Carbon County School District No. I have given that some thought. At the same time, parents and authorities gathered on the opposite side of the school. Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, Cheyenne. Altogether, 154 people gathered in that claustrophobic, 30 by 32-foot room, including 136 children, 9 teachers, 6 staff, a job applicant, and a UPS driver. It's a part of my life, one that I don't frequently revisit, but impossible not to reflect on from time to time. The Cokeville hostage crisis began the afternoon of May 16, 1986, David and Doris Young took 154 children and adults hostage at the Cokeville Elementary School in tiny Cokeville, Wyo. (before I see Hollywood's version). Mark Junge: And your great-grandkids? Cokeville Miracle Motion Picture Review On May 16th 1986 a mentally crazed man, with enough explosives to completely destroy the building and kill all of the people inside, occupied an elementary school in Cokeville, Wyoming. "I never said anything to anyone until we were looking through some family albums with my grandma when I was 11 or 12," Jennie said. I'm currently the Sheriff of Sweetwater County. One listener took the time to write an incredibly thoughtful response to the presentation. Rich Haskell: Well, you know, that's a really good question. In most cases I have deleted redundant ands, ers, uhs, buts, false starts, etc. They just didn't let it die out. And, then, shortly after 4 p.m., the bomb exploded. When I arrived I could see out on the lawn, there was a black object laying out on the grass. I actually have a pretty clear memory of the events that day, being 12 years old. Well, he had went into the bathroom and she was out with the bomb, and they said she was complaining of a migraine headache. Rich? (The story was previously filmed as 1994's "To Save the Children," a TV movie with. Cokeville Trying to Rebuild A Normal and Secure Life.. Sue Castaneda: Did you look at (unintelligible). Mark Junge: You had some bullets in the ceiling that you had to investigate, too. I believe a presence was entering the room at about that time. Rich Haskell: Yes. The preservation of 154 lives; the wires on the bomb being cut clean to cripple the blast; the windows being open for ventilation carried the smoke out; the shrapnel and bullets exploding from the bomb not touching or injuring a single person; the bomb blasting upwards instead of outwards; the right people being in the right place at the right time to provide Immediate help after the bomb exploded and students being prepared because of an increase of fire drills in the preceding weeks. He used to work in Cokeville. What is sacred to some, is smeared by others - even after we hear eye-witness accounts of miracles. I was up there as part of his protection team. The Cokeville Town Hall is located at 110 Pine St. For more information, visit the website of the Cokeville Chamber of Commerce at http://www.cokevillewy.com or call (307) 459-4195. They messed with the kids and that brought a whole communityin fact, it brought the whole western half of the state all together. Mark Junge: Curious, Rich. The Cokeville hostage crisis began the afternoon of May 16, 1986, when David and Doris Young took 154 children and adults hostage at the Cokeville Elementary School in tiny Cokeville, Wyo. Teachers then got permission to bring in books, art supplies, games, and a television to keep the children calm. . During his six months in that position, he met and married local waitress and singer Doris Waters. After a standoff lasting two and a half hours, the gasoline bomb the couple had brought into the school went off prematurely, badly burning Doris Young while David Young was out of the room. By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. Rich Haskell: Well, as we were talking before we started recording, because of my knowledge with the explosives and with the law enforcement and everything else, I've had many opportunitiesbecause of the explosivesI've been with Vice President Cheney when he was here in Wyoming up in Pinedale. Too many of 'em to try to remember their birthdays. WyoHistory.org welcomes the support of the following sponsors. Outside, parents surged at police lines to reach their children and shouted their names. There's a piece of wood in there that separates the jaws of a clothespin and in that clothespin there are two metal connections that the wires were hooked to which made the electrical connection with the bomb. Cokeville Bombing. Undated scrapbook. At that time all of the different agencies was pretty much on the same radio frequency and I was stayin' in touch with them, lettin' them know what my location was and they were in turn telling me what was taking place. (Laughs) Yeah, I understand what you're saying, but it was. I did see the lighting had changed in the room, and it was right in the same timeline as everyone else's witness. I don't know. Interview by Mark Junge. Mark Junge: But all of these holes were above the level of the children. Would like LDS Architecture Controversy in Connecticut, Press J to jump to the feed. And afteryou look in there and you could see little pockmarks all through on the walls, and after we finished with our investigationit took us three days to totally do the whole entire sceneyou could tell where those pockmarks were bullets from the heat had gone off. