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Bailey gunman fixated on porn, guns:

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has released their final report on the shooting at Platte Canyon High School. It turns out that gunman Duane Morrison was more disturbed than anyone ever thought.

The basics are that Morrison was alleged to have been abused by his father, who told him that Morrison’s birth was due to an affair. Morrison was allegedly obsessed with pornography and phone sex, running up huge phone bills. More than likely, because of the phone bills, he was sought after by bill collectors.

He told a girlfriend he was impotent due to medication but asked her to go to a strip club and porno store with him.

Morrison allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl who worked for the Morrison family’s haunted house. The teen denies the allegations.

After the siege at Platte Canyon, there were sexual devices found in Morrison’s backpack.

Even at the age of 53, Morrison was in fear of his father due to the alleged abuse he suffered.

Morrison also had an obsession with guns. One of the guns that he used at Platte Canyon High he claimed was stolen so he could collect insurance money.

Now before anyone starts feeling sorry for this assclown, don’t. He brought all his issues upon himself. There comes a time in a man’s life that he needs to stop living in fear of his father, and 53 is way past that time.

Emily Keyes is dead, and other girls were molested because this selfish scumbag couldn’t handle life’s responsibilities.

He’ll get no sympathy here, and he shouldn’t get it anywhere else.

Keyes’ organ donation legacy gets signed into law:

The governor of Colorado signed a bill into law yesterday that extended the state’s organ donation project for another 10 years.

The law also named the program the Emily Keyes Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund after the only fatal victim in the Platte Canyon High School shooting. According to the article, her donated corneas restored the sight of a man in my own state of North Carolina.

At least something good was able to come out of a pointless tragedy.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s report on the Platte Canyon High School hostage crisis and shooting can be viewed or downloaded here. (.pdf file)

It’s just basically a more detailed description of what we already knew. That this was a random act of destruction carried out by a sick individual.

Keyes family statement regarding CBI report on the Platte Canyon High School shooting:

The parents of Emily Keyes, the lone victim fatality in the Platte-Canyon High School siege, have released a statement about the CBI’s report on how the police handled the situation. Normally, I don’t like to post whole articles, but this is something that needs to be read and if the Rocky Mountain News page expires, I’d think it should be out in the public longer.

For some it may be difficult to accept. The right actions at the right time by the right people may not have the right outcome. When what we hoped for didn’t happen, some may want to find fault. But there is no fault to be found in the command decisions made given the information and behavior presented. There is no fault to be found in the courage and speed of their response.

From our family, there is only respect. Our review of the CBI report confirms this belief.

Tonight our family met with Sheriff Fred Wegner, agents of the CBI and other officials to review the summary report, being released tomorrow, March 27th, regarding the events of September 27th.

Our family read the summary and viewed other materials being released.

A tough read: but still reaffirming.

Law enforcement and school administration did all of the right things.

Law enforcement response, not just to the school but to the classroom was around 3 minutes from the first 911 call.

The kids at the school were on top of things also. Several were on their way to the office to report a stranger in their midst, before the first shot was fired.

There were seven heroes in that room. And a coward with a gun. The Awesome Six are still with us. Please respect their grace, beauty and privacy as these young women continue with their lives. It is OK to let some details of that day fade.

In the months since Emily was killed, some extraordinary good has occurred. And that is Emily’s legacy. Random and Deliberate Acts of Kindness continue to occur. The community of Bailey is a little more tight knit. And sometimes it feels like our town lines extend shore to shore.

When we remember September 27th, it’s the text message Emily sent: “I love u guys.” It is our hope that’s the message you remember as well.

We ask the Press that, if possible, during the upcoming coverage of this report you don’t highlight the actions of a deranged gunman. His name doesn’t need to be mentioned; it is there enough in the report.

The best people did the best of things. The outcome could have been far more grave. We as a family know this and appreciate this.

Real life doesn’t always have a happy ending.

John-Michael, Ellen and Casey Keyes

The CBI report should be out later today.

Platte Canyon High shooting report due:

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s report on the Platte Canyon High School shooting will be released by the Park County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday, March 27th.

If you remember, 53-year-old drifter Duane Morrison stormed the school, taking seven female students hostages, molesting some of them. Emily Keyes was shot and killed by Morrison when SWAT attempted to save the victims. Morrison then killed himself.

“By law, we are forbidden from releasing the identities of juveniles as well as any information that could identify the victims of sexual assault,” Wegener said in a prepared statement. “We are busily sifting through the massive amount of details to eliminate the restricted information for the protection of those individuals and their families.”

The report will be available on the Park County website on Tuesday morning. The families of the victims will get to see it beforehand.

Timeline Shows Gunman Cased School Before Shooting:

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has established a timeline of Duane Morrison’s activities prior to him storming Platte Canyon High School and eventually killing Emily Keyes and himself…

It was around 11:30 a.m. the day before Duane Morrison shot and killed Emily Keyes and himself when he was first recorded at the school.

His jeep was spotted in the upper administration parking lot leaving about a half hour later at noon.

The next day, September 27, the tape showed that Morrison arrived in the upper administration parking lot at 8:42 a.m. and left 2 minutes later at 8:44 a.m.

The camera then showed his car parked in the student lot at 8:46 a.m.

Morrison then apparently left the area for about an hour. At 8:57a.m., the camera showed his car gone from parking space but at 9:44 a.m., Morrison’s car was back in same spot.

One hour and 9 minutes later, the camera would catch the gunman leaving his jeep and mixing in with students returning to class. At 10:53 a.m., Morrison was seen on the video exiting the vehicle.

Not until 48 minutes later does the first call come from the school at 11:40. Less than 3 minutes later the first deputy arrived at Platte Canyon High School.

About 4 hours later, SWAT team members burst into the classroom where Morrison opened fire on hostage Emily Keyes.

“The single gunshot wound Emily sustained was caused by Morrison,” said Steve Johnson from the CBI.

This quote sums up the entire incident…

The timeline may help answer the question “how” but the “why” is still unanswered.

And we may never know why.