Mark Taylor saw the two shooters atop the stairs, but figured they were firing paint-ball guns. reports a possible shooter on the football field behind the shed. I hope I make sense and I worked there a year before I moved to a better paying job. Immediately, Nielson and several students retreated into the school library, where she found a telephone and called 911. "It's the worst mass murder in school history in the United States, said Judy Brown, the mother of Columbine student Brooks Brown, It shouldn't go away." At about 12:15 p.m., roughly an hour after the rampage began, biology teacher Bev Williams heard a gunman shout a chilling vow in the library: "Today I am going to die!''. How Should RTD Deal With the Drug Problem on Trains? View Patti Nielson's business profile as Teacher at Columbine. The gunmen walk through the To better understand how such evil could take root in Jefferson County, The Denver Post interviewed dozens of students, teachers, investigators and parents to reconstruct the way two youths, cloaked in black trench coats, killed 13 and wounded 20 before fatally shooting themselves in the head. Then they went back and got Rachel Scott. The gun is right outside my door, Nielson frantically told the 911 operator. The first 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. For some reason, the gunmen spared them. Kastle looked back through the crawl-space and saw light streaming through the tile he had cracked. Gruffer voice) -HEEYYY! -the leaked bit: oh my god help me help me! and shut the fuck up!. "My God, the gun is right outside the door,'' Nielson frantically told the dispatcher. Dispatcher: Weve got a police officer on scene. A teacher The 911 recording is currently in the hands of the Jefferson County Police Department. "In some ways I was a magnet to some people, and yet other people felt uncomfortable around me. However, let's instead turn our attention to after 4:07, when Eric audibly yells, "Get up!" and Klebold walk up and down the library hallway, seek safety behind On the ground 10 feet away, Castaldo tried waving his left arm, but it was torn with two bullets and didn't work. As the hides in a nearby restroom, Just before turning the corner to go east, he is shot, Harris Columbine 911 call -Why didnt she just LOCK THE DOOR! one killer shouted. deputies on scene radio their positions around the school, confirming that a Bullets whizzed closer. Several seconds after this event in 11.23.11, the caller says "they just shot, shot somebody inside the cafeteria.". leave the library. Gardner has just pulled up in the lower south parking lot of the school with the Boom. Klebold and Harris also have bombs constructed with timers in their hallway, She drops the phone and Walker. Two others, Pat Ireland and Lisa Kreutz, were too wounded to move. The first shots rang out at 11:08 a.m. After killing two students and wounding several others outside the school, the gunmen entered the building. Last Update. Patty Nielson. onset, both suspects are seen lighting and throwing explosive, Klebold fire a semi-automatic weapon east towards, Klebold and Harris walking east down the north Two But Steepleton knew Klebold from time around school. Thats a great analysis and it clears up a bunch of the nonsense people who try to transcribe this call. Student Deputy I mean.. you could hear it all, just on the recorded call. With the killers still in the library, Hall tried to ward off Ireland's help. With two 9mm bullets in his left arm, one in the right and at least three others piercing his lungs, kidney and vertebrae, Castaldo somehow remained conscious. During the incident, teacher Patty Nielson placed a call to 911 Emergency. Behind her, the gunmen rattled off six shots. A pipe Dispatch There is no way its Eric saying "Peakaboo" or Isaiah saying "mom" on this call within seconds between each phrase. Littleton Pierce Street to the south. "I can see light at the end of the tunnel. Smoke billowed. length of the front counter. Please enable JavaScript to pass antispam protection!Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser http://www.enable-javascript.com.Antispam by CleanTalk. "On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed twelve students and one teacher at Columbine High School Littleton, Colorado. "They saw me and didn't do anything,'' said the girl, who hid safely between cars in the student parking lot for 2 1/2 hours. "He shot me in the face.''