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Colin Ferguson

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Murderer

The Resume

    (January 14, 1958- )
    Born in Kingston, Jamaica
    Killed six people and injured 19 in a shooting on the Long Island Railroad (December 7, 1993)
    Received six consecutive life sentences (1995)

Why he might be annoying:

    He represented himself, turning his trial into a farce.
    His proposed witnesses ranged from President Clinton to a man who would testify the government had planted a computer chip in Ferguson’s brain.
    During sentencing, Judge Donald Belfi called him a ‘selfish, self-righteous coward.’
    His crime was seized on by both gun control advocates (who cited him while arguing for an assault weapons ban) and gun control opponents (who argued he would have had fewer victims if the passengers on the train were armed and could shoot back).

Why he might not be annoying:

    Because he represented himself, original defense attorney William Kunstler was unable to present his theory that Ferguson had been driven insane by living in a racist society.
    His televised trial was overshadowed by OJ’s.
    He was put in the embarrassing position of appealing on the grounds that he had had incompetent counsel – himself.
    He is not eligible for parole until 2309.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 195 Votes: 54.87% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 48 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 39 Votes: 58.97% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 49 Votes: 83.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 92 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 184 Votes: 77.72% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 75.27% Annoying