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	Nathan Gale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nathan Gale (September 11, 1979 – December 8, 2004) was a native of Marysville, Ohio, USA, who was killed by a police officer after he murdered several people at a concert, including heavy metal guitarist Dimebag Darrell.
		Gale was a 1998 graduate of Marysville High School.
		Gale's motive for the killings may never be known, though some witnesses state that he shouted something about the breakup of Pantera before he started shooting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nathan_Gale (565 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Concert Killer Described as Obsessed
		Nathan Gale apparently believed Pantera musicians were trying to steal his identity and the lyrics to songs he had written, former friend Jeramie Brey told the Columbus Dispatch in Friday's editions.
		Gale, 25, charged the stage Wednesday at a show by Abbott's new band, Damageplan, and gunned down four people, including Abbott, before a police officer shot Gale to death.
		Gale jumped on the stage, grabbed Darrell Abbott and shot him at least five times in the head, witnesses and police said.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A56478-2004Dec10?language=printer (396 words)

	HNN - HuntingtonNews.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gale raised the gun and aimed it at Tubbs who was now literally looking down the barrel of the gun.
		We now know that Nathan Gale was also a trained ex-Marine and he dropped his first empty clip and slapped another one in the semi-automatic 9 mm pistol in the blink of an eye.
		Seeing that Gale had a hostage and that he was temporarily distracted by the waves of roadies and fans trying to disarm him, the officer shot the perpetrator from behind with a shotgun blast killing him instantly.
	www.huntingtonnews.net /columns/kuenning12.21.04shooting.html (1635 words)

	Why Did Nathan Gale Kill Former Pantera Guitarist Dimebag Darrell? News At Blistering.com (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gale then threatened to shoot a hostage before he was fatally shot by Columbus police officer James D. Niggemeyer.
		In the application, Gale wrote he had been employed at Minit Lube from Oct. 30, 2003 until March of this year, was a landscaper with a company in Plain City from March to July of 2004 and more recently worked numerous odd jobs for Manpower.
		Gale made a different impression on the owners and patrons of the Bear's Den Tattoo Parlor across the street from his apartment.
	www.blistering.com.cob-web.org:8888 /fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/8323/tempidx/1/menuid/1 (912 words)

	Concert killer was mentally ill, mom says - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com
		Mary Clark told Columbus television station WCMH on Wednesday that her son, Nathan Gale, was released from the Marines in 2003 after the military diagnosed the disorder.
		Gale, 25, of Marysville, charged the stage at a show by Abbott’s new band, Damageplan, on Dec. 8 at the Alrosa Villa nightclub.
		She said he believed the band had stolen song lyrics from him, a statement also made by some of Gale’s friends who have said Gale complained the band was trying to steal his identity.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6723858 (560 words)

	Inside The Mind Of A Killer - CBS News
		Gale had had minor run-ins with police since 1997 but wasn't considered a troublemaker, according to police in his hometown of Marysville, 25 miles northwest of Columbus.
		Gale had served with the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina until November 2003, when he was discharged after less than half of the typical four-year stint, Marine spokeswoman Gunnery Sgt. Kristine Scarber said.
		Gale had red hair cut very close, often wore a winter hat and was always wearing a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey jersey, said Mandi Dellinger, who works at a cell phone store on the same block where Gale lives.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/12/14/national/main661127.shtml (1186 words)

	Raising Arizona's Script
		GALE is carefully studying his thumbnail; EVELLE stares fixedly at the ceiling.
		GALE puts his spoon down and picks up a cigarette which has been smoking in the ashtray next to him.
		GALE is slipping the baby back into his car seat, which sits on the roof of the car.
	www.coenbrothers.net /raisescript.html (17385 words)

	Uncommon Thought Journal: Nathan Gale - PTSD?
		Nathan Gale was with the Second Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
		According to a CBS (12/10/04) report Inside The Mind Of A Killer, Gale was a long time Pantera and heavy metal fan.
		However, this means that the Marines either somehow missed that Gale had paranoid schizophrenia, or that he was stricken with it while in the Marines.
	www.uncommonthought.com /mtblog/archives/121604-nathan_gale_ptsd.php (1217 words)

	Crowd Management Strategies - News and Views
		Gale prior to the tragedy, and what steps were taken to protect the band members from him.
		Gale could have bought a ticket at the front door and walked in without much chance of his weapon being discovered.
		Gale lurked outside the venue and near the Damageplan tour bus (hoping for a chance meeting with former Pantera band members Darrell Abott and Vinny Paul, with whom he had a grudge).
	www.crowdsafe.com /new.asp?ID=1503 (683 words)

