Dave Cullen

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"These guys wanted to become cult heroes"
The Columbine killers left videos for police to find after their rampage.
Killer: Shepard didn't make advances
A just-unsealed confession demolishes the "gay panic" defense. Too bad the media wasn't around to hear it.
McKinney guilty in Shepard murder
But legal experts say the jury's refusal to convict him on premeditation charges may save the 22-year-old from the death penalty.
Quiet bombshell in Matthew Shepard trial
Judge Barton Voigt throws out the gay panic defense, gutting the case for a manslaughter conviction in place of murder.
Overruled
The defense scrambles as the judge in the Matthew Shepard trial attacks the so-called "gay panic" defense.
Attendance down at Columbine after threats
A "suicidal" senior was arrested after vowing to "finish the job" on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the massacre.
The reluctant activist
Judy Shepard talks about her struggles to accept her son Matthew's homosexuality, his brutal murder and the unwanted celebrity she decided to use on behalf of gay rights.
Put the victim on trial?
Lawyers spar over autopsy photos, angels clash with the Rev. Fred Phelps and both sides prepare for a "sex panic" defense as jury selection begins in the Matthew Shepard trial.
Letters to the Editor
Faludi's wrong -- men are doing fine! Plus: Misunderstanding singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn; moms defend right to sleep with their infants.
Rutherford Institute sues Columbine officials
A lawsuit over religious rights continues the wrangle over who owns the Columbine tragedy.
Letters to the Editor
Abstinence works in theory, not in practice; debating cable vs. DSL; who's to blame for Columbine feeding frenzy?
Who said "Yes"?
Local reporters have known for months that eyewitnesses disputed the account of Cassie Bernall's "martyrdom." So why did the truth take so long to see print?
Columbine: We stand behind the story
Although sheriff's officials have downplayed their role in revealing details about the Columbine investigation, no one has challenged a single fact reported.
"Kill mankind. No one should survive"
The writings of Eric Harris reveal an equal-opportunity hater who rails against minorities and racists and can't stand the WB.
Inside the Columbine High investigation
Everything you know about the Littleton killings is wrong. But the truth may be scarier than the myths.
Let's see if they'll play this
Randy Newman, Paul McCartney and Counting Crows were stars at this year's Gavin convention in Boulder, Colo. That's OK for a conference, but bad news for fans of good radio.
Letters to the Editor
Readers rage over Horowitz racism; a little TV won't kill your kids; will celibacy make you happier?
How much mourning is enough?
As Columbine High goes back to school, parents and students wrestle with how to remember while also trying to move on.
Who owns the Columbine tragedy?
As reporters swarm on the first day of school, students will try to "take back" their high school and put the massacre behind them.
Let the litigation begin
Kevorkian's lawyer's suit against the Columbine killers' parents is just the beginning.
"I smell the presence of Satan"
Is Littleton's evangelical subculture a solution to the youth alienation that played a role in the Columbine killings, or a reflection of it?
Gay leaders fear Littleton backlash
Police, the media and the Christian right continue to track reports that at least one of the killers was gay.
The rumor that won't go away
Jocks say Littleton killers were gay, but friends deny it.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond with outrage and sadness after Littleton tragedy.
Outsiders, even among the outsiders
Littleton killers didn't quite fit in, even with the "Trench Coat Mafia."
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