Movie Description
The Killer at Thurston High
(2000)Overview
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.”
Featured Crew
- Director : Michael Kirk
- Producer : Karen O'Connor,Michael Kirk,Miri Navasky,Sam Bailey,Sharon Tiller
- Writer : Michael Kirk,Peter J. Boyer
- Editor : Steve Audette
- Cast : Peter J. Boyer,Kip Kinkel
Cast
Self - Correspondent
Self
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Facts
Original TitleThe Killer at Thurston High
Status Released
Release Information
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2000-01-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 56m
Production CompaniesPBS
Genres
- Documentary






















