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Thomas Brigham

Case from Fairchild Afb, WA dated Jun 20, 1994

Victim Details

Dr. Thomas Erwin Brigham

Male

White / Caucasian

Fairchild Afb

WA

1994-06-20

31

Thomas

Brigham

06/30/2026

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On a summer day at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, the life of Dr. Thomas Erwin Brigham, a 31-year-old White male, was cut tragically short. It was June 20, 1994, and the Air Force Major and psychiatrist was at his office in the base hospital annex when a former patient, 20-year-old Dean A. Mellberg, arrived with a duffel bag and a deadly grudge. Mellberg, an airman who had been discharged from the Air Force in May due to psychological issues, blamed Dr. Brigham and his colleague, Captai ...
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  • Memorial - WARNINGS UNHEEDED: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base
  • Gunman shoots and kills four people and wounds 22 at Fairchild Air Force Base hospital on June 20, 1994.
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    Does anyone else feel that Dr. Brigham and Captain London were incredibly brave for doing their jobs... ...Read More
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