. school lunch tables. Nothing mattered but getting out of there and getting back to my children." "You could hear most of them going over the top (of the Blazer),'' Gardner said. When I trained new people on the lines we would be jacked into the phone. caller tells dispatch. Four Harris peeled off 15 more bullets at the deputy. assists Deputy Magor. "I'm out of ammo,'' Hall remembers one killer saying. I don't know if I can chime in on this, but I'm going to, way back a few years ago (2009) I was a floor manager on a call center. Nielson: O.K (shouting) I want every student in this library on the floor and you better stay on the floor! Nielson: Smoke is coming in from out there and Im a little afraid. "I closed my eyes and pretended I was dead, but every time I heard a gunshot my body would jump. The mother of 16-year-old victim Kelly Fleming described the audio as "pure hell [to listen to]." radio traffic they are hearing and personnel are quick to arrive at the scene. Thinking all the noise was a student video production, Patti Nielson, a hall monitor and art teacher, walked through a school corridor with a curious student, Brian Anderson, to ask the kids to quiet down. carrying two large duffel bags Jeffco Nielson and Anderson fled to the library, where several students had assumed that the sound of gunfire was some sort of senior prank. This time, it worked. She was emotionally strained. "He was conscious. He just keeps shooting and shooting and shooting. One girl, facedown, was warm. County Deputies Scott Taborsky and Paul Smoker arrive on the west side of the During "Who is under the table?'' on the VCR that records images of lunchtime activities in the school cafeteria. To start, I figured out that the released version of Patti Nielson's 911 call is 5:01 seconds, and the versions that have cleared-up audio are slowed down by around 5%. "Oh, I'm killing people. Sprayed with buckshot in her foot and knee, Park tumbled backward, with her torso exposed outside the table. He desperately hurled the bomb, but it exploded six feet away, stinging Hall and Steepleton with shrapnel wounds. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked inside the library. Some people see it and think they are true. Witnesses When I heard of this being a theory on the patti call, I listened and heard right away some things were those echos. It's been disputed over the years as to whether or not the suicides of Harris and Klebold were picked up in the recording; if the audio does, in fact, last less than thirty minutes, the deaths of the gunmen would not have been heard. Artista: Dead by april. After carrying out Scott, officers moved down the 22 concrete steps, where they found Danny Rohrbough dead. Awesome, man!'' County Patrol Deputy Rick Searle, on the upper grassy area on the southwest side Nielson: I cant believe hes not out of bullets. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Realizing '', Four hours later, SWAT rescuers finally arrived. Could it have been averted?Five years later, nobody knows exactly why Harris and Klebold went on that murderous rampage. Ireland closed his eyes. Others used hall pay phones and office phones to call 911, family, and friends. She was helping write a new art curriculum. Just before he reached the cafeteria door, a gunman aimed at the fleeing boy's back and dropped him with a 9mm bullet along the spine. The ground shook. Nielson, the hiding teacher who made the 911 call, said, "They were on a power trip. Jefferson Byerly reports shots fired on the east side of the building. The gun is right outside the library door. Uploaded by In Patti Nielson's call, it says "in the building by cust--" before it's cut off by a gunshot. Stay on the LineDispatcher: I just want you to stay on the line with me, we need to know whats going on. Email. Harris Upon entering the library, Harris shouts, "Get up!" - Contribute to The Healing Fund last day of his life, Eric Harris arrives alone at the student parking lot at hiding with 17 others in the schools kitchen reports what he thinks is a Those students are trying to save the life of teacher Dave Sanders. move to the center section of the library. A shotgun fired and hit Townsend, Kreutz, Schnurr and Park. It was super distracting at first, but it would go away as you adjusted. Hearing more explosions inside the school, the SWAT officers reached Scott. At 4:44 of Patti Nielson's call is when the aforementioned amateur transcripts say Eric says, "Alright, Dylan," or "I'm alright, Dylan". During the panic, Nielson tells the operator that she's too scared to get up and barricade the library doors because she's unaware of how close the shooter is. "Let's get down to the commons,'' Klebold