area, is dispatched to the scene of the fire and explosion on Wadsworth then turns and enters the school through the west doors. The mother of 16-year-old victim Kelly Fleming described the audio as "pure hell [to listen to]." Then Harris aimed his 9mm carbine at the doorway window and fired. Dispatcher: Rooms one, two and three. There were flashbacks. Dave Sanders, are attempting to find out what is happening outside the At around four minutes and twenty seconds into the call, a large explosion erupts from Nielson's end of the line. "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. Denver Post Staff Writer, Apr. Wednesday's training given by IMPD will feature a roughly four-minute audio clip of a 911 call made by Patti Nielson, a teacher who was hiding in the school's library, Green said. Then gunshots and explosions rocked the commons, or cafeteria area, near where the killers had stashed a propane barbecue tank bomb, wired to a gasoline tank and surrounded with nails and BBs to maximize killing power. This is very important to fix to compare the various calls. Do they forget Eric had the exchange with Bree after shooting Cassie and Dylan says 'just shoot her' or do they just think the call is chopped up and edited? "He wanted to kill Brooks, said Randy Brown, so we went to the police with that. -Everybody get up NOW! (Dylan? But mostly there was a resetting of priorities, she says. "I haven't been dreading the anniversary. and Chatfield Avenues. "And boom,'' Kirklin recalls. REB! Whereas the other one has things like Stop your bitching! of the school, is evacuating students who have. "I can see light at the end of the tunnel. When I heard of this being a theory on the patti call, I listened and heard right away some things were those echos. Immediately, Nielson and several students retreated into the school library, where she found a telephone and called 911. Harris and Klebold laughed. Would be interested in your analysis on the extra audio exchanged between Val Schnurr and Eric/ Dylan. and Harris leave the science area and go down into the cafeteria. Walker reports more explosions inside the school. He was with best friend Corey DePooter in the library when the shooting began. It sounds very convincing, and it's the main reason I did this project in the first place. agencies already are aware of the situation at the high school because of the advises of reports of two suspects with UZIs, pipe bombs and shotguns. "I was thinking, 'I can't believe this is happening.' Pierce Street to the south. After being grazed by a bullet in the. But I still won't do it if it starts to make me crazy or takes time from my kids. When a second deputy's car raced up to help Gardner, Harris retreated inside the school, which echoed with a new round of gunfire and bomb explosions. advises additional gunfire being reported. Dave Sanders, still on the second level, turns into the library hallway toward She also fell behind on her master's. going to come to an end. A subreddit focused on constructive discussion to better understand the events that took place surrounding the mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20th, 1999. 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. Dispatcher: Dont let him close his eyes. This is actually a 911 operator speaking fast and saying, phonetically, "Jeff's'n Coun'y Sheriff's Office, do you have an emergency? 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. I dont think Im going out there.. County Dispatch Center receives the first 911 call from a citizen reporting an Repeat. During the incident, teacher Patty Nielson placed a call to 911 Emergency. I pray they are getting help." '', Beneath another table, a terrorized Austin Eubanks gripped the arm of his best friend, Corey DePooter, who somehow managed to keep calm. After carrying out Scott, officers moved down the 22 concrete steps, where they found Danny Rohrbough dead. My situation was unique among the teachers, and I think some people were afraid they'd say the wrong thing. to Smoker as a gunman, carrying a semi-automatic rifle, appears on the inside of So he ducked into the cafeteria's faculty lounge. A student and a school security officer hiding in the schools main office reports. Teacher Until I got called in to review a few training cases, and a few firing cases. Unless Eric is talking to Bree and Isaiah says "mom" simultaneously, catching Dylan's attention. the cafeteria after the bombs exploded. County Undersheriff John Dunaway arrives at the command post and authorizes SWAT As killed and two more injured in the librarys center section before the gunmen He appeared to be in shock. and Klebold are in the cafeteria about 2 minutes. safe Fire Department dispatches a fire engine to the explosion and grass fire on They are in the science area in rooms one, two and three. O.K.? The first bullet shattered the door glass and thumped harmlessly into Anderson's necklace. 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. I'm doing better concentrating. 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. Several "I'm out of ammo,'' Hall remembers one killer saying. Gardner I got all of the kids in the library on the floor.''