A from the Connecticut State Police released online Friday reveals new details about the Dec. 14, 2012 mass shooting that took 26 lives at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn.The 11,000-plus page report includes investigative files, 911 call transcripts, crime scene reports and thousands of photos, among them images of the aftermath of the shooting that show weapons, bloodstains, and bullet-riddled hallways, and the clothes shooter Adam Lanza wore. The report also includes dashcam video from police officers speeding to the scene, nearly three hours of audio files and more than four hours of heavily redacted video shot by investigators inside the school and the Lanza home. State law prevents the release of crime scene photos that show the bodies of the victims. The report quotes an unnamed witness who says that Lanza may have targeted the nearby school because his mother Nancy had once worked there.A citation found in the Lanza home thanks Nancy Lanza for her volunteer service at the school, which Adam attended, in 1999. Lanza, Thank you for being such a special volunteer.
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The children achieved a most successful year with the dedication from your active involvement.' It also quotes a witness whose name is redacted that Adam had a grudge against the school. “Lanza hated his mother and Sandy Hook,” said the unnamed witness, “because his mother worked there. Lanza apparently felt that his mother loved the students more than him.”A male friend told investigators that Nancy Lanza wanted to sell her home and move to North Carolina or Washington state.
In North Carolina, she reportedly said, she had a friend who had a computer business and could train Adam. In Washington, she knew of a special school that could educate him. The report makes no conclusions about a possible motive.
A summary report released in November said that Lanza had no clear motive, but was obsessed with school shootings - particularly the Columbine massacre of 1999 - and planned both the Sandy Hook rampage and “the taking of his own life.”The new report also says that a police officer who attempted to rescue a teacher and children hiding in a bathroom had to convince them he was really there to help. When he identified himself as a police officer, the teacher said, “You’re not the police, I don’t believe you” until a trooper began removing kids from the room.Lanza, 20, killed his mother at the Newtown, Conn. Home they shared and then drove to the nearby elementary school, where he murdered 20 children and six staffers with a Bushmaster rifle before taking his own life.The release of the full police report, according to the state’s Department of Emergency Public Services and Protection, “is indicative that this State Police criminal investigation is concluded.”.
Lanza's mother Nancy consistently described him as having Asperger's Syndrome, said the report. She said he was unable to make eye contact, was sensitive to light and didn't like to be touched. She said there were marked changes in his behavior around the seventh grade, when he became more withdrawn.Nancy Lanza 'took care of all the shooter's needs,” according to the report. A witness, however, told investigators that Lanza 'did not have an emotional connection' with her. 'A person who knew the shooter in 2011 and 2012 said the shooter described his relationship with his mother as strained,' said the report.In November 2012, just a month before the shooting, Nancy was concerned about Adam because 'he hadn't gone anywhere in three months,' said the report, 'and would only communicate with her by email, though they were living in the same house.'
Nancy Lanza, however, never expressed fear for herself or anyone else at the hands of her son.Nancy Lanza wanted to buy the shooter a new pistol for Christmas, according to the report, and 'had prepared a check for that purpose to give the shooter.' The long-awaited summary of the second-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. History omitted much information from the investigative file, including transcripts of 911 calls, some witness statements from children and most crime scene photos.State’s Attorney Stephen Sedensky and the town of Newtown went to court to try and prevent the release of 911 calls from the school or transcripts of them, arguing that making them public could jeopardize the investigation. Tapes of seven calls were ultimately made public on Dec.
4.Other evidence from the state's investigation may never be made available to the public.A Connecticut law passed earlier this year in response to the shooting prohibits the release of photographs, film, video and other visual images showing a homicide victim if they can 'reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy of the victim or the victim's surviving family members.'
Before April 20th, 1999 Columbine was just an unincorporated area of Jefferson County in the American state of Colorado, but after that terrible day, the name Columbine has become synonymous with school shootings. And it’s not about to be forgotten either. How could we forget something so senseless and tragic?
Like all the other dark days in recent history, the Columbine Massacre is burned into our memories. And the memories are raw; making it hard to believe that in a few weeks’ time it will be 18 years since the shootings took place. On that day Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered their school, Columbine High, disturbed, armed, and extremely dangerous. They went on the rampage, setting off bombs and shooting indiscriminately at students and teachers for 50 terrifying minutes before committing suicide together in the library. Their attack left 13 people dead (12 students and 1 teacher) and another 24 injured.The question of why these two boys carried out the shootings still remains unanswered. Plenty of theories have been put forward; depression, sociopathy, revenge for bullying but there is nothing concrete. But if you really think about it, what reason in the world could excuse such a massacre?
