Klebold describes a home life that was, if not perfect, better than ordinary. Sue klebold, dylan klebolds mother, believed that like many parents, she was sure she would have known if something were wrong with her son but all that changed after the tragedy. Living in the aftermath of tragedy on the humanity of kindness, the importance of suicide prevention and her. As the terrified parents of columbine high school prayed for the lives of their children, sue klebold asked only for the death of her boy. Three nights before the columbine massacre, dylan klebold went to the senior prom.
Sue klebold, dylan klebold s mother, believed that like many parents, she was sure she would have known if something were wrong with her son but all that changed after the tragedy. I feel that dylan was a victim of some kind of malfunction going on in his brain, she said. Mother of columbine killer dylan klebold gives first tv. Parents of harris, klebold largely stayed silent the. Columbine faq dylan klebold, eric harris school shooters. On april 20, 1999, eric harris and dylan klebold walked int. Sue klebold, mother of columbine high school shooter dylan. Mother of columbine shooter reflects on that day, 19 years. Peter langman, who klebold interviewed for her book, have studied his journals and video recordings.
The broadcast comes ahead of the publication of sue klebold. In her first interview since the 1999 school massacre, sue klebold tells. The broadcast comes ahead of the publication of sue klebolds book, silence broken. As she writes in the books introduction, sixteen years have passed since that. The mother of columbine shooter dylan klebold gives her firstever tv interview tonight on diane sawyers primetime abc show 2020. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twentyfour others before taking their own lives. As klebold says to me in our interview, the chances of your child. Mother of columbine shooter dylan klebold breaks silence. Once it came, the mother of school shooter dylan klebold. In the sixteen years since, sue klebold, dylans mother, has had to live with the.
Columbine shooter dylan klebolds mother, sue klebold. Dylan klebolds mother susan reflects upon her sons depression and the role religion played in his upbringing. It is almost two decades since klebolds son dylan and his friend eric harris murdered people at columbine high school before killing themselves, and in that time much about the american. Faq on columbine, including killers eric harris and dylan klebold, motives, context of other school shooters and mass murder, parents sue klebold. A mothers reckoning, by sue klebold the new york times. This was klebolds first television interview since the columbine attacks. Sue klebold, the mother of columbine high shooter dylan klebold, will hold her first tv interview with diane sawyer about her new memoir and journey since the tragedy. Eric and dylan s parents provoke the most debate at my events, yet unfortunately, this will be the shortest section on the site. Columbine shooter dylan klebolds mother in tv interview.
As the mother of columbine high school shooter dylan klebold prepares to speak out in her first interview since the gruesome 1999 shooting massacre, a survivor of the attacks has released a. In structure, the book relives sues search for answers, drawing on her. Dylan klebold s mother susan reflects upon her sons depression and the role religion played in his upbringing. The acclaimed new york times bestseller by sue klebold, mother of one of the columbine shooters, about living in the aftermath of columbine on april 20, 1999, eric harris and dylan klebold walked into columbine high school in littleton, colorado. On april 20, 1999, eric harris and dylan klebold walked into columbine high school in littleton, colorado. Her son and his friend killed people at columbine high school 17 years ago.
Sue klebold is the mother of dylan klebold, one of the shooters. For the past 19 years, sue klebold, has tried and tried to make sense of what happened. Dylan klebolds parents, meanwhile, only discovered six. Columbine killers mother sue klebold on relationship with. The mother of dylan klebold, who along with eric harris killed people. Sue klebold is the mother of dylan klebold, one of the two shooters at columbine. He pulled back his long hair, wore a tux and a bow tie. Susan klebold doesnt believe god is watching over her family. Ap but she also counts her son as one of the victims. Klebold said she is donating her book profits towards research and.
Dylan klebolds mother susan reflects upon her sons depression and the role. An interview with sue klebold the author of the memoir, a mothers reckoning. Dave cullen reveals the secret meeting of eric harris parents with his victims kinoffering a rare glimpse into how they saw their son. The interview on a special edition of 2020 came three days before the monday release of klebolds book, a mothers reckoning. Book offers klebold parents view of sons role in columbine tragedy. What a columbine shooters mother wants you to know parents.
The mother of one of the columbine high school massacre killers has. He expected his interviews with the klebolds to shed light on dylans. Columbine shooter dylan klebolds mother in tv interview with. Columbine mother sue klebolds first tv interview was a. Mother of columbine killer dylan klebold gives first tv interview news. It is almost two decades since klebold s son dylan and his friend eric harris murdered people at columbine high school before killing themselves, and in that time much about the american.
Sue klebold was an ordinary suburban mother before columbine. This was a year before the massacre, and one of the very rare moments in the book when one questions klebolds handling of her son. And the other thing that im sure you remember from the book is that. Dylan klebolds mother, sue, says it was difficult accepting that i had created a monster. Columbine killers mother sue klebold on relationship with her son. Sue klebold, the mother of dylan klebold, seems reluctant to explore the details of what led her son to that fateful day in columbine. Sue klebold lives with guilt for what her son did, why she raised mass murderer. In the book, klebold tells us who dylan really was, before columbine. On this day in 1999, her son dylan and his friend eric harris shot and killed 12 students and one teacher at. In april 1999, dylan klebold and eric harris attacked columbine high. I carry him everywhere i go, always sue klebold says she wishes shed asked her son dylan the kinds of questions. After i wrote a column a few weeks ago about the 1999 shootings at columbine high school, i got email from tom klebold, the father of dylan klebold, one of the shooters. Susan klebold doesnt believe god is watching over her.
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