Rachel joy scott
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Cassie Said Yes, They Say No
Did Cassie Bernall confess her faith in God moments before Dylan Klebold shot her? Did he, in fact, even pose the question–“Do you believe in God?”–that allowed Cassie’s “yes”? Ever since the online magazine Salon.com ran an article subtitled “Everything You Know About the Littleton Killings Is Wrong” (Sept. 23) in which Dave Cullen attempted to debunk popular perceptions of the Columbine massacre, skepticism has mounted about the veracity of the alleged exchange between Cassie and her killer.
But the larger question is this: Why has Cullen’s dubious assertion, based on incomplete reporting, so captured the imaginations of the media?
According to Cullen, investigators from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s department encountered conflicting testimony about Cassie’s last minutes, and they have expressed doubts that the question was ever posed. “A far more likely” scenario, Cullen wrote, has victim Val Schnurr’s story “apparently misattributed to Cassie.”
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Cassie Bernall
Victim of the Columbine High School Massacre
Cassie Bernall | |
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Bernall in 1997 | |
| Born | Cassie René Bernall (1981-11-06)November 6, 1981 Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1999(1999-04-20) (aged 17) Columbine, Colorado, U.S.[1] |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound[2] |
| Burial place | Golden Cemetery, Golden, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Victim of the Columbine High School massacre |
Cassie René Bernall (November 6, 1981 – April 20, 1999) was an American student who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who then committed suicide. It was reported that Bernall had been asked whether or not she believed in God, and she said "Yes", before being shot during the massacre. However, investigators concluded the person who was asked about her belief in God was Valeen Schnurr, who survived the shooting.[4][5][6][7]
In September 19
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She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall
1999 memoir by Misty Bernall
She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall is a memoir by Misty Bernall about the life of her daughter Cassie Bernall who was killed during the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999.
The book was published by Plough Publishing and released on September 1, 1999.[1][2] It includes a foreword by Madeleine L'Engle. In September 2000 Pocket Books first printed their paperback edition.[3]
The book spent five weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, peaking at No. 8.[4][5]
Background
The book was published a little over four months after the death of Cassie Bernall in the Columbine High School Massacre.
Contents
The book details the life of Cassie Bernall and her family's grieving process in the aftermath of her death. The book's title is a reference to what Bernall's final moments were erroneously reported to have been like. It had been widely reported that shooter Eric Harris had asked Bernall
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