The myths of Columbine exploded

From Dylan Klebold not being a psycho, through Cassie Bernall most definitely not being shot for confessing her Christian belief and so, not being a martyr (no matter what her mom claims. Dave Cullen plays whack-a-mole, and excellently so, with myths about Columbine.

That said, I strongly disagree with Cullen’s “sensitivity,” as Joan Walsh puts it, in not removing the aura of martyrdom from Cassie sooner, especially given this:

her youth minister, Dave McPherson, said something like, "You'll never change the story. The church, you know, we've got our story and we're sticking to it."

Also give than Misty wrote a book extolling her daughter as a martyr.