About two weeks prior to the Columbine Massacre, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold posed for a group photo along with their classmates. This photo, meant to preserve happy memories of youth, is truly creepy. If you zoom in on Eric and Dylan, who sat in the far upper right-hand corner, you see them pointing towards the camera imitating guns with their hands. A grim message about what was to come?Looking at this picture now is enough to send icy chills down your spine because we know that the pair planned their attack months in advance. Their harrowing journals and videos documented the boys murderous planning and ideas so we know that while they posed for this photo they knew exactly what they were about to do. 14 Wounded Student Lies On The Pavement While Others Take Cover During The Shoot-Out.
Dylan and Eric did not just wake up one morning and decide to go on a killing rampage. The two had been planning the attack for quite some time; stocking up on arms and ammunition and making bombs. Their original plan had been to detonate two propane bombs in the cafeteria and to shoot students as they ran from the building following the explosion.These two bombs did not go off as they planned. This is extremely fortunate because if they had exploded with full force the 488 students in the cafeteria would surely have been killed or severely wounded. At the same time, the ceiling would have almost certainly collapsed, bringing down the library on the first floor.This picture shows a first responder to the scene, exchanging gunfire with the shooters inside. There are students taking cover behind the vehicle while one student lies wounded on the pavement. 13 Crosses Erected For Shooters Alongside Their Victims.
This is a photograph of the early memorial for the victims of the Columbine Massacre. You’ll notice that in this picture the camera is focused on a marker bearing the name of Dylan Klebold. These crosses were erected atop a hill near the school shortly after the shootings and Dylan and Eric both had crosses alongside their victims.Some people felt that the shooters had been victims themselves, but others in the small community couldn’t agree and this created quite a lot of controversy. A short time after this photo was taken the father of one of the victims cut down the crosses of Eric and Dylan.Do you think it was right for them to be remembered in the same place as their victims? 12 The Grief Goes On.
The fallout from the Columbine Shootings was massive. The question that everyone wanted an answer to more than anything was why. Why would two young men, with their whole lives ahead of them, resort to such an act? And more importantly, what could be done to prevent something like this from happening again?The year after the attack tougher gun laws were put in place and the importation of high capacity ammunition magazines was banned. The incident also sparked changes in the way that police respond to such incidents. The Immediate Action Rapid Deployment technique was introduced with the aim of containing the damage in such a situation.But none of these measures can take away from the heartbreak the massacre left behind.
This picture, taken by George Kochanlee Jr., captures that grief in a powerful way and was the winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 2004. 11 The Faces Of The Victims. These are the faces of the 13 people who walked into Columbine on that fateful day and never walked again. The students' names were Rachel Scott, Daniel Rohrbough, Kyle Velasquez, Steven Curnow, Cassie Bernall, Isaiah Shoels, Matthew Kechter, Lauren Townsend, John Tomlin, Kelly Fleming, Daniel Mauser, Corey Depooter, and the teacher was William 'Dave' Sanders. Dave was the third victim that was shot but the last person to die.There was so much confusion as the attacks began because most of the students thought that what they saw was simply another senior student prank because it was a common practice at the time. Who would have expected something like that to happen anyway?It’s sad to think that in the aftermath of the massacre it was Dylan and Eric that the media focused on while the victims seemed like just an afterthought.
10 The Killers' Final Walk. On the day of the attacks, CCTV cameras were rolling as Dylan and Eric made their way through the school. These cameras captured the absolutely terrifying moments of their fellow students and the callous behavior exhibited by the boys.
Survivors said they shouted things like 'Who's ready to die next?” Dylan walked past one injured boy pleading for help, said “Sure I’ll help you,” and shot him in the head.In this picture, we see the boys in the corridor shortly before the attacks began both wearing black trench coats. Dylan had on a black t-shirt with the word “WRATH” in red and Eric wore a white t-shirt with the words “Natural Selection” written in black. You can be sure that these outfits weren’t chosen at random. 9 Get Out If You Can.
A police deputy, Neil Gardner, was stationed at Columbine High School as a full-time armed school resource officer. He usually ate lunch with the students in the cafeteria, but on April 20th he had been eating his lunch in his patrol car on the northwest side of the campus. A few minutes after the shootings began a call came in over the school radio from the custodian, requesting assistance. Moments later, another call came in saying there was a shooter in the school.By noon, about 40 minutes after the attack began, SWAT teams had arrived on scene. Students that could escape the building were evacuated and the injured were transported to hospital.
This picture shows three girls running from the school supporting another girl who had been injured. 8 Memorial Stone In Clement Park. Eight years after the shootings took place, a permanent memorial was dedicated to the victims. The memorial is located in Clement Park – a meadow across from the school where impromptu memorials were held in the days after the attack. The memorial was built using donated funds.
This picture shows one of the memorial stones in the small park.The school underwent major renovations following the shootings. The library (located above the cafeteria) was completely demolished as this was where the majority of the murders took place. The library and cafeteria building had been built in 1995, just four years before the massacre. The site was transformed into a memorial ceiling and atrium.
