Cassie Bernall

Cassie Bernall
Bernall in 1997
Born
Cassie René Bernall

(1981-11-06)November 6, 1981
DiedApril 20, 1999(1999-04-20) (aged 17)
Cause of deathGunshot wound[2]
Burial placeGolden Cemetery, Golden, Colorado, U.S.[3]
OccupationStudent
Known forVictim 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 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty, released She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. In it, Misty describes her daughter's turbulent teenage life, conversion and Christian faith.[8]

  1. ^ "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Columbine CDP, CO Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine" U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 25, 2015. The school's location is on Pierce Street, which runs north-south through Columbine, roughly one mile west of the Littleton city limit.
  2. ^ "Cassie Bernall Autopsy Summary".
  3. ^ "Cassie Rene Bernall". www.acolumbinesite.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Watson, Justin (2002). The martyrs of Columbine. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 117–128. ISBN 978-0-312-23957-2.
  5. ^ Luzadder, Dan; Kevin Vaughan (December 14, 1999). "Biggest question of all". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado: The E.W. Scripps Co. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  6. ^ Toppo, Greg; Marilyn Elias (April 13, 2009). "10 years later, the real story behind Columbine". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  7. ^ Cullen, Dave (September 30, 1999). "Who said "Yes"?". Salon.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2003. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  8. ^ ""Tough Love Saved Cassie", by Wendy Murray Zoba, Christianity Today". October 4, 1999. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2016.