Yussl Jacobs

Yussl Jacobs, a renowned particle engineer with the Shah-Ar project, was one of three employees working on the top-secret project who were involved in acts of mass murder.

On 21 June 2146, Jacobs used a portable drilling laser to kill his wife and three children as they ate breakfast at his home in Tel Aviv, in Fortress Israel. He then ran screaming through the suburban neighbourhood, attacking everyone he encountered. The final death toll reached 13, including Jacobs who turned the laser on himself when cornered by Israeli police.

Jacobs had worked on the Shah-Ar project since its inception, and was later described as a gentle man. The attack was completely out of character, and attributed to psychosis caused by exposure to radiation or other substances while working at the Tel Aviv Propulsion Lab.

The tragedy -- as well as similar atrocities carried out by Emil Sturman and Chaya Arnowitz -- ultimately led the Israeli premier, Yakov Kanter, to disband the Shah-Ar project in October 2146.