Columbine: A True Crime Story

Ten years after Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve classmates and a teacher, Columbine remains the world's most iconic school shooting.

Columbine: A True Crime Story, a victim, the killers and the nation's search for answers is the first book of investigative journalism to tell the complete story of that day, the far-reaching consequences, and the common denominators among school shooters across the country.

Jeff Kass was one of the first reporters on the scene and has continued to cover the story as a staff writer for Denver's Rocky Mountain News.

He has broken national stories on the shootings such as leaked crime scene photos, and the sealed diversion files of the killers. He has also reported the story extensively for the Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Newsday, and U.S. News & World Report.

The result of ten years of research and exclusive information, the book reaches into fundamental American themes of violence, racism, parenting and policing.

Concluding with the tale of the tattered police investigation and how one of the most controversial victims' families faces down a modern American tragedy as the cameras roll, Columbine: A True Crime Story is a classic in the tradition of In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song.

Foreword by noted historian Douglas Brinkley, exclusive cover art by renowned artist and cultural commentator Ralph Steadman, and photos from the archives of the Rocky Mountain News, which won the Pulitzer for its Columbine photography.

"We've heard all this before. We're tired of hearing it now. Why go back to Columbine again? But there are a lot of people who haven't heard all this." --- --Hunter S. Thompson, American literary icon, father of gonzo journalism.


"A decade after the most dramatic school massacre in American history, Jeff Kass applies his considerable reporting talents to exploring the mystery of how two teens could have planned and carried out such gruesome acts without their own family and best friends knowing about it. Actually, there were important clues, but they were missed or downgraded both by those who knew the boys best and by public officials who came in contact with them. An engrossing and cautionary tale for everyone who cares about how to prevent kids from going bad." -----Ted Gest, President, Criminal Justice Journalists

"Even in the midst of tragedy we've seen the best, the best there is to see about our nation and about human nature." --Former President Bill Clinton from his words inscribed on the Columbine Memorial.

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[Wesley Kephart]

14 years...

[kike4101]

Yes :(

[Rachel Edwards]

Did you know Eric or Dylan?! D:

[mrceebees14]

To the ones that aren't aware, that figure on the grass at 0:02 that everyone is running past is the dead body of Rachel Scott.

[patrick jackson]

they were bullied and one of them had a mental problem

[Sean MacKirdy]

This is pathetic, i mean what did the people u shot do 2 u guys! I find it stupid that they did this, such a sad story and no excuse for the happening ;( RIP Cassie and Rachel. I really feel for any1 who was involved

[Enrique Acosta]

OMG i was there when that happend :( i was crying so bad

[xboxmaniac2k]

This is sad the boys killed people for no reason.

[TheXxXlindseyXxX]

even though this is a sucky video this was really sad i was at school and rachels challenge came

[David Clayton]

One of the very few comments here worth acknowledging!