ferguson was tackled and held down by other passengers on the train. Ferguson showed no emotion as he sat in the back of a police car, which some passengers said was as shocking and disturbing as the violence of the shooting itself. Maybe his desire to be in all that snow is due to him having grown up in Montreal, Canada. "He showed sufficient intelligence to me.". Kimberly is now in her second year at Bucknell University. McCarthy, 69, who announced this year she was battling lung cancer, was not giving interviews ahead of the anniversary, a spokeswoman said. At the time, lawyers and mental health experts said such a defense would be difficult because Ferguson appeared to have carefully planned the attacks, and because he said, "oh God, what did I do" after he was stopped. She instead issued a statement. Three years later, she guest-starred on the hit show, Lucifer in which her old co-star, Tom Ellis, just happened to play the title character. It was broadcast live by local media and Court TV, but was overshadowed by the O. J. Simpson murder case, going on simultaneously on the West Coast. Marshal and blue-collar everyman Jack Carter, who, though a twist of fate, ends up becoming sheriff of the town. [37] He admitted bringing the gun onto the train, but claimed he fell asleep and another man grabbed his gun and began firing. And then there was the trial. Donald Belfi, a retired. Eventually, it even gained some critical recognition, earning an Emmy nomination in 2007 for its special effects. But that wasn't the only time he played a genius scientist. Tags: Actor Born in 1972 Canadian "[3] Ferguson walked east (forward) on the train, pulling the trigger steadily about every half second. In addition to six consecutive terms of 25 years to life, he received the maximum of 50 years for 19 counts of attempted murder, two weapons charges and one of reckless endangerment. Sci-fi science it was a whole complicated thing. Clarence "Larry"Haberman was a smaller role onEureka,but a memorable one nonetheless. And who can blame him? On Dec. 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire on a train car filled with commuters leaving New York City. "[10] His landlord became increasingly concerned about Ferguson's obsession with racism and apparent growing mental instability, and asked him to move out by the end of the month. Your IP: NEWS DAILY/Al Raia. Morton even won an Audie Award in 2020 for his audiobook narration of Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel, The Water Dancer. 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. "[22] Dillon also announced he would not agree to any plea bargain in the case. The main protagonist of the show was U.S. Aug 26, 2017. Shooting Case", "New Jersey's New Governor; Grand Jury Indicts Suspect on 93 Counts in Attack That Killed 6 on Long Island Rail Road", "Suspect in Rail Shootings May Have Kunstler's Help", "Hearing Held on Bid to Repress Lawyers in Murder Case", "Lawyers' Publicity Ban Eased in Rail Killings", "Man Held in Train Killings Is Beaten, Jail Officials Say", "5 Nassau Inmates Charged With Assault on Colin Ferguson", "No Execution For Suspect In Shootings, Judge Says", "Black Rage: In Defense of a Mass Murderer", "An Insanity Defense In L.I.R.R. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. [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. Though it has to be said Fargo didn't exactly help himself since he was often the cause of the town's latest calamity, usually due to his curiosity and lack of common sense finding him meddling with strange objects and equipment he shouldn't. [16][17], He is a Montreal Canadiens fan, and he contributes to NHL.com as a celebrity blogger. 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