Betty Ann Rader Jarred

On a tragic Wednesday in Edmond, Oklahoma, the life of 34-year-old Betty Ann Rader Jarred was cut short. On August 20, 1986, she became a victim of a horrific act of gun violence that would come to be known as the Edmond Post Office massacre. The devastating event unfolded at her place of work, the Edmond Post Office, leaving the community in shock and mourning.

The perpetrator of this senseless violence was a mail carrier who, after a history of erratic behavior and difficulties at work, ...

Edmond Post Office Massacre | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

MAIL CARRIER KILLS 14 IN POST OFFICE, THEN HIMSELF (Published 1986)