Dylan was remembered as a Cub Scout who attended church with his family. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are once more in the family room of the Harris home. Eric: "Susan, sorry. I hated her for a few years but its not a clear depiction of the totality of our relationship. . Dylan Klebold's mother: 'I felt I was a good mom'. His parents raised their two boys as many others did, following that close-knit, suburban family model (p. 62). Any pix of the monster creators? Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were charged with theft, criminal mischief, and criminal trespassing for breaking into a van and . Unfortunately, we only have her word today as to what went on in the home. His negative traits werent out of the ordinary either, really: he was very sensitive to embarrassment, which sometimes led to anger; and he was perhaps a little too independent, where he wouldnt ask for help even if he needed it like when he had to take a break from baseball after pains he never mentioned became so bad they caused his arm real damage. I knew it wasnt nearly so simple (p. 146). Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 13 people on April 20, 1999, before taking their own lives. In their first interview since the Columbine High School massacre, the parents of one of the killers said they feel no need be forgiven and didnt realize their son was beyond hope until after he was dead. -- b. I guess it's my generation. At approximately 11:19 a.m., Dylan Klebold, 17, and Eric . Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters who committed the Columbine High School massacre, murdering 12 students and a teacher. Sure, that'll work! And society does not want to deal with real problems, so it easier to label people, and just forget about the whole thing. It's about a half an hour before our little judgment day. Kids hide things. Answer (1 of 2): His mother has (admirably, if belatedly) committed herself to educating people on how to spot the signs of malignant tendencies in their children in an effort to help separate real danger signs from "normal" teen BS. We are not violent.I would never do a shooting even though I work in an office with a bunch of former jocks and homecoming queens that haven't changed since they left school and are still as awful now as they were then. Ericx92s parents, too, did what parents do. The goal seems to have been parental appeasement. I've met members in USA, UK, Norway, Sweden,Germany,Brazil, Chile, Ireland, India and the Bahamas. "In the very . 18 year old son of Wayne Nelson Harris and Katherine (Kathy) Ann [Pool] Harris. one of their coworkers at blackjack (again, cannot remember the name; most of this is just top of my head knowledge but it was a girl) said that dylan was not close with his dad and even disliked him (something to that effect), also in the 11k. of course, tom has never come out and publicly spoken the way sue has; from my personal observation he seems to be a little more torn up about it than she. LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) _ Columbine High School gunman Dylan Klebold was a follower, not a leader, who went astray after he met Eric Harris, friends say. Guns and weapons? I wanted a contribution to help us understand why it happened, so that it would never happen again. Susan Francis Klebold ( ne Yassenoff; born March 25, 1949) is an American author and activist. Kids do know about their frineds. Dylan adds that they can have his things as well. Maybe that's what I find so scary about the whole thing, that there are people who walk around, every day, and are completely lacking in everything that I thinks makes us human. Focus on the mental. Press J to jump to the feed. Of course there is no formula for determining whether someone will turn out to be a school shooter, but I definitely agree with the sentiment that it is important to look at how these things happen. . Klebold's body was . I think maybe his outlook grew worse over time. COLUMBINE, pisode 3 : l'impact sur la socit, 3. It didn't seem to slow down the ordinary media train. The couple took issue with people who say they forgive them for what happened. KleboldI started reading the Columbine book, how does he try to explain Klebold? Dylan Klebold had written about a "god-like figure" dressed in black, brutally gunning down fraternity-type boys. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 13 people on April 20, 1999, before taking their own lives. This page is focused on the tragedy as well as its perpetrators so we can try to better understand the psychology and motives behind this horrific event. I got picked on a lot and dealt with a lot of shit from the "jocks" and the "cool kids." Brooks Brown, now 31 years-old was a senior at Columbine during what was considered to be the worst school shooting in U.S. history. Coni Sanders, whose father, Dave Sanders, a . We've hardly seen him & attempts to engage him have been futile. Few more places I can't think of now. Ignore them. Very,very sad but not surprising.The majority of parents who have lost a child end up splitting up.No matter how much they loved each other or how strong of a relationship they had before the tremendous strain and grief is often too much to endure. I encourage you to study the footage and reach out to others in the comments. comes from the shittiest of shitty, lazy parent(s). multiple newspapers and media outlets in the days after reported dylan and his father having the kind of relationship where, when dylan would come home from school, they would share a snack and read the sports section of the newspaper together. "some manipulate, like my parents.". But Sue and her husband didnt know what the signs they were seeing meant. These kids were calculating, smart and intent on destruction. Getty, AP, AP, AFP/Getty. WOuldn't one of the friends have felt him a little