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I know there's angels. Rich Haskell: No. When I looked at everyone looking at me (as if I should call on someone to say it) I realized I should call on Allyson Cornia - literally because she was the smartest kid in the class! Mark Junge: Where at? His fever broke within minutes of getting it off his chest. Rich Haskell: I think it could be a spiritual experience that I have with church, or being around the kids, I don't know. It was in their Tucson home that David came up with what he considered the Biggie, a plan to get rich quick and create a Brave New World. This plan involved Davids longtime friends, Gerald Deppe and Doyle Mendenhall, who believed by investing in Davids scheme they would get rich. Upon entering the classroom, children saw an arsenal of weapons, a grocery cart and an unfamiliar manDavid Young. And my children. They lived in a mobile home with Princess, Davids youngest daughter from his first marriage. How I knew where I was in that smoke-filled room or how to get out, I do not know. The windows had been knocked outhad been blown out. I was a little bit nervous, of course. Rather than driving this community apart, the Youngs attack had only brought them closer together. He came out of the bathroom, is what we figured. As reporters converged on Cokeville, another story emerged. Family is the most important thing in a Mormon family. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Mark Junge: Do you know the names and birthdates of all your grandchildren? David was a diabetic. I mean, we're talking about from kindergarten kids up to 10-, 11-, 12-years old. Rich Haskell: Yes, absolutely. We're in a conference room here on the main floor. Transcriber's notes: I have added some reference footnotes to this transcript where I thought appropriate. Mark Junge: Okay. As a society we tend to talk around or mock prayer and having faith in God. TC (the director) also worked incredibly hard to make this a story that can be widely appreciated by members of all faiths. I gathered up some of the equipment that I would need and a change of clothes and proceeded to Cokeville. Why did Cokeville receive the miracle of innocent lives being saved and Columbine didn't? We know for a fact that he had tried that device because he did it in Arizona and totally destroyed a school bus. Sue Castaneda: Which is the son who is also running for sheriff? Cokeville Miracle Marking 25 Years.. The tuna fish cans, if you can imagine, here's two tuna fish cans sittin' here like this, and a gallon jug of gasoline sittin' above it. Katie has always . And they had trouble keeping people away from the building. I said, "What on earth happened there?" Focusing on the positive, rather than the negative helped immensely. And they had practiced how to get out of that building. Jessica Clark, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history and political science at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, Wyo. Flames filled the room, with Doris on fire and several children burnt by the bomb. The film was based on the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis in 1986 and the book The Cokeville Miracle: When Angels Intervene by Hartt Wixom and Judene Wixom. In 1986 in a quiet, rural town, two people armed with a bomb entered the communitys elementary school. I think that day broke something in all of us to some small degree. This is actually the first time I have heard of this. A compilation project by the Cokeville Miracle Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charity. As time progressed, however, a different story emerged in this highly religious and largely Mormon community. Whenever you tell your story, you heal us one by one. Stories and drawings emerged of a beautiful woman in white who told children to sit by the windows, and several children saw angels with the face of a loved one over each person just before the blast. When you say what cut the wire? Play trailer 2:15 1 Video 6 Photos Drama Family History Children who were held hostage in their elementary school tell stories of miraculous things, but many adults are skeptical that the Cokeville Miracle ever truly happened. Mark Junge: You also mention in your written article in Witness to Miracles [See Note] , the book, that you found a briefcase and you had to open it remotely? It brings back lots of memories but it doesn't hurt because actually it was a positive experience. Chalkboards andwhat do they call those?whiteboards, I think they are, along the walls. And that's where the bomb sat and that's where they sat. They had a circle of tape around the device itself and they said, "Do not come inside of this circle. Davids writings reveal that he hoped life would be better for him and Cokevilles children in this imaginary place. I guess I should say I am only speaking as a child, the adults were probably tense the entire time! The Cokeville Miracle Free with ads PG-13 YouTube Movies & TV 160M subscribers Subscribe 23K Share Children who were held hostage in their elementary school tell stories of miraculous things,. That dead-man switch is a piece of string that goes around your wrist and it's hooked into a clothespin, the other end of it. It's a little basket that has different layers on it. That's what it was designed to do was to go out and be particles and that gasoline was gonna ignite it and blow it up. Katie has always recognized the