Columbine shooters | Audio and video | Sound files
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Sound files having to do with the Columbine shooting. Some are very old, and may not play correctly on modern software. Quality is a major issue. Some files do not have stereo sound, though they can still be heard. These clips have been posted for educational purposes and do not challenge any copyrights held.
COLUMBINE AUDIO FILES
(Audio) Basement tape quotes
Excerpted from one of five tapes made in the basement prior to the school shooting, wherein Eric and Dylan complain about classmates Nick, Rachel and Jen. Foul language was censored by the news station when it aired on television but if you want to know what was said you can read it in the transcript of the tapes.
(Audio) 911 calls and police dispatch communications (2)
This file is about 51 megs. I listened to this one straight off the Columbine Report CD and it was similar to the above, only broken up with police dispatch jargon and chatter. Gives a good idea of the chaos of the day on all ends.
(Audio) 911 call from teacher Patti Nielson, in the library
(37 seconds)
This call was made from the library right before Dylan and Eric entered it for the first time. The call lasted about 20 minutes though Patti was only on the phone for about 4 minutes of it. About that time the boys entered the library and she abandoned the phone to seek a better hiding place. The rest of the recording is the sound of the shooters destroying the library and killing people. This wav clip is only 37 seconds of the call.
(Audio) Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library - "full" version
(8:39 minutes)
This file starts at the beginning of Patti's call and goes for over 8 minutes. The sound cuts out at 5:22 where the audio was redacted before it hit the public. It picks up again at 8:11. There is no truly full version available to the public but you can see a transcript of most of what happened in the library after Patti fell silent here. WARNING! The end includes the heart-wrenching screams of Valeen Schnurr which are incredibly disturbing to hear.
(Audio) Angel
Clips of people reacting to what they have just seen in Littleton. Includes on-scene audio from kids who were just freed from the school. Some of them were in the library during the shooting and it's obvious from their voices just how upset they are. These clips overlay Sarah McLachlan's song "Angel". I did not make this. It was emailed to me years ago. No challenge to copyright is intended. It is only here because of the news audio.