bit off, at the least? He'd gone with a traditional black tuxedo, bow tie slightly askew. According to a report in the Denver Rocky Mountain News, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was supplied with evidence a year ago that "Eric . You teach them to recognize triggers that exacerbate symptoms. As a literature teacher, symbolism is not lost on me. Theres to me a level of skepticism we have usually of course with the scraps of info we had, but also the slight weirdness/more to it/unreliability when it came down to this particular topic, Find it interesting Tom would say he was Dylans best friend. None of us knows exactly how the brain works. Harris was a "budding psychopath, a person without a conscience," he said. "I just don't know how something that is so basic as how the brain works is something that can be treated with therapy.". Sue is from a prominent Jewish community . Jefferson County Public Schools officials have consistently denied that bullying was tolerated or that athletes received special treatment. Without advertising income, we can't keep making this site awesome for you. In Cub Scouts, he was a bright, dedicated boy who worked hard for his badges. I want you to have that fly CD. These are all great examples of Tom's relationship with Dylan. Sue Klebold's son was one of the shooters in a mass killing at Columbine High School 19 years ago. You unterstand. Wayne & Kathy Harris are the parents of infamous Columbine HS shooter, Eric Harris. When asked about Dylan's behavior, Byron indicated that Dylan appeared to be somewhat detached and he went on to explain that as a "pissed off teenager." Byron went on to state that Dylan gave no indication to believe that something like this was going to occur. However, it is my understanding from reviews that he contends the boys actually had a circle of friends and were, in fact, popular within that group. He was one of the teens behind the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999. We didnt realize it until after the end, Tom Klebold said. Similiarly if a child is screaming at playmates and/or siblings and will not stop, you have to move in and take control of the situation. Adam killed 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary. I believe it was either a sibling or playmates. Sue received a number of letters from people whod gone to Columbine who were more surprised that a shooting hadnt happened sooner than that one had happened at all. Teachers did nothing. He was also very close friends with the killers. . She also spent a lot of time conferencing with my teachers to know how well I was doing in school and she was interested in my assignments. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris had openly admired Adolf Hitler. Can you imagine having one of those monsters as your brother? She's spent years excavating every detail of her family life, trying to understand what she could have done to prevent her son's violence. ", Eric "If only we would have searched their room. Harris parents, Wayne and Kathy Harris, have never spoken to reporters. Or is your tiny mind only capable of two viewpoints? That doesn't make them monsters. I couldn't put the book down, and even though I thought I knew the ending of the story, or at least most of it, I have to admit, the last couple of chapters, specifically the one detailing the Basement Tapes, and the one about what had happened leading up to Harris and Klebold committing suicide were fucking frightening. Planning? Brown can . I'm with VoTN on this one. In any case, teenagers can be quite unfair to their parents. And for a best friend, did they spend much time together at all? Wayne worked as a transport pilot for the United States Air Force, while . If someone read my journals as a teen, youd assume my Mom and I would have killed each other by now, but now we are pretty close. Brooks said the Klebolds agreed to the interview after an exchange of e-mails initiated by Tom Klebold, who was angered by Brooks April 24 column. You're a judgmental twat, r14. Hey mom, gotta go Tom isnt even included in the insincere goodbye. When someone is in a store, that is not their own private property. if anyone can correct or find the sources for me that would be greatly appreciated! Unfortunately, Eric was able to channel Dylans experiences and psychology into a violent act that would take not only his own life, but the lives of many others. COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL massacre - WikiVidi Documentary. She and the father lectured him, took away . however, in her book, sue shared a diary entry she wrote of an incident in the months before the massacre: 1/11/99 This long, hard day is over. Her recounting of the details of Dylans life, combined with what we learned about school shooters in general, paints a picture of how this particular child ended up committing one of the most infamous massacres in American history. Dylan Klebold was interviewed inside the Columbine libary on January 30th, 1998. 9-11-1981 -- 17 year old son of Mr. Thomas Klebold (then 52) and Mrs. Susan (Yassenoff) Klebold (then 50), younger brother to Byron (21 at the time). In general: School shootings happen most at high schools, with a student at the school acting alone as the shooter. It would be satisfying to blame the parents. In April 1981, Harris was born in Wichita, Kansas. The couple said they felt under siege after the shooting and never had a chance to grieve for their son. You have to ignore a whole lot of what is wrong with society to limit it to a bogus discussion about how some people have "brains wired differently." They often have an interest in guns and weapons, with easy access to firearms, and have often repeatedly made clear their violent intentions to others (usually peers). Here's what you need to know: 1. When it came to intervention, these people had no idea what they should have been doing. She has spent the last 15 years excavating every detail of her family life, and trying to understand the crucial intersection . Eric Harris was a garden variety psychopath, nothing very interesting about him. They always have, and unless we can change it (which might be very "Pandora") they always will. No scientist knows this absolutely. Hers was a love as dark and true, as embracing and self-abnegating, as Cordelia's. