It sounds very convincing, and it's the main reason I did this project in the first place. Then they chucked more bombs. We have found so many explosive devices including several car bombs, things like that. Which would be what you were saying, playing back slower, and randomly distanced sounding from your ears. Blending In time, she says. reports that one of the shooters might be Ned Harris and that he is After Theyve got him elevatedthe best they can. 9:19AM. Unless Eric is talking to Bree and Isaiah says "mom" simultaneously, catching Dylan's attention. "Hi, Dylan,'' Savage said. They were playing God. and the shooters enter the library. When I needed to speak, there would be what we called the echo. advises of reports of two suspects with UZIs, pipe bombs and shotguns. "Wait, there's one more thing,'' he told Harris. Dispatcher: Rooms one, two and three. Nielson is student Brian Anderson. student can be seen on the cafeteria videotape crawling out of the cafeteria She isn't always sure what to say. The easiest thing we can do with this information is listen for background talking in Patti Nielson's call, which I've already started to do in order to verify 11.23.11 was placed properly. Fire sprinklers sprayed. Im going to give this a proper read. A teacher, Theresa Miller, spent hours on the phone with 911 to deliver updates on Sanders' condition. Two 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. Fire calls for personnel to stage at the scene. Together with two friends, Kirklin walked outside the cafeteria for a quick cigarette break. **THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO, JUST A REUPLOAD**Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vJtexrf1xg one killer shouted. the building. "I was thinking I was going to die, trying to take the biggest breaths I could take. call is received by the Sheriffs Office from the. Jeffco then turns and enters the school through the west doors. Pierce Street to the south. "You could. students reporting a person in the school with a gun. Several seconds later, the caller says that, "that last one sounded like either a really big gun or a bomb." She sounded like a tape recorder stuck in fast-forward. Ester of the Intelligence Unit reports to the southeast side of the school and Based on comments That's the reason Josh, 9, Elise, 6, and Mallory, 3, have had their mom at home most of this school year - not because she has fallen apart. "I haven't been dreading the anniversary. from the window. In the neighborhood surrounding the school, people who lived nearby called the police to alert them to the tragedy unfolding. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Let's get out of here!''. hear one of the gunmen shout, This is what we always wanted to do. Ester reports that Denver Metro SWAT has arrived on the east side of the school. Klebold and Harris made in their homemade videotapes, the investigation I laid her back down. This noise corresponds to an operator saying "um" at 2:11 on 11.27.04. radio traffic they are hearing and personnel are quick to arrive at the scene. She studied post-traumatic stress disorder and reminded herself of the vow she had made in that cupboard. Neilson was in the library when she placed the call. Suddenly Kastle fell through the ceiling, landing on the floor in front of a cafeteria exit. Dispatcher: Is there any way you can lock the doors? Bleeding from nine bullet and shrapnel wounds, Schnurr mumbled, "Oh, my God.''. The chaos inside Columbine was so great that no one ever may know exactly what happened that day. I'm doing better concentrating. through the lobby. reports shots fired from inside the school. Help me! library toward the west windows, killing one student on the way, before they. Nielson: I do not . also reports one person wearing a red and white shirt on the north side of the One of the calls I had to split because it didn't match up. Klebold Dispatcher: Dont let him close his eyes. In 2011, a Youtuber posted "leaked audio" of Lauren Townsend (18) being killed with Klebold's TEC-9 as Val Schnurr screams, "Oh God! Klebold is running behind them, but comes to an abrupt halt 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. pipe bomb explodes, several students run out of the south cafeteria doors toward Still, Schnurr answered truthfully. Nielson has written to most of the families whose kids were killed. I mean.. you could hear it all, just on the recorded call. to the student, Harris tells him to leave the school because he likes him. You can hear this operator again at 4:59 of Patti Nielson's call, and asks, "What's the emergency?" On the stairs above them, next to two black duffel bags stuffed with guns, ammunition and bombs, Harris and Klebold kept spraying their two sawed-off shotguns, TEC-DC9 handgun and 9mm carbine. With the trainee on the phone activitily taking the call, your there and can hit a button to speak, but your muted other wise. However, this is an operator saying "Hello" quite loudly, and takes place at 0:04 of 11.30.13. The killers spotted Shoels, a football player and one of the few black students at Columbine. Alarms blared. 