	The Revenge of Crazy Nate on Blender.com
		Gale hauled himself quickly over and hit the pavement on the other side, his pockets clinking with steel and brass: a 9-mm Beretta semiautomatic, two clips and 30 extra bullets.
		Nathan Miles Gale was born in Lansing, Illinois, on September 11, 1979, the last of three boys in the family.
		Nathan Bray, 24, among the fans trying to help Dimebag, was administering CPR when he stopped, turned around and looked at Gale.
	www.blender.com /guide/articles.aspx?ID=1591 (4421 words)

	Motive unknown in concert killings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Authorities said Nathan Gale is the gunman who killed guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, 38, of the band Damageplan and three others Wednesday night at the Alrosa Villa, a nightclub off Interstate 71 in north Columbus.
		Gale had a male hostage in a headlock and appeared ready to kill him when Police Officer James Niggemeyer, who was patrolling the area near the club, responded to 911 calls and used his shotgun on Gale, who died at the scene, Mull said.
		Police identified the other shooting victims as Nathan Bray, 23, a fan of the band who lived in Grove City, south of Columbus; Erin Halk, 29, who worked at the club loading equipment and lived in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington; and Jeff Thompson, 40, who worked for Damageplan and lived in Texas.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04345/424785.stm (946 words)

	NME.COM - News - Dimebag Darrell killing 'not motivated by Pantera split' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan Gale killed Dimebag and four other gig goers onstage during a Damageplan gig at the Alrosa Villa club in Ohio on December 8, 2004 before he was shot dead by police officer James Niggemeyer.
		Police searched Gale's apartment in the wake of the shooting and found no "computers or magazines or compact discs" connected with either Damageplan or Pantera, according to the documents.
		According to the reports, Gale scaled a wooden fence surrounding the venue's outdoor patio and his intrusion was encouraged by several gig-goers, who eventually helped the gunman sneak inside.
	www.nme.com /news/pantera/21316 (550 words)

	Columbus Alrosa Shooting
		Carrying a Remington 870, a 12-gauge shotgun, the officer circled a stack of amplifiers and saw Gale, who was at the back of the stage holding a gun to a man’s head.
		In addition to the band’s guitarist, those whom Gale killed were Nathan Bray, a 23-year-old fan from Grove City; Erin A. Halk, a 29-year-old Northwest Side man who worked security at the club; and Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, a 40-yearold crew member from Waxahachie, Texas.
		Mitch Carpenter, an Alrosa security guard working in the parking lot, said he encountered Gale before the concert and asked him to "park his car and buy a ticket or leave." Gale parked behind the building near the band’s bus and was asked to move his car, which he did.
	www.nasta.ws /Alrosa.htm (2032 words)

	ODD UNIVERSE 2005® (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Who else could possibly get this honor but 25-year-old Nathan Gale, He's the maniac who stormed the stage at a Ohio night club and shot 4 people to death including guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott of the group "Damageplan".
		Damageplan took the stage at 10:15 p.m., and while the band was playing its first song, Gale walked onto the stage and began firing at Abbott.
		Gale proceeded to shoot and kill three more people before taking a hostage and putting him in a headlock.
	www.odduniverse.com /gale.html (102 words)

	Police release report on Dimebag’s murder - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com
		Former Pantera guitarist was shot and killed by Nathan Gale
		Gale’s mother has said her son was obsessed with Pantera — was nominated for Grammys for best metal performance in 1995 for “I’m Broken” and in 2001 for “Revolution Is My Name” — and believed the band had stolen song lyrics from him.
		He previously told both his mother and a former employer that he was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic before he was discharged from the Marines in October 2003, two years into a four-year stint.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9777602 (521 words)

	MTVAsia.com - Welcome! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Gale, 25, took the stage on December 8 and used the semi-automatic pistol to shoot Abbott and three others at the Alrosa Villa rock club before being gunned down by a police officer after committing what is believed to be the first onstage murder of a rock musician in history.
		Clark, who said she was close to her son, repeatedly apologized to the victims as she revealed to the station's interviewer that he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.
		She is keeping information about Gale's funeral a secret, but Clark commended Columbus police officer James Niggemeyer for shooting her son and saving the lives of others.
	www.mtvasia.com /News/200412/20008682.html (526 words)

	More on Nathan Gale, killer of ''Dimebag'' Darrell - Movie Discussion Forum & Message Board
		Gale a 25-year-old former marine who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia took to the stage on December 8 at Ohio’s Alrosa Villa Club killing Abbott alongside alongside fan Nathan Bray, club employee Erin Halk and bodyguard Jeff Thompson.
		Gale was discharged from the Marines for his illness after serving less than half of his four year induction.
		Gale had been an obsessive fan of Darrell Abbott’s former band Pantera and had tried to pass off Pantera lyrics as his own.
	www.cinemablend.com /forum/showthread.php?t=15123 (405 words)

