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Richard Owen Barger

Death by Force
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Richard Owen Barger, aged 54, tragically lost his life on September 14, 1989, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was one of the victims of the infamous Standard Gravure shooting, a mass shooting incident that shocked the community and the nation. On that fateful day, Joseph Wesbecker, a former employee of the Standard Gravure printing plant, entered the facility armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and several other firearms. Wesbecker, who had a history of mental illness and had been on disability leave, ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Richard Owen Barger

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Louisville

    KY

    1989-09-14

    54

    Richard

    Owen Barger

    12/01/2025

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