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). units. The Columbine High School massacre had begun. Littleton The 911 operator answered the call stating "911" at 11:27:47 a.m. Maybe a couple more lines, but theyre inaudible. 16 - Patti Nielson. paged. up on the roof.. There were flashbacks. He was with best friend Corey DePooter in the library when the shooting began. 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. The next audio happens directly after this, at 4:51 of Patti Nielson's call, and an operator clearly says "get under the desk, okay?" the released version of the call ended before either of those incidents even happened. It was Klebold, wearing his Boston Red Sox cap. another student, on the telephone with her mother, glances up in time to see the When she does visit the school, Nielson is besieged by students who ask if she's returning. The deputy rolled out of his patrol car. The other put his gun in his mouth. The 911 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?" 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 . A few tables over, Dan Steepleton, Makai Hall and Pat Ireland feared the worst was headed their way. At about 4:14 in Patti Nielson's call, someone distinctly says "okay." "I can see light at the end of the tunnel. and Klebold walk up and down the library hallway, seek safety behind Dragging the paralyzed student backward on the sidewalk, 40 feet to a waiting fire truck, the two SWAT team members, trailed by a submachine-gun wielding Sgt. speaks to one student briefly outside the west entrance of the school. County Dispatch asks if any deputies on scene have a long gun (a rifle or Dispatch They may be thinking the same thing. The ground shook. SWAT team commander Manwaring arrives at Pierce and Leawood and advises dispatch 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Gardner has just pulled up in the lower south parking lot of the school with the the librarys east area and enter the center section, reloading their weapons The two teenage killers stood next to each other. The deputy rolled out of his patrol car. "There's a nigger over here!'' But some Columbine parents believe authorities ignored prior warning signsthat the massacre might have been prevented. custodian goes into the video room to change the schools cafeteria surveillance And yet, it's not a matter of just snapping out of it.". Deputy call made by Patti Nielson from the library is terminated by the dispatch center "Then, April 20, I was hiding in a cupboard, and it changed from how am I doing all this to why am I doing all this. As chiiling as they are, such an important part of this horrifying puzzle. O.K.? Taborsky reports hearing additional shots being fired inside the school -- large Jefferson carrying two large duffel bags Crouching behind a bulletproof shield, Denver Capt. I'm getting ready to pick her up. two-hour 911 phone call (from 11:29 a.m. to 1:24 p.m.) from a school secretary news announces reports of two gunmen at Columbine High School. going to come to an end. Nielson: I cant believe hes not out of bullets. I think that's the start of my new year.". school lunch tables. The gunmen walk through the A 911 Next to him, Scott curled in pain. Klebold and Harris standing just inside the schools northwest entry doors. reports a possible shooter on the football field behind the shed. one killer told a girl beneath a table. She got over the fear of sending her own children to school. With the killers still in the library, Hall tried to ward off Ireland's help. I think I want to have it behind. Anyways. But Steepleton knew Klebold from time around school. The gunmen spotted Mark Kintgen, slowed by cerebral palsy, and shot one 9mm bullet into his head and another into his neck. The at Columbine High School. SHOT. I decided, she said, that I was not going to let those hateful boys ruin my life.. Publication date 1999 Topics Columbine, Columbine massacre, School shooting, Shooting, Mass shooting, Hitmen for hire, Columbine CCTV, Columbine cafeteria, Columbine RPG, Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold Language English. The two quickly became best friends, and Eubanks figured high school was going to be bearable after all. I'm working to get to April 21. She studied post-traumatic stress disorder and reminded herself of the vow she had made in that cupboard. Search the history of over 797 billion She was teaching three art classes a day. "Identify yourself!''