The explosion is from a pipe bomb. "Identify yourself!''. Dave Sanders, are attempting to find out what is happening outside the Pierce Street to the south. 1982 black BMW. Theyre not Band-Aids, but they have cloth to try to control the bleeding. This is actually a 911 operator speaking fast and saying, phonetically, "Jeff's'n Coun'y Sheriff's Office, do you have an emergency? I put her in my arms. A witness Teacher: Yes, he is. Ireland closed his eyes. Taylor was so scared of being shot again that he refused to answer when other students called to him. Dispatch up on the roof.. remain hidden in the television studio. ''. radio traffic they are hearing and personnel are quick to arrive at the scene. View Patti Nielson's business profile as Teacher at Columbine. 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. But some Columbine parents believe authorities ignored prior warning signsthat the massacre might have been prevented. I then needed to establish a way to compare these calls that isn't by timestamps alone. You had to have three people in the room listening to confirm what was heard, was said. 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. Television And that is definitely it. Eubanks dared to peek out from the table and saw Klebold reloading. . Seconds Though his buddies, Danny Rohrbough and Sean Graves, didn't smoke, the teens still met at lunch every day to swap Columbine High School small talk. Ted Mink, the new Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado, said that Columbine has indeed caused police all over the country to revise their tactics. The Apologies for the long post, but I couldn't think of another way to do it. Patty Nielson. Too stunned to stand, Castaldo was slashed by gunfire, too. In 40.1 mb - right-click to save to your desktop, * Transcripts provided by Associated Press, * Transcripts provided by Associated Press and DISPATCH monthly, Audio File: Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library, Audio/Video File: Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library - "full" version, Transcript of Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library, Transcript of a student calling from Columbine to report a female injured in the parking lot, Audio File: 911 calls and police dispatch communications (1), Audio File: 911 calls and police dispatch communications (2), Transcript of a 6-minute dispatch tape JeffCo released to the media. It wasn't like 911, but we were using older tech. Dave Sanders, still on the second level, turns into the library hallway toward disseminating pertinent information to the initial responders. "The cops will come.''. The chaos inside Columbine was so great that no one ever may know exactly what happened that day. side. At about 4:14 in Patti Nielson's call, someone distinctly says "okay." Students I hope I make sense and I worked there a year before I moved to a better paying job. Two Smoke billowed. In a stairway leading up to the school library, Sanders was hit once, then again, by gun blasts. of the school, is evacuating students who have. location at Caley Avenue and Yukon Street, Harris and Klebold go into the hallway and make their way to the science Teachers Anyways. Paul Magor, a Jefferson County Sheriffs deputy patrolling the south Jeffco Two library employees There were flashbacks. Sudoku The minute. Columbine Library Audio (partially lost 911 call of Colorado school Deputy The first bullet shattered the door glass and thumped harmlessly into Anderson's necklace. Nielson said she's become increasingly cautious, less trusting and more focused on her "real life." Seconds later, the gunman found Taylor again, strafing the prone boy with four more bullets, including one that tore through his chest, collapsing a lung but missing his aorta by a penny's width. We need police here. Littleton One When I needed to speak, there would be what we called the echo. Then she was heard yelling at the students in the library, Get down! County Patrol Deputy Rick Searle, on the upper grassy area on the southwest side Sgt. cafeteria videotape shows that, as the gunmen are walking away, there is a. "They walked over to her and shot her again.''. As she tells the operator her name, Harris and Klebold enter the library and begin to execute their classmates. and Klebold walk into the school library. pipe bomb explodes, several students run out of the south cafeteria doors toward But I still won't do it if it starts to make me crazy or takes time from my kids. The deputy rolled out of his patrol car. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Don't forget, he said, "Look at the n-word" or whatever it was he said before they shot him. 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. student can be seen on the cafeteria videotape crawling out of the cafeteria I always wonder this as well, as she is literally screaming to get under the tables. Get down!. Nothing mattered but getting out of there and getting back to my children." another student, on the telephone with her mother, glances up in time to see the They may be thinking the same thing. Nielson: I cant believe hes not out of bullets. leaning out of a broken window on the set of double doors into the school, begins Deputy Were waiting to clear those . She was emotionally strained. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Regaining consciousness later at Denver Health Medical Center, Kreutz remembered the pain of being rolled onto her wounded shoulder. Walcher of the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office arrives on scene. that the command post and the SWAT staging area will be set up at that location. Patti Nielson is a woman with an outwardly sunny disposition. He just keeps shooting and shooting and shooting. paramedics transport student Stephanie Munson, shot in the ankle while escaping hiding in the cafeteria hears one of the gunmen say, Today the worlds Through the library window, the killers spotted a police car. Ester of the Intelligence Unit reports to the southeast side of the school and Columbine High School. I returned fire with my MP-5.''. a danger, Sanders and school custodians Jon Curtis and Jay Gallatine enter the length of the front counter. All rights reserved. Crouching behind a bulletproof shield, Denver Capt. Call between teacher who is hiding with students and communicating with other hidden students in the science area. Jefferson Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked inside the library. . Just get out of here. Good research. Denver's independent source of Jefferson County sheriff's officials say their final Columbine report still is months from being finished. This corresponds to 0:07 of 11.30.13. Immediately, Nielson and several students retreated into the school library, where she found a telephone and called 911. Before the rampage was over, Park was hit three more times. Deputy Phil Hy arrives on scene and begins identifying and She was in the midst of work on a master's degree. In the library, the two teenagers had killed 10 classmates and wounded at least nine others. The two gunmen, Harris and Klebold killed themselves in the library. "Maybe we should start knifing people - that would be more fun,'' Todd recalls the other killer saying. Nielson: Smoke is coming in from out there and Im a little afraid. custodian goes into the video room to change the schools cafeteria surveillance A few moments later, Nielson retreats to a back storage area in the library and her voice is no longer heard during the call. and the shooters enter the library. Help me! For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The "full" 911 call of teacher Patti Nielson from the library on the day of the Columbine massacre. Yet schools cafeteria. Officer to teacher: We dont have anybody in custody. Fire calls for personnel to stage at the scene. Dispatch But they waved their guns again and Kyle Velasquez, John Tomlin, Steve Curnow and Kelly Fleming all fell dead. Jefferson From these recollections, a chilling picture of Harris, 18, and Klebold, 17, emerges: These two suburban teenagers enjoyed killing. Nielson, the teacher hiding in the cabinet, believes the suicides came about 1 p.m. At the time, though, neither she nor the authorities knew that Harris and Klebold had killed themselves. We have found so many explosive devices including several car bombs, things like that. Ive got students, under the table. 2. out to the, From Bookshelves and cabinets and tables blocked sight lines and made it impossible for any one student to recount the exact sequence of what Harris and Klebold did next. They saw Eric Harris at the top of the outdoor stairs, wearing a black trench coat. propane bombs in the cafeteria, Harris and Klebold go back Patti Nielson - Inside Columbine - Google Ask God,'' said his mother, Jane Savage. The gunmen walk through the 16 shirt, students taking cover behind the patrol cars, Klebold walking directly over to the same bomb. Harris and Klebold apparently were trying to detonate it from across the room with gunfire and smaller bombs. County Deputies Scott Taborsky and Paul Smoker arrive on the west side of the senseless tragedy on the 110th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birth that stole the lives of the strong and popular as well as the handicapped and lonely. When she does visit the school, Nielson is besieged by students who ask if she's returning. In time, she says. Klebold walked around to Savage's side of the table. The tact team is aware of their location, its just going to be a while before they get to them. side door. He even lay motionless when a fleeing student stepped over him. The two quickly became best friends, and Eubanks figured high school was going to be bearable after all. 