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The Killer at Thurston High

The Killer at Thurston High

In May 1998, a year before the massacre at Columbine High, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel murdered his mother and father, and then opened fire at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, killing two fellow students and wounding 25 others. In this first in-depth television examination of a school shooter, FRONTLINE reveals the intimate inside story of how the “shy and likeable” Kip Kinkel from a solid middle-class family became the boy police call “a cold-hearted killer.”

Release DateJanuary 18, 2000
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Killer at Thurston High
Runtime 56min
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesPBS