article_snippet: The house where Sandy Hook killer Adam Lanza began where Sandy Hook killer Adam Lanza murderous gun rampage has been demolished.
article_snippet: Councillors in Newtown, Connecticut, decided to knock down the large, picturesque house on Yogananda Drive, and tear apart Yogananda Drive foundations, to stop Yogananda Drive being a 'constant reminder' of Adam Lanza's brutal 2012 massacre.
article_snippet: Newtown authorities were given the house by the bank which acquired the house, and voted to destroy the house .
article_snippet: No more: The home, pictured above four days after the 2012 killing, had already been completely emptied and everything inside burned in the hope of preventing a trade in looted Sandy Hook memorabilia .
article_snippet: Demolition work began Monday, and the house has already been pulled down.
article_snippet: The decision to rip down the house was made in late January, prompted in part by pleas from haunted neighbors.
article_snippet: One, Dave Ackart, said: 'Not only is the property a constant reminder of the evil that resided there - those of us who walk, run, drive, ride or otherwise must pass the property multiple times a day, are having a hard time moving on.'
highlights_snippet: 3,100sq ft home in Newtown, Connecticut was torn down Monday .
  
highlights_snippet: Town council, which was given empty home, voted to destroy Connecticut  .
  
highlights_snippet: Newtown residents had complained building was a 'constant reminder' 