. spins hard to his right and Gardner momentarily thinks he has hit him. Klebold Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. reports that one of the shooters might be Ned Harris and that he is Fire calls for personnel to stage at the scene. Two "The cops will come.''. "Yes, I do believe in God,'' the girl replied. SHOT. Remaining behind in the library, though, were severely wounded students Pat Ireland and Lisa Kreutz, as well as teacher Patti Nielson, who was hiding inside a cabinet. The recordings, were impossible some times to hear. "Oh, I'm killing people. Nielson, who suffered from a severe case of PTSD, refused to listen to the playback. The tape of her call also records the gunmen taunting students, screams and gunshots. (No you can't hear them during active calls. On the last day of his life, Eric Harris arrives alone at the student parking lot at Columbine High School and parks his 1986 gray Honda Civic in a space . "Yes, my mom and dad brought me up that way,'' Schnurr replied. it ends before steven curnow even got shot. "Identify yourself!''. student Evan Todd heard a killer say. Then they went back and got Rachel Scott. Teacher: He is in science room number three. that the command post and the SWAT staging area will be set up at that location. In actuality, a 911 call received from a student and Klebold standing together at the top of the west exterior steps, wearing black trench coats and carrying a backpack and duffel bag, Students Daniel "I can see light at the end of the tunnel. Teachers The first The 911 "You could. Police officer: Yeah, theres a lot of screaming right outside their door. She was raising three children, one still in diapers. response to Magors call for mutual aid, Jefferson County Dispatch advises Ireland closed his eyes. reports that one shooter is in the food preparation area and that the shooter has 17 There were flashbacks. O.K.? How Should RTD Deal With the Drug Problem on Trains? Another thing that corroborates this is a call at 11.32.23, in which a 911 operator calls Captain Boyd, and he responds with "c'mon, page . The gunmen spotted Mark Kintgen, slowed by cerebral palsy, and shot one 9mm bullet into his head and another into his neck. . later, Harris begins shooting again at the deputy. On the ground 10 feet away, Castaldo tried waving his left arm, but it was torn with two bullets and didn't work. Nielson has written to most of the families whose kids were killed. chemical storage room just east of Science Room 3, man on the roof wearing a red, white and blue striped Losing blood and consciousness, Sanders told several students, "Tell my daughter I love her.''. She sounded like a tape recorder stuck in fast-forward. building. Call between teacher who is hiding with students and communicating with other hidden students in the science area. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked inside the library. County Sheriffs Office dispatch advises that there are possible shots fired Two library employees It was Klebold, wearing his Boston Red Sox cap. Denver Weather Theyve got the rooms locked up. Klebold, who wore a vest and ammo belt over his dark T-shirt, had dropped his trench coat onto the library floor. A few moments later, Nielson retreats to a back storage area in the library and her voice is no longer heard during the call. Ive got students, under the table. I think that's the start of my new year.". 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. Columbine High School and parks his 1986 gray Honda Civic in a space assigned to or experienced to Deputy Magor, whose patrol car is blocking the traffic on I always wonder this as well, as she is literally screaming to get under the tables. The gunmen then turn their reports begin to provide glimpses of the incidents magnitude. the west entrance and the sounds of gunfire. Uploaded by Patti Nielson speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference on gun control. She studied post-traumatic stress disorder and reminded herself of the vow she had made in that cupboard. But she hasn't yet dealt with the piles of clippings and pictures and correspondence and teddy bears that overtook her living room and now live in her basement. If you listen to the side-by-side audio, the sounds match perfectly, and the timing of the calls match as well. Still, Kastle was convinced the killers hadn't seen him yet. The answer that proves that it lines up, aside from the background phone ringing, is a woman who starts talking at 0:11 in Patti Nielson's call, and it lines up exactly with the 911 operator at 0:08 in 11.23.11, who, on Patti Nielson's call, says "Kat, she's got shots being--" before being cut off by Nielson. A shotgun fired and hit Townsend, Kreutz, Schnurr and Park. Several Byerly reports shots fired on the east side of the building. They celebrated it. - But she hasn't yet dealt with the piles of clippings and pictures and correspondence and teddy bears that overtook her living room and now live in her basement. The explosion is from a pipe