. This happens at 0:46 of 11.29.25. fire alarm sounds from the upper level corridor of Columbine High School. Paralyzed on one side with two bullets in his head, Ireland dropped through a shattered library window into the arms of waiting officers. Harris and Klebold apparently were trying to detonate it from across the room with gunfire and smaller bombs. 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. Theyre not Band-Aids, but they have cloth to try to control the bleeding. shotguns out of their bags. In I returned fire with my MP-5.''. 2. "Let's get down to the commons,'' Klebold said. There are two other useful files that aren't necessary: Here is a link to my Audacity file if you'd like to listen to them yourself, and here is a link to the audio that I've put side-by-side after the shooters enter the library, with Nielson's call on the right side, and the background audio on the left side. Most 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. DePooter and Eubanks were sitting in the library at lunchtime, talking about getting in some fishing after school, when art teacher Patti Nielson ran in, dialed 911, and shouted for everyone to . I dont think Im going out there.. And I'm in the library. As the The gunfire is consistent throughout the next seven minutes. After being grazed by a bullet in the. I was losing air.''. Some yelling occurs at 4:33 of Patti Nielson's call, and is, in fact, from one of the shooters. O.K.? building. cafeteria below. They celebrated it. Teachers The person pointed a sawed-off shotgun at Kirklin's head. But I just want to be one hundred percent sure that theres in no way anyone left in that school. But I still won't do it if it starts to make me crazy or takes time from my kids. bombs exploding in the field along Wadsworth Boulevard are intended to divert, Harris I cant imagine! We need police here. But [Harris] doesn't. the double doors. Behind her, the gunmen rattled off six shots. — -- July 6 The following excerpts from the Columbine shooting 911 tapes, just released, show the confusion, anguish and attempts by law enforcement to deal with the unfolding situation: Call from teacher Patti Nielson hiding in library with children. "Maybe we should start knifing people - that would be more fun,'' Todd recalls the other killer saying. One of the faculty is injured; he was shot in the jaw. Between Denver Weather out to the, From move to the center section of the library. "He looked at us, and he smiled,'' Nielson said. Patti Nielson is a woman with an outwardly sunny disposition. Nielson: The school is in a panic. Nielson, the hiding teacher who made the 911 call, said, "They were on a power trip. 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". INAUDIBLE. Littleton "I got up to him and saw he was shot in the chest,'' Phelan said. killed and two more injured in the librarys center section before the gunmen Deputy And the comments on these YouTube videos actually believe its what they are hearing. They have no intentions of releasing the audio in its entirety. About how many people? Patti Nielson begins to recite the Lord's Prayer while the operator encourages her to be quiet. school custodian, after rewinding a recycled videotape, hits the record button The Columbine Library Audio refers to a 911 call placed by art teacher Patti Nielson[1] as she hid inside the library of Columbine High School during the shooting rampage on April 20, 1999. Walker reports more explosions inside the school. Suspects Anne Marie Hochhalter was eating lunch with two friends outside the cafeteria when a bullet pierced her chest and left her paralyzed. announces that possible hand-grenades have been detonated at the school. In She was emotionally strained. 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. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Other times, they pointed their guns at a classmate but spared him for no apparent reason. "He shot me in the face.''. I always disliked that someone made those very amateur and false transcripts. their injuries, Patti Nielson and Brian are able to flee into the school library In Patti Nielson's call, it says "in the building by cust--" before it's cut off by a gunshot. Dispatch deputies on scene radio their positions around the school, confirming that a A big question you might have now is "if Patti Nielson's call started at 11.25.04, how is it possible that the call at 11.23.11 is able to be present fully?" 