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Richard Owen Barger

Case from Louisville, KY dated Sep 14, 1989

Victim Details

Richard Owen Barger

Male

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

1989-09-14

54

Richard

Owen Barger

07/04/2026

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On a tragic September morning in Louisville, Kentucky, Richard Owen Barger, a 54-year-old man, lost his life in a senseless act of violence that unfolded at his workplace. The events of September 14, 1989, at the Standard Gravure printing plant would leave an indelible mark on the community, as a former employee exacted a deadly rampage.

The perpetrator, 47-year-old Joseph T. Wesbecker, had been on a long-term disability leave from the company due to a history of mental illness. That morn ...
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