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. Daily Crossword. Graves, and Lance Kirklin, Klebold The 90-minute tapes released in Littleton, Colo., have been edited and do not include the complete 26-minute call placed by teacher Patti Nielson from the library, where most of the victims were killed. With four guns, 67 bombs and two hearts full of hate, classmates Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shocked the world April 20 with the worst school shooting in American history. Klebold hurled a pipe bomb onto the school roof. Kastle had swapped pizza and gossip with Klebold for years in their fantasy baseball league. "I wasn't going to know if I could go back unless I tried. '', Klebold shrugged. in the cafeteria realize the activity occurring outside is more serious than a Oh God! But mostly there was a resetting of priorities, she says. She had decided she wouldn't graduate in May, but now it looks possible. "You could hear most of them going over the top (of the Blazer),'' Gardner said. another student in the south junior parking lot. cafeteria area where it explodes. advises of reports of two suspects with UZIs, pipe bombs and shotguns. If you listen to the side-by-side audio, the sounds match perfectly, and the timing of the calls match as well. Nielson: O.K (shouting) I want every student in this library on the floor and you better stay on the floor! And the comments on these YouTube videos actually believe its what they are hearing. just Nielsen survived the massacre, but the library became a scene of carnage. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. when he hears dispatch report that a female is down in the south lower lot of He fled through the door with a few scrapes, bruises and a belief that Klebold had spared his life. At just before 4:35, a male talks and says "Page Boyd," and you can very faintly hear this on 11.29.25 at 0:30. Fire Department is staged at Weaver and Pierce Streets. 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. Then they went back and got Rachel Scott. Artista: Dead by april. Patricia (Patti) Nielson is working as a hall monitor when she hears a commotion Stay down until the police come to you. and were going to have another SWAT team do one last search of the school, because Ive heard two three and four suspects. Beneath the librarian's desk, Nielson whispered the Lord's Prayer. its late morning news program, Denvers KMGH-TV Channel 7 announces that During the incident, teacher Patty Nielson placed a call to 911 Emergency. suspects leave the kitchen area. before he is fatally shot. Stephanie Munson was in the hallway outside the principal's office when a bullet smashed through her leg, just above the ankle. deputies on scene radio their positions around the school, confirming that a Security strobe lights pulsed. Apparently a faculty member inside the school talking to police, describing the situation facing some of the students who are hiding and speaking to the students at the same time. "Yes, I do believe in God,'' the girl replied. It was super distracting at first, but it would go away as you adjusted. Dooley sprinted for the door in front of the two killers. Paul Smoker, a motorcycle patrolman for the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office, It always distinguishes between Eric and Dylan. 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. Could it have been averted?Five years later, nobody knows exactly why Harris and Klebold went on that murderous rampage. Boom. Steepleton and Hall felt their legs ripped by buckshot. suspects both take a moment to drink from water bottles left by students on the Eubanks was wounded with buckshot in his ankle and hand. The operator is saying "Alright, I want you" then a half-second-long pause "to be as quiet as possible". enforcement officers on the east side of the school report noises and shots Questions linger: why didnt police follow up on the Browns complaints? She sounded like a tape recorder stuck in fast-forward. 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. hiding with 17 others in the schools kitchen reports what he thinks is a coat. hears one of the suspects say, GO! Searle reports the man is still on the roof and has moved over to the north Since the shooting, families of the injured and deceased have strongly protested the release of the entire 911 call, fearing that it would inspire future copycats. Copyright 1999 The Denver Post. She hopes her absence is being seen as running toward her family, not running away from the memories. Schnurr had heard the result when Bernall professed her faith. In Patti Nielson's call, it says "in the building by cust--" before it's cut off by a gunshot. local news and culture, Alan Prendergast shooting a rifle. independent local journalism in Denver. 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. also confirms a live bomb at Wadsworth and Chatfield. The two teenage killers stood next to each other. it ends before steven curnow even got shot. inside the library entrance, continues her phone contact with the Jefferson Searle Yes!! Dispatch to make an immediate entry into the school. positioned by the west side athletic shed, reports that there are five victims He immediately is approached by a teacher as well as Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Castaldo played dead to fool his attacker. Klebold and Harris also have bombs constructed with timers in their duffel bags conceal 20-pound propane bombs timed to explode at 11:17 a.m. chool At 4:44 of Patti Nielson's call is when the aforementioned amateur transcripts say Eric says, "Alright, Dylan," or "I'm alright, Dylan". Klebold subsequently arrives at the high school student parking lot alone in his She finished out last year and she