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?" This corresponds to 0:07 of 11.30.13. The terror soon would follow her inside the school. hiding with 17 others in the schools kitchen reports what he thinks is a Nearby, Tim Kastle flushed with fear and dread - fear for his life, but dread because he knew one of the killers. Shot twice in the left side of his head, Ireland dropped. Now Harris and Klebold moved away from the library windows where they started. different descriptions -- the last being a white, red and blue striped shirt (No you can't hear them during active calls. She isn't always sure what to say. O.K.? Eubanks was wounded with buckshot in his ankle and hand. So all the static noise your lining up, you can actually do with recorded calls coming from somebody who had to do this job. 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. This page was last edited on 10 December 2022, at 04:07. Suspended out of sight inside the ceiling, Kastle listened. "I did a quick peek through the window. Jefferson Some people see it and think they are true. Boom. 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. "OK, I don't think I'm going to go out there. Graves, and Lance Kirklin, Klebold - Join the discussion in Your Voice The kids who are running with the shotguns also have Molotov-type cocktail bombs. suspects both take a moment to drink from water bottles left by students on the By ABC News -- July 6 The following excerpts from the Columbine shooting 911 tapes, just released, show the confusion, anguish and attempts by law enforcement to deal with the unfolding situation: Call from teacher Patti Nielson hiding in library with children. Two others, Pat Ireland and Lisa Kreutz, were too wounded to move. Facedown on the ground, he tried desperately to hide his body by pressing it into the grass. Yet Creepy huh?). ballfields. Lt. Dave The old tactics didnt work, said Mink, noting that now, the first responding officers that get to the scene of an active shooter engage that shooter as soon as possible to neutralize that threat., As the finger-pointing continues five years later, Patti Nielson said she has finally realized she cant alter what happened that day, adding, I cant change whatever went wrong with those boys. coat. Deputy When the makeshift bombs failed to detonate, Harris and Klebold approached the building with four different guns and numerous pipe bombs. In a stairway leading up to the school library, Sanders was hit once, then again, by gun blasts. 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. Thank you for doing and sharing all of this research!! County Deputies Scott Taborsky and Paul Smoker arrive on the west side of the assumes the role of incident commander. Klebold walked around to Savage's side of the table. Uploaded by Then she was heard yelling at the students in the library, Get down! Deputy inside the library entrance, continues her phone contact with the Jefferson "They walked over to her and shot her again.''. shooting a rifle. schools cafeteria. "Who's ready to die next?'' Behind her, the hallway suddenly turned quiet. I can put myself right back in that place, Nielson said, and remember the panic., At first, she didnt believe it was really happening. What would you be able to actually say for SURE you can hear? I've got the kids on the floor. 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 . "I was so flat on my stomach, they must have been pretty good shots,'' Taylor said. Deputy But harm found him. Repeat. Mark Taylor saw the two shooters atop the stairs, but figured they were firing paint-ball guns. Castaldo played dead to fool his attacker. Hearing more explosions inside the school, the SWAT officers reached Scott. briefly enters the side entrance to the cafeteria, Harris Smoker advises dispatch that four down on the west side need to be evacuated. For the second time that day, Kirklin turned his head and said, "Help.''. Losing blood and consciousness, Sanders told several students, "Tell my daughter I love her.''. Many "What are you doing? Fire Department announces that its command post is set up at Leawood and Pierce. An injured student (John Tomlin, 16) asks the shooters, "Haven't you done enough?" I have always wondered how much of the written 911 transcripts are merely from people putting down what they think they hear as opposed to matching up what witnesses in the library recall the shooters saying at various points with the tapes? Patti Nielson Nielson was an art teacher at Columbine when the massacre occurred, and probably the first to warn the students about the shooters. Harris shouted. In 7 minutes, 10 people senior prank. Nielsen survived the massacre, but the library became a scene of carnage. Both killers moved on, leaving Scott unharmed. school cafeteria. Just try and keep the kids in the library calm. Schwieterman, 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. enforcement officers on the east side of the school report noises and shots A shotgun fired and hit Townsend, Kreutz, Schnurr and Park. Dave Sanders, are attempting to find out what is happening outside the hides in a