57. Her beloved son was the Columbine shooter
All The Wiser
Kimi Culp
4.8 • 652 Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2021
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
It’s been more than 20 years since Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School and killed and injured dozens of people before taking his own life. Since the loss of her son, Sue Klebold committed the next decades of her life to the research of brain health, violence, and suicide prevention. In this episode, Sue not only shares about the moment she learned of her son's death and his final act, but she also shares thoughtful and practical solutions that she believes can help put an end to school shootings in this country, beginning with the key distinction between asking why these things happen, and instead asking how they happen.
Author of New York Times Best Seller, "A Mother's Reckoning, Living In The Aftermath of Tragedy"
Episode benefitting American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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| 1:01.7 | someone who was kind and loving, thoughtful, could do what he did. She asked him if he needed counseling. |
| 1:12.7 | He said he didn't, and he would prove to her that he was fine. |
| 1:16.9 | What 16-year-old boy would say otherwise? |
| 1:20.5 | And in the last 14 months of his life, he did prove it to her. |
| 1:25.1 | He was accepted at four colleges, |
| 1:29.6 | worked the sound for the school plays, |
| 1:31.7 | had an after-school job, |
| 1:33.3 | and got decent grades. |
| 1:35.4 | And then one spring morning, |
| 1:39.0 | Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School, |
| 1:40.9 | alongside his friend, |
| 1:41.9 | Eric Harris, |
| 1:43.9 | and the two began shooting at everyone they encountered, killing |
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