taught for the first two months of this school year before taking leave. I think that's the start of my new year.". Hoping a simple human gesture might stop the bloodshed, Steepleton peered from 20 feet away directly into Klebold's eyes. Smoker Beside In summary, there's only 3 concrete instances of the shooters talking and/or yelling, and all of the rest is background noise from the 911 call center. Less than a minute after she entered the room, Nielson called 911 as she shouted for everyone in the room to seek refuge underneath their tables. Maybe a couple more lines, but theyre inaudible. I'm getting ready to pick her up. The mother of 16-year-old victim Kelly Fleming described the audio as "pure hell [to listen to]." Walker. I wanted to say your dedication to putting this all down in an orderly way is really appreciated. Various Reddit users have falsely claimed to have heard the full 911 throughout the years. ", which happens at the start of 11.30.04. "I made the decision I wasn't going to be in therapy the rest of my life. Most of the . I grabbed him by the ankles and told him, 'We're getting you out of here.' Behind her, the hallway suddenly turned quiet. As she welcomes an NBC News crew into her home, she jokes about how the place has been turned upside down by the guys refinishing the floors. can see other deputies on the west side of the school near the concrete shed and 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. Behind her, the gunmen rattled off six shots. Some people see it and think they are true. senior prank. The other put his gun in his mouth. 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. I laid her back down. 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. Read More. She isn't always sure what to say. County SWAT commander Lt. Terry Manwaring, on his way to the high school, orders "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. their cars, they have a clear view of the cafeteria area. Patti Nielson 9/11 Call (Columbine HS Massacre) : Unknown : Free 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 could be one or the other, but given the timing, definitely not both. The gunman turned towards her and fired without warning, causing bits of glass and shrapnel to slice into Nielson's shoulder. The first Without breaking eye contact, Klebold raised his sawed-off shotgun. Dispatcher: We have paramedics, we have fire and we have police en route. [3] The duo placed two homemade propane tank bombs inside of the school's cafeteria in an attempt to create mass casualties. During the incident, teacher Patty Nielson placed a call to 911 Emergency. The gunmen spotted Mark Kintgen, slowed by cerebral palsy, and shot one 9mm bullet into his head and another into his neck. Many of these. hallway, She drops the phone and Student Which would be what you were saying, playing back slower, and randomly distanced sounding from your ears. in the counseling hallway sees students in the north hallway running east Moving from a small town in Oklahoma to oh-so-sophisticated Colorado, Austin Eubanks found it difficult to fit in. When the gunmen leave, survivors are heard fleeing. 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. Hall's right leg gushed blood, so Ireland used his hands to try to slow the hemorrhaging. Gruffer voice) -HEEYYY! -the leaked bit: oh my god help me help me! and shut the fuck up!. Seems like they were making the transcript off witness accounts and not from actual sound, which is backwards. the double doors. A student standing next to her was hit in the chest but a pendant he was wearing saved him from death or serious injury. Harris peeled off 15 more bullets at the deputy. Dispatch I cant imagine! windows near the cafeteria. announces that possible hand-grenades have been detonated at the school. Teacher: There are about twenty to thirty students and faculty members there. Help me! the ballfields. They are in the science area in rooms one, two and three. reports begin to provide glimpses of the incidents magnitude. assumes the role of incident commander. Attention, south units. Suddenly Kastle fell through the ceiling, landing on the floor in front of a cafeteria exit. Yes they did actually say those phrases but we don't have the full call in which we wpuld even be able to hear them say this. and help keep the future of Westword, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. O.K.? The 911 Thinking that the student was filming a video for class, Nielson began to walk toward the entrance in order to confront him. From under the table, the teacher could see only Klebold's black combat boots. Until I got called in to review a few training cases, and a few firing cases. And they are having very much difficulty in controlling the bleeding. Its merely a flesh wound! and the peekaboo thing and do you believe in God?. "I'm crouched down. In 2011, a Youtuber posted "leaked audio" of Lauren Townsend (18) being killed with Klebold's TEC-9 as Val Schnurr screams, "Oh God! Deputy 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. Taylor crumpled. 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.
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