Columbine third shooter myth debunked (finally)

Did Over 90 Witnesses Really See A “Third Shooter?”

Massive amounts of testimony that supposedly supports the possibility of a “third shooter” at Columbine has been circulating the internet for many years. Due to this it is widely believed that more than 90 eyewitnesses actually identified a “third shooter” and the Jefferson County Police Department has simply chosen to ignore it.

With so many pieces of quoted testimony there is no doubt that this theory deserves a close look. After all, if there really is evidence that points to a third shooter it definitely deserves to be addressed.

We dove into this theory expecting to find at least some witnesses who saw a third shooter, but as we went down the list of witnesses and read their actual testimony – it became clear that the widely circulated quotes were carefully cherry-picked and even edited to reflect the support of a third shooter.

We’re not saying that there wasn’t a third shooter at Columbine. We’re simply saying that the testimony used to support the third shooter theory that is circulating the internet has been shamelessly manipulated and fabricated.

So now we have to ask… where did these quotes come from? Who gathered this information and labeled it “research?” Is the testimony accurately quoted? Is the testimony in context? Well, the short answer is no – not at all. The testimony circulating the internet regarding the “proof” of a “third shooter” at Columbine is blatantly false and manipulated.

The origin for this manipulated testimony is a man who goes by the online handle “Starviego” and “Starvosan” on discussion forums such as CRTF, Super Columbine Massacre RPG and Stormfront.

The truth is that only (x) witnesses provided testimony that can be considered to have identified a shooter that was neither Eric nor Dylan.

We acknowledge possibility that a third person may have been involved in the very beginning due to the testimony of (insert names here) but we do not support the possibility of a bonafide third shooter. The reason for this is that there is no direct evidence to indicate an actual third shooter.

Debunking Manipulated Testimony

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Chris Wisher Jake Apodaca Jonathan Cole William Arapkiles Channel 7 News at 12pm Lindsay Elmore ACSO Nelson Jason Baer Anthony Sammauro Erik Sunde Jon Curtis Richard Olejniczak Adam Campbell Matt Katzenmeier Alicia Maes Natalie Baker Jennifer Tindall Ryan Ezzie Jordan Grimm John Spahlinger Thornton/Northglenn PD SWAT Team Littleton PO Mike Eyman Nathan Dykeman Daphne Baca Trista Fogerty J. Adams Gary Talocco Dick Strange Patrick Vassar Seth Biggi Devon Adams Boulder PD SWAT Timeline Julie Thomas Patrick McDuffee Melissa Chavez Timothy Kastle Pam Wood Amy Terry Bryan Frye LFD Capt. Mike Gorman JCSO Kevin Walker Vincent DiManna CBS News.com 4/19/2001 Adam Campbell Sarah Houy Joshua Lapp Brandi Wiseman Holly Pinkham Alex Babiniec Drew Lagerborg Josh Brinkley Jay Gallantine Lindsay Wyant Evan Todd Diwata Perez Jessica Holliday Crystal Archuleta Seth Dubois Wade Allen Frank Courtney Haulman Lacey Hohn Bijen Monty Tessa Nelson Katelyn Place Lacey Smith Brenton Hooker Tiffany Lien Kristen Long Rusty Shyler Chris Thierren Erin Walton Ashley Egelund Leiha Murphy Cara Sander Jason Brehm Mindy Pollock David Eagle John Vandemark Jen Smull Nathan Anema Katy Beer Leanna Clark Frank DeAngelis Amy Evans Mark Hengel Ann Marie Hochhalter Leigh Kamens Mark Opfer Josh Ortwein Jessica Rusch Valeen Schnurr Jennifer Tindall Adam Thompson Terry Lawson Monica Schuster Kacey Ruegsegger