	FOXNews.com - Former Friend: Gunman Obsessed With Pantera - U.S. & World
		Nathan Gale (search) had told friends that Pantera musicians had stolen lyrics from him and were trying to steal his identity, former friend Dave Johnson said.
		Gale, 25, charged the stage Wednesday at a show by Abbott's new band, Damageplan (search), and gunned down four people including Abbott before a police officer shot him to death.
		He had distanced himself from Gale by then because of odd behavior that included talking and laughing to himself and once appearing to be holding an imaginary dog, he said.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,141121,00.html (967 words)

	TheBostonChannel.com - News - Nightclub Shooter Said Pantera Stole His Lyrics
		Gale shot four people, took a hostage and had that person in a headlock before he was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer.
		Gale served in the Marine Corps from February 2002 through November 2003, but did not serve his full term.
		Although some in the community said Gale had a quick temper, others said he was a good-natured person.
	www.thebostonchannel.com /news/3988340/detail.html (930 words)

	Heavy metal murders
		25-year-old Nathan Gale stormed the stage of Damageplan, a heavy-metal rock band, shooting and killing guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three others before a police officer shot and killed him.
		Gale was unable to control himself because of his emotional state.
		Gale paid for his idolatry, and the innocent paid as well.
	www.worldmagblog.com /blog/archives/011229.html (1875 words)

	Dimebag Death - More News and Reactions @ Blogcritics.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		....Gale was a 1998 graduate of Ohio Hi Point Joint Vocational School District in Bellefontaine and a member of Fraternal Order of the Eagles lodge in Marysville, where his mother, Mary Clark, is a waitress.
		Gale would talk to Walden about the Marines because her husband had been in the corps.
		Gale, a former Marine, served from February 2002 until November 2003, when he was discharged early.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2004/12/10/203647.php (2547 words)

	nbc4i.com - Local News - Police Identify Alleged Gunman In Deadly Nightclub Shooting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville, reportedly jumped onto a concert stage and open fire, NBC 4 reported.
		They were Nathan Bray and Erin Halk, both audience members.
		Gale reportedly shot and killed another member of the band before firing shots into the crowd.
	www.nbc4i.com /news/3983630/detail.html (555 words)

	natestory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan was often surrounded by the girls of the class.
		Nathan knew what he had to do, and if I let him, he did just fine.
		Some unknown person shot both Nathan and Gale, another of our Irish Wolfhounds, while they were in our fenced yard on a warm fall afternoon.
	www.vermontel.net /~shanachie/nathan/natestory.html (249 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Funeral for gig shooting victim
		Nathan Bray, 23, was killed by gunman Nathan Gale who stormed the stage at a concert by heavy metal band Damageplan on Wednesday night.
		Mourners said Mr Bray was fired at as he went to the aid of Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott after seeing he had been shot on stage.
		It is not yet known what the motive behind Gale's rampage was but one line of investigation is that he was seeking revenge for Abbott's role in the acrimonious split of the metal band Pantera, of which Abbott was a founding member.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/4090407.stm (285 words)

	Glide Magazine News - Damageplan Shooter Was Disturbed Ex-Marine
		Soon after Damageplan began playing at the Alrosa Villa nightclub, the gunman, identified as twenty-five-year-old Nathan Gale of nearby Marysville, charged the stage, shot Abbott several times at close range and then began firing into the crowd of 450.
		Gale was an employee for a temp agency who was on medication for mental-health issues.
		After he would leave, my friends and I would all talk and say, 'Gosh, what's wrong with that guy?" Gale was discharged from the Marines in November 2003 after less than two of the typical four years of service.
	www.glidemagazine.com /news1575.html (657 words)

	Guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott Shot and Killed in Nightclub Shooting.
		Nathan Gale of Marysville, dressed in a hooded sweatshirt and a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey jersey fired several shots at Abbott and then turned, shooting towards the audience as security rushed him in an attempt to stop him.
		Authorities are looking for a motive for Gale’s actions; however, no connection between Gale and the band has been found as of yet.
		Nathan Bray, 23, was an audience member and Erin Halk, 29, was also killed.
	www.avrev.com /news/1204/9.dimebag.html (355 words)

	Police Search For Motive In Damageplan Shooting (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An imposing figure, Gale was on the offensive line for the semi-pro Lima Thunder in northwest Ohio, coach Mark Green said.
		Gale made workers and customers uneasy at the Bears Den Tattoo Studio in Marysville, 25 miles northwest of Columbus, where he stared at people and forced them into conversations, manager Lucas Bender said.
		Gale asked about having the studio order tattoo equipment for him and Toler said he told him no. Gale then got very angry and started yelling at him, he said.
	www.billboard.com.cob-web.org:8888 /bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000735317 (1064 words)

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