said. I then needed to establish a way to compare these calls that isn't by timestamps alone. And I must say you did an awesome job doing, that most call center people deal with all the time. and were going to have another SWAT team do one last search of the school, because Ive heard two three and four suspects. Dispatcher talking to officer: Im getting additional reports now that the parties are still inside the school, still shooting, launching grenades. cafeteria. Facedown on the ground, he tried desperately to hide his body by pressing it into the grass. A shy blond boy whose one close friend in school was assigned to a different lunch hour, Mauser usually ate by himself and spent the rest of "A'' track lunch period reading magazines or studying in the library. The deputy ducked back inside his marked Chevrolet Blazer. While student Aaron Hancey, an Eagle Scout with first-aid training, treated Sanders, another student, Kevin Starkey, worked to keep Sanders conscious by pulling family photos from the teacher's wallet and asking about them. "I'm perfectly willing to talk to any of them. Taborsky, protecting students who have fled out the west side of the school, At 4:41 in Patti Nielson's call is when many amateur transcripts (the one that inspired me to do this project was this one) say when Eric says "peek-a-boo". In 7 minutes, 10 people I was losing air.''. I think I want to have it behind. Walcher Harris Her conversation with the operator was punctuated by continuing gunshots. "I looked up right into his eyes,'' Eubanks said. of the schools custodial staff and faculty, including teacher William This happens at 3:27 in Patti Nielson's call and 3:24 in 11.23.11. Don't forget, he said, "Look at the n-word" or whatever it was he said before they shot him. She finished out last year and she taught for the first two months of this school year before taking leave. While Kirklin lay outside the school, exhaling blood with every breath, Rohrbough was dead and Graves was paralyzed. As far as the peakaboo/mom thing, I think you are correct. Neilson was in the library when she placed the call. Through the library window, the killers spotted a police car. Columbine Library Audio (partially lost 911 call of Colorado school shooting; 1999), Lost advertising and interstitial material, http://acolumbinesite.com/victim/injured4.php#patti, http://acolumbinesite.com/911/minutes.txt, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre#Perpetrators, https://lostmediawiki.com/index.php?title=Columbine_Library_Audio_(partially_lost_911_call_of_Colorado_school_shooting;_1999)&oldid=200231. She isn't always sure what to say. 911 calls coming in, dispatch advises that a suspect has possibly left the The same loud noise can be heard on 11.23.11 at 1:03, with sounds of people reacting to it. Law Jefferson One However, this corresponds with the operator saying "alright, if--" before being cut off by the caller at 0:40 in 11.29.25. She was in the midst of work on a master's degree. The Dispatch the building. Injured and Survivors of the Columbine High School shooting Names contained within brackets [ ] indicate the victim didn't know the person but subsequent investigation has provided the identity of the individual. "Maybe we should start knifing people - that would be more fun,'' Todd recalls the other killer saying. Tributo a Eric Harris y Dylan Klebold. Smoker advises dispatch that four down on the west side need to be evacuated. to Smoker as a gunman, carrying a semi-automatic rifle, appears on the inside of County Patrol Sgt. Klebold and Harris standing just inside the schools northwest entry doors. coming from the schools northeast side. This is really great work! Nielson has written to most of the families whose kids were killed. They tell a story of The entire call is reportedly twenty-seven minutes long, though various sources have argued that nearly three hours of audio was recorded with the phone being left off the hook. Do you think the fuller transcript is legit? Into the cafeteria behind them walked Harris and Klebold. We're not going to go to the door. Harris Is there anyway you can block the door so no one can get in? 16 - Patti Nielson. Two janitors locked themselves in a kitchen refrigerator, and another 20 students, teachers and cooks crammed into a pantry. After Officer to teacher: We dont have anybody in custody. The 911 operator answered the call stating "911" at 11:27:47 a.m. Ted Mink, the new Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado, said that Columbine has indeed caused police all over the country to revise their tactics. their cars, they have a clear view of the cafeteria area. I question that. I'm doing better concentrating. Regaining consciousness later at Denver Health Medical Center, Kreutz remembered the pain of being rolled onto her wounded shoulder. Smoker radios that students are saying the shooter is wearing a black trench But I still won't do it if it starts to make me crazy or takes time from my kids. But I just want to be one hundred percent sure that theres in no way anyone left in that school. "Stay tight,'' DePooter whispered. They saw Eric Harris at the top of the outdoor stairs, wearing a black trench coat. On the C-SPAN Networks: Patty Nielson is a Teacher for the Columbine High School with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2000 Rally.Most appearances . The 3 so-called "knocks" on the table just before this are also likely just gunshots, since they sound metallic, and the tables weren't made of metal, so it's just an effect by the phone microphone. Always tripped me out. Without breaking eye contact, Klebold raised his sawed-off shotgun. At about 11:19 a.m. a witness Aiming his handgun at Harris, Gardner fired four or five times from 60 yards away, but missed. I think I want to have it behind. I wanted to say your dedication to putting this all down in an orderly way is really appreciated. Littleton Now Harris and Klebold moved away from the library windows where they started. I'm getting ready to pick her up. One of the calls I had to split because it didn't match up. Losing blood and consciousness, Sanders told several students, "Tell my daughter I love her.''. 20 Avril 1999. "They would whoop and holler when they shot someone. The final Columbine death toll: 15, including a mortally wounded teacher, Dave Sanders, who bled to death because police hesitated to move into the schoolhouse. At least 30 survivors fled through the library's rear emergency exit. Hoping a simple human gesture might stop the bloodshed, Steepleton peered from 20 feet away directly into Klebold's eyes. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Fire Department dispatches a fire engine to the explosion and grass fire on There was a five-minute silence. It was Klebold, wearing his Boston Red Sox cap. This is at 4:52 of Patti Nielson's call, and happens at 0:03 in 11.30.04. Under the table, Shoels tried to back up. In a room filled floor to ceiling with files on the tragedy, the Browns explained that they repeatedly contacted police and complained that Eric Harris had threatened their son. "He looked at us, and he smiled,'' Nielson said. Directly after this, another operator asks, "Can I help you?" Klebold Many They may be thinking the same thing. County Commissioner and Board Chairman Patricia Holloway. windows near the cafeteria. reports begin to provide glimpses of the incidents magnitude. SHOT. caliber.. As she tells the operator her name, Harris and Klebold enter the library and begin to execute their classmates. Help me! Now it was real. near a bank of phones at the entrance to the main lobby area. (No you can't hear them during active calls. DePooter was dead. I told the captain, 'I think she's dead.' The operator is saying "Alright, I want you" then a half-second-long pause "to be as quiet as possible". On April 20, 1999, Nielson, a teacher, was a hall monitor at Columbine High School when students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, armed with sawed-off shotguns, a rifle and an automatic pistol opened fire, sending their fellow students running for their lives. Attention, south units. We can hear get up cause they are screaming it, but they probably werent screaming everything, particularly do you believe in God? Val was on the total other side of the room and it was a one-on-one conversation, not a command to the room. The follow-up gunshot also doesn't sound any different than these "knocks," even though if, in fact, this is when Cassie Bernall was shot it would sound vastly different (considering a shotgun is significantly louder than knock on a desk). Between The chaos inside Columbine was so great that no one ever may know exactly what happened that day. Daily Crossword. reports that one of the shooters might be Ned Harris and that he is Towards the 12-minute mark, a loud crashing noise is heard near the phone's receiver; Klebold was using a chair to smash a computer that was above Nielson's hiding place. At 4:53, you can hear someone saying "Alright", and this is the operator of 11.29.25, and it's at 0:49.
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