miracles of the day, but healing hasn't come easy. The only thing I bristle at is that TC has me suggesting that we say a prayer. When they asked pointed questions like "what did the angels look like?" Can you describe this? Where's he running? This did, in fact, happen in Wyoming! They brought with them hundreds of copies of Zero Equals Infinity, 9 handguns, 4 rifles, and a gasoline bomb in a grocery cart with a shoelace trigger attached to Davids wrist. David emerged from the bathroom to find his wife in excruciating pain. As well as I can. Doris went room to room, gathering students and faculty with claims of a surprise assembly. Mark Junge: That's a record of all the people we've talked to! Blasting cap wires had been cut before detonation, a gasoline leak prevented explosive powder from setting the air on fire, and, despite a great deal of shrapnel, no one had been hit. I know that for a fact! Davids friends did not know that the Biggie was a plan to take over Cokeville Elementary School, hold each of the children hostage for $2 million dollars apiece and then detonate the bomb, transporting the money and children to his Brave New World, where he would be God. When the thing went off, when the bomb exploded, they just started chuckin' people out the windows. Rich Haskell: No, it's not. However, most had been sitting near the windows and doors, so teachers and staff began shoving students out of the room. Survivor is my Name: Voices of the Cokeville Elementary School Bombing. Produced by Wyoming State Archives for Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, the package includes interviews with 14 people about the events of May 16, 1986. Number one, that's where he worked. Also, how long was it before the kids started talking about seeing angels? The Wyoming History one may be the best. In addition, national reporters began arriving within hours of the explosion. Hi, I am working on publicity for the film, and I will chime in if anyone needs it, or has other questions. Go to their hands and knees and crawl out. As the dire nature of their situation became apparent, children began sobbing and complaining of headaches or wanting to go home. For instance, The Cokeville Miracle Foundations 2005 book Witness to Miracles: Remembering the Cokeville Elementary School Bombing and the Wyoming State Archives oral history project called Survivor is My Name both focused on the reconstructing of this narrative as a miracle instead of a tragedy. But David refused to reveal his plans entirely until moments before they unfolded. President Hinkley, President Monson, and President Faust. I certainly enjoy my grandkids a lot more. Mark Junge: What's been your experiences since then? 154 of us were held hostage for almost 3 hours in a 30x32 room when the bomb actually detonated - all 154 hostages survived. A Project of the Wyoming Historical Society. Rich Haskell: I'm Rich Haskell. They're the ones that died from the whole thing. How the Historic Persecution of Witches Led to the Infamous Salem Horrifying Old Hag Ghost Caught on Camera at Fort Worth Museum, Nightmare Fuel: 7 Strange and Creepy Demons From Around the World, In the Blood: 19 People Confess their Deepest and Darkest Family Secrets, 10 Strange and Sinister Sance Pictures from the Turn of the 20th Century, 6 Strange Supernatural Events Witnessed by Police Officers. Rich Haskell: And fourteen and a half great-grandchildren. All the kids were saved. Some of them believed the assembly was about weapons; others began realizing something was seriously wrong. Because they refused to participate, Princess, Deppe, and Mendenhall were never charged in relation to this crime. Drama 2015 1 hr 33 min. Rich Haskell: You know, with 33 years of law enforcement, I've seen a lot of things. Sheriff Ron Hartley will overlook his skepticism when he witnesses a miraculous intervention during the siege. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. These are the true stories behind the hit film The Cokeville Miracle. They wanted to do this for me. Because in the bus, everything was solid in the school bus. I think it's because of the ages of the kids, to start with. On May 16, 1986, David Young, Cokeville's former town marshal, and his wife, Doris, carried five rifles, five handguns and a "dead man's bomb" into the elementary school. . Everyone else survived, including the injured John Miller. Rich Haskell: There was a reason I was there for some reason. If you need to flag this entry as abusive. She was on fire! ", "I have learned that each healing journey is different and that I can't heal for someone else or take their pain as they walk their own individual healing journey," Katie observes. Guys like you have to go and search every corner. My name is Mark Junge and I'm here at the Hiltonis it the Hilton Hotel? And he had to defuse bombs. The Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis occurred on Friday, May 16, 1986, in Cokeville, Wyoming, United States, when former town marshal David Young, 43, and his wife Doris Young, 47, [1] took 136 children and 18 adults hostage at Cokeville Elementary School. ", Kam's lessons from Cokeville are profound:1.Bad things can happen anywhere, anytime.2.Not all men in beards are bad, but the eyes can tell you.3.God does intervene when men use their freedom to ask for His help.4.I need to pray.5.Miracles are real.6.Angels are real, and evidently