Erminio Criscione

 VICTIMS: 6

A mass murder from Switzerland for you here. From the town of Lugano in fact.

Erminio Criscione was on a wholesale meat suppliers training course when he snapped. One would think it fair to assume that he didn't enjoy the company of his fellow trainees when looking at his actions on the morning of March 5, 1992.

It seems Criscione had been having some trouble with his work mates so he went out early one morning with his Kalashnikov automatic assault rifle and visited his best friend and co-worker. When he answer the door he was shot in both legs. No words were said, just two bullets then Criscione was off.

He then travelled to another co workers house where he shot and killed four members of the one family. He also injured three others in this family.

He went on to kill two more workmates before reaching his final destination, his boss's place. Unfortunately for Criscione he wasn't home, but his wife was. She copped two in the legs and was told, "Tell him I'll be back" (in whatever language they speak in Switzerland of course).

But he would not be returning to the house. Once back in his car police surrounded him. In fact there were over 100 armed police surrounding him. Bizarrely he didn't kill himself at this time, which would seem to be an even stranger act than the earlier murders.

Well anyway, he seemed to rethink his decision in prison and two days later changed his mind and hung himself.
 

MY OPINION

Well I must admit to knowing very little about Criscione, but from the very little I have read I like his work. His final shooting, and lovely message to his boss's wife really made me laugh. Fantastic stuff. Two thumbs up for that alone.