Legislators slam door shut on Columbine probe
March 8, 2002
"How do we [heal] with the truth still hidden, rewritten, destroyed and covered up?"
-- Dawn Anna, whose daughter, Lauren Townsend, was killed in the Columbine shooting.
"Our window to find answers is dissipating. We've asked the questions. We have no answers."
-- Al Velasquez, whose son, Kyle, was killed in the rampage.
"A House committee voted 7-2 Thursday against a proposal to launch a commission with subpoena power to look into a possible cover-up by law enforcement authorities during their investigation of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history," said The Denver Post. Jefferson County officials claim they have already released all the information they have and there is nothing more to say on the case, despite the fact that much of the information released contradicts their own claims. Read the full article titled, "Legislators opt against probe of Columbine" Also see a detailed article by The Rocky Mountain News on the matter.
Not surprisingly, it was revealed on March 9 that the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office actively lobbied lawmakers not to proceed with a Columbine inquiry. Please see The Denver Rocky Mountain News article titled, "Jeffco pressured lawmakers"
Stirring, emotional transcripts of testimony from family members -- Betty Shoels, Brian Rohrbough, Ann Kechter, et al. -- who testified during the meeting is available on our Message Forum or at this link. Please read this testimony and find out why they believe the truth remains covered up.
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See the explosive half-dozen page article from The Westword, written by Alan Prendergast, dated March 7, 2002, "There Ought to Be a Law: Ten questions for the legislature's Columbine committee"
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Leaked crime scene photos are causing a stir, as the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office scrambles to plug the holes of a Columbine case riddled with controversy that, to their chagrin, won't go away. See The Rocky Mountain News for extensive coverage of the leaked crime scene photos.
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See "Columbine motion accuses cop of killing" from The Denver Post on December 27, 2001 for up-to-date information on the Rohrbough claim that a law enforcement officer killed an innocent student. (CRTF does not hold an opinion either way regarding this claim).
New book released
Too High A Price For Harmony : A Perpective on School Shootings
By Diane M. DeMiro
"In 1992, after re-certification as a Professional Teacher in Colorado and upon my re-entry into the world of education, I knew that there was something desperately wrong. The things that one avoids in order to maintain an independent status as a free individual were present in the dynamics of the classroom. In my usual style of protest, I wrote a prophetic poem from the perspective of a student that was a portent of the violence that was to occur several years later. After the Columbine Massacre, the murder and suicide of High School students and a teacher on April 20, 1999, I knew I had to delve deeply into the reason why I wrote that 'poem.' This manuscript is a result of three summers and eight to ten hours a day of analysis and research into the causes of rage and the will of school violence."
(CRTF is a neutral party in providing information on this book).
Update for new visitors
August 3, 2001
The most current and up-to-date information is located on our Message Forum. Here dozens of individuals are analyzing the 11,000 pages of recently released Jefferson County Sheriff's Office evidence and witness interviews. We encourage those interested in the Columbine story to download the various portions of the 11,000 pages of official Columbine evidence, located here on the internet. Share your findings with us on our Message Forum.
Be sure to check out the Our Investigation section to learn more about the concerns and controversies surrounding the shooting.
Previous updates have been moved to the "Updates" section.
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Latest Columbine investigation news
For the most up-to-date information on the continuing Columbine story, please refer to the following:
CRTF's Message Forum -- Here you will find exculsive information posted daily from people around the country carrying out their own in-depth investigations.
The Denver Post & Rocky Mountain News -- Check out both sources for the latest Columbine news.
The Westword -- Reporting from Alan Prendergast, et al. Be sure to check out the latest article, dated March 7, 2002, "There Ought to Be a Law: Ten questions for the legislature's Columbine committee"
We encourage those interested in the Columbine story to download the various portions of the recently released 11,000 pages of official Columbine evidence, located here on the internet. Share your findings with us on our Message Forum.
Read the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office official, final report on the shootings here.
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