THE COLUMBINE BOOK

This page previews my upcoming Columbine book, with the working title A Lasting Impression: The Definitive Account of Columbine and Its Aftermath. The Columbine Guide offers a wealth of material and resources about Columbine, and guidance on which sites to trust and which information turned out to be wrong.

• First leaked passages from Eric Harris' journal,
• First interview with Lead Investigator Kate Battan,
• Revelation that Christian martyr Cassie Bernall never "Said Yes,"
• First in-depth interview with Principal Frank DeAngelis, and
• First analysis of the killers' motives by the head of the FBI team.
  
  

	Salon magazine's Dave Cullen, who has been on top of the Columbine story from the start, reported on Thursday that investigators finalizing the official report on Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold now say they ''were never part of the Trench Coat Mafia'' and ''didn't target jocks, minorities or Christians.''
	— FRANK RICH
	The New York Times, September 25, 1999

• Most of the early Columbine coverage got it mostly wrong: particularly who Eric and Dylan were and what they were trying to do. With the luxury of hindsight, we now have a good idea of the truth about killers--but all the misconceptions remain in print, and everyone researching Columbine learns the same myths over and over. This guide is designed to help you sort through it all effectively.
  
  
• I compiled and analyzed a wealth of Columbine information researching my book. So I created this Columbine guide to share all that information, with extensive links and commentary to steer you toward the accurate information, and away from the pervasive myths.
  
  
• It features links to the following, with analysis of which sites to trust, and which to be leery of: news stories, 911 tapes, 25,000 pages of evidence, leaks from Eric Harris's journal, Dylan Klebold's prescient story, Eric's website, the Sheriff's rpt, Gov's rpt, excellent FBI report on school shooters, how to obtain every document/tape/video released by court order, etc.
  
  
• UPDATE, JULY 2006: The Guide now includes a link to 1,000 newly-released pages of evidence, including Eric Harris's notorious journal, which he called "The Book of God." This is the most important evidence in the case.

• Drawings, top to bottom:
  • Schedule for April 20 from Eric's daytimer--in Dylan's handwriting.
  • Schedule for April 20 from Dylan's notebook.
  • Eric's diagram of the cafeteria, with bomb placement, and inventory of human targets in the cafeteria up to and including 'A' lunch. Click it for a larger view.
• Photos:
  • Top photo is Eric Harris (left) & Dylan Klebold caught on surveillance cameras in the cafeteria. Click it to play the video.
  • Other photos are by the Rocky Mountain News. Click any of them to see the full Pulitzer-winning collection.

• Email: dave@davecullen.com
• Editor: Erika Imranyi, at Dutton.
• Literary Agent: Betsy Lerner, at Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner.
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