our relatives are among them.7.Being super intellectual is not necessarily an advantage, but children praying with childlike faith is a super power.8.God lives. I'm portrayed as the little red haired kid with glasses that asks about the AK-47. The timelines of some events are fuzzy Its hard to nail down what stands out the most, there were a LOT of crazy things I'd never seen before then, or since really. He was dismissed, however, from this position shortly after his six-month probationary period. Yeah, we didn't get a lot of sleep. Part of HuffPost Impact. Accessed May 17, 2013, at, Wyoming Horror: A Fiery Schoolhouse Bomb., A 1986 Hostage Event at a Cokeville, Wyoming Elementary School., Jarvik, Elaine. I mean, not everybody would do this. Even though the majority of the townspeople are LDS, there are lots of people of a variety of faiths in the room that day. "Cokeville didn't ask for this - we have never, ever said that we are special because we were saved, but we do say that prayer is special," says Kam Wixom, who was a 12-year-old at Cokeville Elementary in 1986. She was a divorce who earned money working as a waitress and singer in a local bar. how are the united states and spain similar. He just said just go do it. I contacted the dispatch up in Kemmerer to get firsthand information as to having second- and third-hand information and they informed me that the school indeed had been taken hostage. Mark Junge: Do you think he took up thatwanted to take that up because of you? Used with permission and thanks. And then what? See The Cokeville Miracle in select theater. To go off to the side? I've got a couple of questions. It's just something that you just have to stay on top of. Based on TRUE events-On May 16, 1986, in the small ranching community of Cokeville, WY, David and Doris Young took an elementary school hostage for several h. Mark Junge: Yeah, my brother-in-law worked in the Navy as a chief petty officer and he worked with what they called EOD. Dr. Clark is the faculty advisor of the Sweet Memories: Research Group at Western. My name is Kamron Wixom, I was a 12 year old 6th grader in 1986 when a mad man took over my school (Cokeville Elementary) with a bomb and his guns. Sheriff Ron. They forget about what happened in Cokeville with a lot more people and the potential of what was there. Rich Haskell: I don't know. These are designed to just spread out the particles all over the air. Mark Junge: Well, and it burned some of the kids. Kameron Wixom, son of Hartt and Judene Wixom, writes a childlike faith saved us. In his contribution to the Witness to Miracles book, Kameron writes: I didnt have to see angels, hear them, or even think that their presence might be required that day. One of 'em was in Cokeville and one was in the bus that he did the experiment with. Cokeville Recollects Miracle of 1986: Hostage Survivors, Town Residents Compile Book, ________. Even lead investigator Ron Hartleys son pointed to an image of his grandmother as the angel whod protected him in the fire. David Young entered the school with his wife transporting a large gasoline-filled device that appeared to be a bomb. I was literally blown out the door when the bomb went off , and i remember how time slowed down in those seconds. By the people that was the bad folks, they're the only ones that got really hurt. She has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals on the history and heritage of Germans from Russia on the Northern Plains. Words emphasized by the speaker are italicized.~Transcribed by Russ Sherwin, Feb. 27, 2011. So many of 'em thatI don't know. Mark Junge: And the explosion went straight up? Mark Junge: With bombs? Whenever they would come to Wyoming I would be part of their security team. Rich Haskell: No. It killed her instantly. "We all remembered exactly where we were when we heard the news. Once all the hostages were contained in the first grade classroom, David Young informed them that they were leading a revolution and distributed copies of his philosophy Zero Equals Infinity to everyone present. "If this story is going to continue to be told, we want that to be the message of hope. . Rich Haskell: The bullet in him was in the bathroom. "I think all of us were hurt by what happened that day at Columbine," writes Margie Duffy. Prayer and Miracles: Cokeville Bombing Lessons Told to a Columbine Survivor As a society we tend to talk around or mock prayer and having faith in God. As Davids youngest child, Penny, still lived with them, they quickly sought a new home in a trailer park. That's my lucky miracle. In the end, though, the only casualties were David and Doris Young. When Deppe and Mendenhall finally got wind of his plans moments before the hostage crisis unfolded, they refused to participate. No, not at all. Wyoming has a lot of money as far as the state is concerned. . Yeah. I've been involved with law enforcement since 1977 in Sweetwater County. They increasingly spoke about their memories in public with professional psychologists, church officials and community counselors. Upon entering, many realized something was amiss, especially as David began distributing and reading from his manifesto. And if I had been a little less of a jokester I may have seen something in that strange light. David saw John Miller, the music teacher, trying to escape and shot him in the back. Mark Junge: We were worried, Sue and