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Columbine Killer's Mom Had 'No Inkling' About Dylan

Her essay is first detailed comment from a parent of the killers

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 10, 2009 4:19 PM CDT
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(AP) – A rare glimpse into the behavior of a Columbine killer the morning of the attack: "I was getting dressed for work when I heard Dylan bound down the stairs and open the front door," writes his mother in O magazine. "Wondering why he was in such a hurry when he could have slept another 20 minutes, I poked my head out of the bedroom. 'Dyl?' All he said was 'Bye.' The front door slammed, and his car sped down the driveway. His voice had sounded sharp. I figured he was mad because he'd had to get up early to give someone a lift to class."

Susan Klebold's essay, excerpts of which were released in advance, is the first detailed public remarks by a parent of either killer. She says she had "no inkling" of Dylan's disturbed mind and will be "haunted" the rest of her life. "I cannot look at a child in a grocery store or on the street without thinking about how my son's schoolmates spent the last moments of their lives. Dylan changed everything I believed about myself, about God, about family, and about love."

A 1998 yearbook photo from Columbine High School of Dylan Klebold.
A 1998 yearbook photo from Columbine High School of Dylan Klebold.   (Anonymous)
In this April 20, 1999, file photo, Eric Harris, left, and Dylan Klebold in the school cafeteria.
In this April 20, 1999, file photo, Eric Harris, left, and Dylan Klebold in the school cafeteria.   (Anonymous)
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From the writings Dylan left behind, criminal psychologists have concluded that he was depressed and suicidal. (That) broke my heart. I'd had no inkling of the battle Dylan was waging in his mind. - Susan Klebold, Dylan's mother

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kati
Oct 12, 2009 2:43 AM CDT
Agreed! Most of those children were involved in torturing and killing animals prior to the human killings. How could anyone not have known?
riffran
Oct 11, 2009 7:32 AM CDT
and thumbs up....by the way
riffran
Oct 11, 2009 7:02 AM CDT
I would like to thank DarkFrancis and Rocket448 in PARTICULAR for their understanding, of the multiple issues invovling that tragedy. There soooooomany factors for why those kids went off...(none of them justified what they did)....Im just glad to see that not everybody blames the parents for what their psycho sons did

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