A new library was constructed on the hill where the shootings started and the building is dedicated to the victims. 7 Shooters Viewed As Heroes By Fans. This picture shows Dylan and Eric walking through the cafeteria. By this time they had removed their trench coats which had been used to conceal their weapons and they are carrying their guns in their hands, looking for potential targets.As hard as it may be to believe Dylan and Eric have become cult figures, some people even idolize them. The boys have become unlikely heroes, especially for teenagers who feel alienated and angry with the world. They are seen by their fans as heroic avengers who stood up for themselves. With the rise in online social media platforms, there is a growing fandom for the boys on sites such as Tumblr.
These people call themselves 'Columbiners' and they create fan art and fan fiction related to the shooters. 6 The Preparation.
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were, like most teenage boys, heavily involved with computer gaming. They enjoyed playing first-person shooter games like Doom and Quake and Harris hosted various websites with gaming files. On these websites, he openly expressed his hatred for society and people in general.The pair also experimented with making bombs and practiced shooting their weapons in a wooded area close to their homes. They filmed some of these activities and posted them online.
This is a still image from one of those tapes.These websites have since been closed down but preserved by the FBI. There was also about four hours of videotape known as “the basement tapes” but all known copies have been destroyed. The police feared that if the tapes were made public they could have incited more violence.
5 Surviving The Impossible. Patrick Ireland was one of the students that Dylan and Eric shot in the library. He had attracted their attention when he tried to help another student who had been wounded by a bullet to the knee. Ireland was shot a second time by Dylan; hitting him twice in the head and once in the foot. Miraculously he survived the massacre.In this picture you see members of the SWAT team reaching to grab Patrick after he fell from the library window.
Unfortunately, they were not able to catch him and instead of falling into their arms, he fell seven feet and landed on a police vehicle's roof. This picture was taken around 2:38 pm, almost three hours after the shootings began, and Patrick had already suffered severe blood loss from his wounds. 4 The Weapons Of Columbine. This picture is of the actual weapons recovered from the Columbine Massacre, preserved in a glass case as a grim reminder. The boys began procuring these weapons months before the attack.On the day of the attacks, Dylan Klebold was armed with a TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, high-capacity magazines, and a 12 gauge double barreled sawn off shotgun.
It is estimated that he fired the handgun around 55 times and shot about 12 rounds from the shotgun.Eric Harris carried a 12 gauge pump action shotgun, which he fired about 25 times and a 9mm carbine with thirteen 10-round magazines. He fired the carbine almost 100 times. Both boys also carried a number of knives on them, although they didn’t use these during their attack. 3 A Martyr Is Born.
Cassie Bernall was a beautiful all American girl with big blue eyes and long blonde hair. When the shootings started she, along with a group of students, took cover in the library. It was the last thing she ever did.Well, almost the last thing. Cassie was a Christian and while she cowered in terror under a table she prayed aloud. According to some eyewitness statements, Eric Harris walked up to Cassie and pressed his gun to her head asking “Still believe in God now?” When she replied yes in a firm voice he shot her in the head.Within days after the shootings, Cassie was already being referred to as a martyr for the Christian faith and compared to other saints who died defending their faith. Her parents wrote a bestselling book about her ( She Said Yes) and there are thousands of websites dedicated to her memory.
2 The Scars Of Columbine. For the survivors of the Columbine Massacre, the heartache will never truly end. All of the students and teachers who were at the school that day will have to live with what happened for the rest of their lives. The emotional scars will always be there and for some survivors, like Lance Kirklin, there are physical scars to deal with too.Lance, who was 16 years old at the time of the shootings, was critically injured when Eric shot at him and his two friends with the 9mm carbine as they went up the west staircase. The three friends were among the first victims of the massacre. Lance was shot in the leg and bullets ripped through his neck and jaw, leaving him alive but disfigured.
1 A Deadly Legacy. These are photos of Eric and Dylan, who will forever be remembered as mass murderers and the perpetrators of one of the deadliest school shootings in history. But their reign of terror didn’t end the day they killed themselvesThe W.
Myers High School shooting occurred on the 28th of April 1999, just eight days after the Columbine Massacre. This incident was the first, but sadly not the last Columbine related copycat crime. In this case, the shooter was a 14-year-old boy named Todd Cameron Smith, who opened fire on his classmates, killing one and wounding another.Seung-Hui Cho, now known as the infamous Virginia Tech Shooter, was in the eighth grade when the Columbine massacre took place. Classmates reported that he was transfixed by the media coverage of the attack and he even wrote an assignment about wanting to “repeat Columbine”. In 2007, armed with two semi-automatic weapons, Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others.Sources: inquisitr.com, westworld.com, independent.co.uk.
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