Tragedy at Columbine
APRIL 20, 1999 - LITTLETON, COLO.

1999 stories

May 13, 1999

Shooting survivors speak to Indiana youth

Senate rejects any new restrictions on gun-show sales

Jeffco schools mull conduct code changes

May 12, 1999

Columbine yearbook includes memorial, pictures of killers

Work begins on juvenile crime bill

May 11, 1999

Youth violence conference praised as start of solutions

Man charged with selling handgun to child

May 10, 1999

ACLU swamped with complaints

Small fire destroys memorial site

CU frat shows support for Columbine

May 8, 1999

Learning from the Columbine tragedy

Why won't U.S. follow Australia's lead on guns?

May 7, 1999

Boy who fled through window OK

FBI investigator's son linked to case

May 7, 1999

Dems want special session

Experts debate violence prevention

'Different' kids feel Littleton's backlash

'Healing bear' arrives to help in Littleton

Agents creating models of Columbine

Conditions of school shooting victims

Benefit for Columbine victims Sat.

May 6, 1999

Teen targeted by sheriff denies involvement in school attack

Remembering the victims

May 5, 1999

Kosovo and Columbine

April 30, 1999

Trying hard to know our kids

Isaiah Shoels' funeral is final farewell

Killer reportedly took Luvox antidepressant

Conditions of the wounded

April 29, 1999

School security comes down to parents and students

Officials no closer to arresting suspects

House won't debate gun bill

Columbine massacre proves gun laws include loopholes

School security business surges

Readers' comments

Nation's myriad gun laws complicated, include many loopholes

Shooting notes

NOVA Awards honor emerging stars in community

'Sense of invincibility' evaporates in area, nation's schools

April 28, 1999

Columbine investigation widens

Eric Harris, dad a study in contrasts

3 Columbine victims remembered

Other school shootings

President proposes new guns package

Why?

Chatfield to welcome Columbine students

Broomfield couple campaigns to 'Erase the Hate'

Taking action

Legislature wants shock jock silenced

Conditions of injured students

A new low for radio

April 27, 1999

Guns, explosives accessible to teens

Detectives question shooter's girlfriend

Media the Message?

New gun laws on table

Heroic teacher is honored

Shooting notes

April 26, 1999

Columbine victims remembered

Did parents ignore warning signs?

Lyrics to the song, 'Friend of Mine' sung at the memorial service

Conditions of the wounded


Day 5: April 25, 1999

• Shattered Dreams: Struggling to find meaning out of madness, Columbine community looks inward for answers lead story

• Killer's diary describes plot of hate full story

• Positive feelings emerge from shooting tragedy full story

• For clergy, tragedy highlights the ages-old problem of evil full story

• The day Colorado and the nation cried photo essay

• Broomfield Klebolds inundated with calls full story

• Funeral services for Columbine victims full list

• List of memorial services full briefs

• 1927 school bombing killed nearly 40 children full story

• Buchanan blames entertainment industry for killings full story

• Suspensions, arrests across country full story

• Nevada parents protesting Marilyn Manson concert full story


Day 4: April 24, 1999

• 911 calls testify to terror, confusion lead story

• Last rites begin full story

• Columbine 911 calls show chaos full story

• Audio: 911 call from a student

• Audio: 911 call from a teacher

• Audio: Police radio traffic

• Shootings prompt review full story

• DA: 'These deaths cannot be in vain' full story

• White hats, black coats, good hearts full story

• Columbine students will finish year full briefs

• Dangling student inspired SWAT team full story

• Student arrested for bringing bomb to school full story

• How can you help full column

• Weapons used full story


Day Three: April 23, 1999

• Vigil honors teachers, victims lead story

• Decision hasn't been made on completing school year full story

• Another bomb found full story

• In memory of a good person, teacher full story

• Local man organizing violence forum, vigil full story

• Local parents discuss shootings full story

• Schools and violence around the nation full briefs

• Grief becoming unfortunately familiar full story

• Barney Hutchinson: Game helps, but hearts with victims full column

• La. school site of another shooting full story

• Marilyn Manson concert canceled full story

• Shooting notes

• Bombs found in Columbine kitchen full story

• List of those slain at Columbine full story


Day Two: April 22, 1999

• Photos of victims

• In pictures photo essay

• Anguish full story

• Promising lives end too soon full story

• Grieving people gather full story

• Park near high school gathers students, media full story

• Clique tension common full story

• Schools evacuated after bomb threats full story

• Clint Talbott: Death, be not proud full column

• Bombs packed a powerful punch full story

• Illness to thank for survival full story

• Suspects' neighbors stunned by shootings full story

• Student group had a dark lifestyle full story

• Schools' security reviewed full story

• Terror hits home for CU students from Littleton full story

• Students, schools lend support full story

• Trip keeps father from knowing fate of daughters full story

• A mourning community looks to grief counselors full story

• Leaders scrap gun bills full story

• Guns and legislatures full story

• Boulder Valley cancels games full story

• 'What can we do?' county leaders asked full story

• Suspects' parents speak full statements

• Shooting notes full story

• Chronology of events full story

• Readers' comments full reaction

• What now? full editorial

• Let the forums begin full editorial

• Motives, identities of victims still not known full story

• A look at the 'Trenchcoat Mafia' full story


Day One April 20, 1999

• Student massacre full story

• No one can vow schools are safe full story

• Parents advised to talk and listen full story

• Shooting follows crisis talks full story

• Internet threat not taken seriously full story

• Legal speculation sparked full story

• Hospitalized victims

• Locator map and chronology

• Colorado's leaders react

• Recommendations for safe school plan full story

• Clint Talbott: Questions without answers full column

• Why? What can our community do to keep our schools safe? full editorial

• Oregon students think it's happening to them again full story

• School violence statistics


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  BACKGROUND
• The Columbine report full text
Floorplan

  AUDIO
'Friend of Mine'
• Listen to the Columbine Memorial song sung by Columbine students Jonathan and Stephen Cohen.

911 tapes
• Student - Audio/Transcript
• Teacher - Audio/Transcript
• Police radio traffic - Audio

Interview with Arun Ghandi
• Arun Ghandi, one of Ghandi's grandsons, speaks to Boulder County students about his non-violence campaign and his thoughts on Columbine. Interview


  PHOTOS
• A Daily Camera photo essay detailed the tragedy of April 20 and the recovery and remembrance in the following weeks: photo essay

  THE VICTIMS
Cassie Bernall
Steven Curnow
Corey DePooter
Kelly Fleming
Matthew Kechter
Daniel Mauser
Daniel Rohrbough
William "Dave" Sanders
Rachel Scott
Isaiah Shoels
John Tomlin
Lauren Townsend
Kyle Velasquez