nearby restroom, Just before turning the corner to go east, he is shot, Harris Jefferson The 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. He picked up a chair and smashed it on the table. Kastle looked back through the crawl-space and saw light streaming through the tile he had cracked. Two library employees The Television Above the slain student, authorities believe they saw Harris and Klebold in a library window. Taylor crumpled. The mother of 16-year-old victim Kelly Fleming described the audio as "pure hell [to listen to]." "I was thinking, 'I can't believe this is happening.' Patti Nielson, hiding under the front counter in the school library, calls 911 Klebold subsequently arrives at the high school student parking lot alone in his About 4 p.m., Denver paramedic Troy Laman was ushered into the library. . Magor, on his way to the explosion in a field off Wadsworth, is advised of a At about 11:19 a.m. a witness This is very important to fix to compare the various calls. and Chatfield Avenues. "Stay tight,'' DePooter whispered. Under the table, Shoels tried to back up. Searle reports smoke coming from the building. Lisa Kreutz had survived. Teacher: There are about twenty to thirty students and faculty members there. (Sound of gunshots.) Ken We went to the police twice.". From under the table, the teacher could see only Klebold's black combat boots. Steepleton and Hall felt their legs ripped by buckshot. patrol car, Harris shoots down the County SWAT commander Lt. Terry Manwaring, on his way to the high school, orders Audio File: a 911 call from inside the school, with fire alarm in background (placed at approximately 11:31 AM). In time, she says. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. propane bombs in the cafeteria, Harris and Klebold go back He just keeps shooting and shooting and shooting. Dan O'Shea, passed by the emergency exit that at least 30 survivors earlier had used to flee the library. Harris and Klebold leave Two more students are Hoping a simple human gesture might stop the bloodshed, Steepleton peered from 20 feet away directly into Klebold's eyes. chemical storage room just east of Science Room 3, man on the roof wearing a red, white and blue striped - Contribute to The Healing Fund advises additional gunfire being reported. while Harris and Klebold are distracted by the arrival of Deputy Gardner. Witnesses But five years ago, her whole 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. It landed about three feet in front of me,'' O'Shea said. "I'm perfectly willing to talk to any of them. What do you actually hear on the available bits of the 911 call? and were going to have another SWAT team do one last search of the school, because Ive heard two three and four suspects. However, let's instead turn our attention to after 4:07, when Eric audibly yells, "Get up!" During the incident, teacher Patty Nielson placed a call to 911 Emergency. the west entrance and the sounds of gunfire. windows near the cafeteria. [2] The call picked up the deaths of all ten students who died in the library; some can be heard begging for their lives. Students arrive for classes at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. on Monday. Great work! This page has been accessed 20,739 times. at this point. Questions linger: why didnt police follow up on the Browns complaints? The FBI one looks like: SHOT. Yes!! Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. GO! Klebold and Harris then pull their There were flashbacks. Dispatch and a school security officer hiding in the schools main office reports. You can hear just after the gunshot the same operator in the same call ask "where, where is that?". and Klebold are in the cafeteria about 2 minutes. Everyone who could run did. Schnurr had heard the result when Bernall professed her faith. They may be thinking the same thing. it ends before steven curnow even got shot. students and faculty escape the school to the south, they report what they saw "I'm out of ammo,'' Hall remembers one killer saying. Wadsworth. Help me! "Peekaboo!'' IE 11 is not supported. Gushing blood, Sanders staggered through the upstairs hallway while still managing to guide students. Teacher The gunman turned towards her and fired without warning, causing bits of glass and shrapnel to slice into Nielson's shoulder. Smoker - AP special section Theyve got the rooms locked up. Also, why are some of the written records of the prior warnings now missing? Attention, south units. Dispatch In the library, the two teenagers had killed 10 classmates and wounded at least nine others. Nielson has written to most of the families whose kids were killed. Thank you. How sure are you that this is actually: Thanks! can see other deputies on the west side of the school near the concrete shed and