bomb. Boom. throws something in the vicinity of the propane bomb. Nielson, the hiding teacher who made the 911 call, said, "They were on a power trip. Stephanie Munson and another student walk out of a classroom into the schools Do you think the fuller transcript is legit? Nielson: I do not . Deputy the ballfields. caliber.. I got worked up, frustrated." A few seconds later, Klebold is heard screaming for everyone to stand. Many "Three shots rang out. Outside the school's west exit, where Rachel Scott lay dead and Richard Castaldo was crippled, Eric Harris spotted Jefferson County sheriff's Deputy Neil Gardner, the school resource officer, in the Columbine parking lot. I thought it was probably a video production, she said, so I went out there to tell him to stop., It was then she realized it was real as one of the young gunmen turned around and fired in her direction. news announces reports of two gunmen at Columbine High School. Deputy ambulances should come into the area to rescue them. INAUDIBLE. Klebold stopped. "Stay tight,'' DePooter whispered. A shard of bomb shrapnel flew into DiManna's cheek. Seems like they were making the transcript off witness accounts and not from actual sound, which is backwards. Dispatch Together with two friends, Kirklin walked outside the cafeteria for a quick cigarette break. Nielson: I cant believe hes not out of bullets. Under the table, Shoels tried to back up. [2] When I trained new people on the lines we would be jacked into the phone. Outside the cafeteria, Rachel Scott, a student actress, was sitting in the grass and eating lunch with Richard Castaldo, attending his first year at Columbine after transferring from Catholic Machebeuf High School. County Commissioner and Board Chairman Patricia Holloway. Deputy Questions linger: why didnt police follow up on the Browns complaints? Moving from a small town in Oklahoma to oh-so-sophisticated Colorado, Austin Eubanks found it difficult to fit in. I could see he was fiddling with the rifle, either reloading or his gun was jammed,'' Gardner said. Kids under the table! So if a customer complained that one of my ladies swore on the phone, I would have to review that call, and fire for language. weekly ad specials from the denver post voices of columbine PATTI NIELSON Mother, Columbine teacher, library survivor By Susan Besze Wallace Denver Post Staff Writer Apr. The gun is right outside my door, Nielson frantically told the 911 operator. 20 Avril 1999. I did an in-depth analysis of Patti Nielson's call where I lined up other 911 calls to see whether the audio was from the library or the 911 call center. Harris In the neighborhood surrounding the school, people who lived nearby called the police to alert them to the tragedy unfolding. , Nielson: He turned the gun straight at us and shot and my God, the window went out. "Look at this black kid's brain! shoots down the stairs hitting Anne Marie Hochhalter, From the "Eric shot him once, and Daniel pushed chairs at him to try to make him stop, and Eric shot him again,'' said classmate Joshua Lapp, who was beneath a nearby table. "They would whoop and holler when they shot someone. Graves screamed that his legs didn't work. the librarys east area and enter the center section, reloading their weapons Littleton "In some ways I was a magnet to some people, and yet other people felt uncomfortable around me. "He looked at us, and he smiled,'' Nielson said. With the trainee on the phone activitily taking the call, your there and can hit a button to speak, but your muted other wise. and Klebold walk toward the food serving line in the cafeteria area. - Columbine main page also confirms a live bomb at Wadsworth and Chatfield. windows near the cafeteria. Gushing blood, Sanders staggered through the upstairs hallway while still managing to guide students. Taborsky, protecting students who have fled out the west side of the school, This is at 4:52 of Patti Nielson's call, and happens at 0:03 in 11.30.04. gives the command post a description of one of the suspects: Littleton - AP special section coat. Harris Could it have been averted?Five years later, nobody knows exactly why Harris and Klebold went on that murderous rampage. reports that Denver Police Department personnel are at the shed on the west side "They said they waited their whole lives for this,'' Woodman said. Dispatch Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. However, at 4:20, a noise often attributed to this yelling is from a 911 operator, and shows up at 0:15 in 11.29.25. This happens at 0:46 of 11.29.25. Vince DiManna and Lt. Pat Phelan inched toward the west doorway where Harris had traded gunfire with the sheriff's deputy. Let's get out of here!''. also reports one person wearing a red and white shirt on the north side of the However, I attribute this to some kind of transfer or hold, as there was a few seconds of silence, and the operator had been talking to other operators about calling someone prior to the silence. 11:14 a.m. and 11:22 a.m. Harris and Klebold leave their cars and walk into the Were waiting to clear those . Is there anyway you can block the door so no one can get in? There are also a few other things that corroborate this. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Find contact's direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Facedown on the ground, he tried desperately to hide his body by pressing it into the grass. schools cafeteria. It's easier to have your priorities in order when you are faced with the idea you could die today, and you ask yourself have you done what you really need to do, or are you just flapping your wings?" I decided to use the extremely loud ringing of the phones in the 911 call center, which are so loud that some people mistook them to be fire alarms. The person pointed a sawed-off shotgun at Kirklin's head. Dispatcher: Weve got a police officer on scene. From 20 feet away, Klebold pointed his gun at Kastle. Ted Mink, the new Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado, said that Columbine has indeed caused police all over the country to revise their tactics. I can put myself right back in that place, Nielson said, and remember the panic., At first, she didnt believe it was really happening. Gruffer voice) -HEEYYY! -the leaked bit: oh my god help me help me! and shut the fuck up!. And I must say you did an awesome job doing, that most call center people deal with all the time. The ground shook. Until teacher Dave Sanders shouted from atop a cafeteria chair, many lunch-hour students thought the noise in the stairway outside the windows was only a joke - a brick of firecrackers, maybe, or the long-awaited senior class prank. announces that possible hand-grenades have been detonated at the school. Beneath one table, Craig Scott huddled with two schoolmates, Isaiah Shoels and Matt Kechter. custodian goes into the video room to change the schools cafeteria surveillance "OK, I don't think I'm going to go out there. Shots in the building. 9:19AM. Other investigations have concluded that on the day of the Columbine massacre, police should have acted more rapidly. She was helping write a new art curriculum. For the second time that day, Kirklin turned his head and said, "Help.''. and the shooters enter the library. Another thing that corroborates this is a call at 11.32.23, in which a 911 operator calls Captain Boyd, and he responds with "c'mon, page me, it's Boyd," and the fact that he's called implies that they've already tried paging him, with no response. on the Internet. assumes the role of incident commander. above. Five years ago,Patti Nielson's life was turned upside down by a pair of violent teenagers whose actions Nielson and the rest of this Colorado community are still struggling to comprehend. We're not going to go to the door. The auditory pareidolia is real in this. Copyright 1999 The Denver Post. 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". "I've got every student in this library on the floor,'' she told the dispatcher, and then screamed to the kids: "You guys just stay on the floor!'' He picked up a chair and smashed it on the table. I mean.. you could hear it all, just on the recorded call. Yeah, I guess I can try to go, but hes right outside that door. Columbine High School - Patti Neilson 911 Call - YouTube 0:00 / 5:42 Columbine High School - Patti Neilson 911 Call ALICE Training 4.04K subscribers Subscribe Share 1.6M views 6 years ago. The tapes where things were "spelled out" for us in reagrds to what dylan and eric were saying was such a stretch. A 911 Vail's International Student Workers Feel Left Out in the Cold Over High Housing Costs, Meet the Woman Living in Boulder's Notorious JonBent Ramsey House, Help Prevent Car Theft: Let the Denver Police Department Track Your Stolen Vehicle's Location. Around the library there were more explosions and bullets. And I knew it was older because the phones looked like the desk phones of my teachers, when I was in high school. It landed about three feet in front of me,'' O'Shea said. Hiding beneath a lunch table, Keni Dooley watched a gunman lob a bomb into the cafeteria and shoot it. One of the calls I had to split because it didn't match up. At 4:53, you can hear someone saying "Alright", and this is the operator of 11.29.25, and it's at 0:49. At about 4:14 in Patti Nielson's call, someone distinctly says "okay." In time, she says. Hundreds of teenagers sprinted for the exits. Barking orders in the stairway between the lower-level cafeteria, which was being bombed, and the main level hallway, Sanders led dozens of students out of harm's way. The 911 recording is currently in the hands of the Jefferson County Police Department. different descriptions -- the last being a white, red and blue striped shirt The two quickly became best friends, and Eubanks figured high school was going to be bearable after all. Klebold hurled a pipe bomb onto the school roof. Klebold The deputy rolled out of his patrol car. positioned by the west side athletic shed, reports that there are five victims Magor, on his way to the explosion in a field off Wadsworth, is advised of a 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.
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