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, seniors at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., placed . (Stephanie . Born: 4-9-1981. His parents were both born in Colorado but while he was working in the Air Force as a transport pilot, Wayne Harris held 11 . The big trifecta of psychopathology. Eric Harris's father (Wayne Harris) was a former Air Force pilot stationed at Plattsburgh AFB in New York, rumored to be linked to covert operations such as mind control. The testimony people point out of a co-worker stating Dylan didnt get on with his father is unreliable as he couldve been having a teenage moan or joining in one time right up to regular bitterly disparaging remarks and reasons why. LITTLETON, Colo. Just 15 people attended the funeral of Columbine High School killer Dylan Klebold on Saturday two ministers, eleven mourners and two anguished parents wondering where they'd gone . Another migrant here from the other Columbine thread who's reading Cullen's book--. Asking how points the way forward, and shows us what we must do. She went to Ohio State University where she dated Tom. Sue had no idea it was a life-and-death situation. They are particularly good at it. Im horrified, Dawn Anna, whose daughter Lauren Townsend was killed at Columbine, told The Associated Press. And even then we may never uncover the truth. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold stormed into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and murdered 13 people before killing themselves. Empathy; not so much. Though posthumous diagnosis isnt possible, that Dylan was seriously depressed is not up for debate (p. 160), and his behaviors might have also fit the criteria for other diagnoses such as avoidant personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, and/or borderline personality disorder. One particular incident was uncovered where Dylan and Eric (the other shooter) were surrounded by a group, pushed around, called slurs, and had ketchup sprayed on them. Family & Personal Life. I was in high school at the time. I still think it's easy to place blame on the parents within the context of what happened, but tons of kids are little miscreant assholes who commit petty shit like Eric & Dylan were doing. On August 30, 2006 Columbine obsessed 18 year old Alvaro Castillo would murder his father with a sawed off Mossberg 500 shotgun at their home and then drive to a local high school and open fire. Younger brother to Kevin Harris (21 at the time). Klebold and Dylan's father, Tom, endured not only . Dylan Klebold along with his friend, Eric Harris, committed the Columbine High School massacre 17 years ago. His grades fell to average. I think you did an excellent job with this blog post. No scientist knows this absolutely. He started getting in trouble, and complained of how certain groups of kids were ruthless bullies, yet the school did nothing to stop them. In this difficult, jarring talk, Klebold explores the intersection between mental health and violence . R16 = Female with daddy issues who doesn't take kindly to unkind remarks toward her fellow twats. When I moved out on my own I gained the privacy afforded to adults. Eric's parents were both born in Colorado but while his father Wayne Harris was working in the Air Force as a transport pilot, Wayne held 11 different positions at six different bases in Ohio . Now, she spends her time advocating for suicide prevention and mental health services. Brian Rohrbough, father of victim Daniel Rohrbough, said he was outraged that the Klebolds likened the day of the shootings to a natural disaster in the interview with Brooks. Sorry if I can't be interested in something without arousing your ire. The narrator seemed to revel in the graphic violence he was depicting, but it was the final passage that was particularly disturbing, where Dylan conveyed unabashed awe and . . Eric Harris was 17 and a hottie. "Hey, Sci-fi-tologist, fuck off with your anti-psychology bullshit". Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold was the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, . Thank you! Dylan seems to have been a very unhappy person. Bedwetting, firesetting and cruelty to animals. We monitored what movies our boys could see, and put them to bed with stories and prayers and hugs (p. 61). So I'm gone. Yet, despite a happy upbringing, Dylan still did what he did. Yet later, he sees them more as zombiestrickier though andmore manipulative. Sue acknowledges that before Columbine, she would have reacted to news of some horrific act by wondering what that persons parents must have been like to allow someone to turn out like that. Dylan and Robyn had fun. Sue Klebold. While in class we have made abundantly clear that most people with mental health issues are non-violent, Dylans depression and suicidality fits the school shooter pattern. Okay, well, first of all, gifted programs don't monitor shit. Dylan was giddy and beaming, all cleaned up for once. Tom seemed to view Dylan as his best friend/soulmate, at least according to what Sue has told us. So no, nothing in the gifted program could have helped this kid. We just share a brotherhood of admiration and belief in R &V. We sympathize with each other. AAron Ontiveroz/the Denver Post via Getty Images The oblivious parents in Target or sitting inside their houses listening to their kids having a meltdown and completely ignoring it.