I, that people would take offence, right? (Laughs) But as I was passing through Kemmerer I stayed in radio contact. Which is hard to believe, but a positive experience in that they learned something. Rich Haskell: If it would have went off like it was supposed to have gone off, it would have lifted the roof off of that school. In the tiny classroom, they watched movies, played games, prayed. When they refused to participate, David held them at gunpoint while his daughter and wife handcuffed them inside their van. If you are interested in seeing the film, theaters are listed here. . Little something my husband drew during church today. No need to troll. We had people from ATFAlcohol, Tobacco and Firearmsand there was another bomb technician that came up from Evanstonhe was studying to be a bomb technicianand we all looked at that and said, "That wire's been cut." Mark Junge: Oh, really! In the wisdom of Kabbalah, miracles are defined in terms of a person's spiritual progress. Maybe writing that up 2 years ago when this came along was more healing for me than for him, but I gave it all to him! There was nobody killed but the perpetrators. The Cokeville Miracle is a 2015 drama film written & directed by T. C. Christensen and starring Jasen Wade, Sarah Kent and Kimball Stinger. Janel Dayton, Wyoming State Archives photo. Two people walked into the local elementary school and took the towns children and teachers hostage. Many recalled praying silently, forming prayer circles and seeing angels during the crisis. But he knew the culture, he knew the type of people, and I'm not sayin' that Mormon people are better than anybody else, but their way of life is family is first. "I don't experience too many panic attacks anymore because I have learned to breathe through the anxiety and focus, but the thing that distinctively changed my PTSD is when my own children began elementary school as first graders. In Davids writings, he explained that the imaginary world of Zero Equals Infinity felt like his and the Cokeville childrens last resort. Have you seen the Unsolved Mysteries episode that had a segment on this? For Davids long-time friends Gerald Deppe and Doyle Menenhall, his treatise manifested as a get-rich-quick plan that he called The Biggie. What they did not know was that he was planning to take over Cokeville Elementary School and hold the children hostage for 2 million dollars each. So if the state didn't pay him, he figured the Mormon church would pay him because the Mormon church has money also. Jennie Sorensen Johnson was a first grader at Cokeville, but cautious about sharing her experience because of potential ridicule from others. Just like with a pair of pliers, pair of snips. Reporters from all the regional news outlets were on the scene by the time of the explosion or shortly thereafter. As reporters converged on Cokeville, another story emerged. I know the purpose I was saved and that purpose calls me MOM!". She had a "teacher" help her out of the burning classroom who she did not recognize at the time. When David emerged, he shot his nearly-dead wife before shooting wildly into the surrounding smoke. I'm proud of all my children. When were you satisfied that there were no more bombs? The kids couldn't have done it. She has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals on the history and heritage of Germans from Russia on the Northern Plains. Hey, I am not the survivor, but I spent my summers in Cokeville, my family is from there, and I have been helping on publicity for the film. It sounds like surefire fodder for a faith-based film, which is exactly what "The Cokeville Miracle" is. The gasoline bottle was leaking. I think it was still in his body. The bombing of Cokeville Elementary shook the small community to its core and yet vibrated with the power of their Mormon faith. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. It's a continuous training thing and years and years and years of continuous training with the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, with the fire marshals and now that it has come into it with the hazardous materials and everything else. Survivor relives the Cokeville hostage crisis 64,444 views Jun 13, 2015 536 Dislike Share Save KIFI Local News 8 4.18K subscribers Survivor relives the Cokeville hostage crisis 30 years later.. And he didn't even ask me if I wanted to do that. Edit: Thank you so much for your questions! Sep 29, 2015. That's what David Young forgot to realize just how important families were. By Liz Carlston, Contributor Author, Traveler and Culture Observer Mark Junge: Why do you think that God chose Cokeville to save? Mark Junge: Well, you've been blessed in a lot of ways. Being kids, they were curious. the children began describing things more specifically and that is when the mom was prompted to find the photograph of their grandmother. I'd like to think so. But everything was black, like you had gone in there with a flamethrower and just torched everything inside there. I contacted my sheriff, and that was Jim Stark at the time, and he said, "Definitely! Why are the spouses of Church leaders given a more Field Trip: An Organ Recital of Bach at BYU-Jerusalem, Question for members who grew up pre 2000. He targeted the tight-knit community, noting in his journals: Threaten one, and all are at your mercy. 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