Rich Haskell: I did not. Over the course of time he did various things to get our input from script readings early on, to being there on set, etc. She acknowledges these students for assisting her in researching her contributions to the WyoHistory.org web site. Of what you would picture an angel, with the wings and, Mark Junge: Well, if I'm a skeptic, I could say, "Well, that's just the way the flames shot up.". In the movie, it shows the tension building towards the prayer and then shortly after the bomb went off. Rich Haskell: Absolutely! ", "When my last son reached the end of first grade, I had the opportunity to tell them about the traumatic event in my life. Rich Haskell: I don't know the birthdates but I know the names. Contact us at editor@wyohistory.org for information on levels and types of available sponsorships. Sheriff Ron Hartley will overlook his skepticism when he witnesses a miraculous intervention during the siege. You could walk across the street and get run over as far as that's concerned, but I don't know if my wife has any more gray hairs because I've chosen this profession. Based on the true story of a school taken hostage by an armed couple, who threaten to blow the place away with bombs. She acknowledges these students for assisting her in researching her contributions to the WyoHistory.org web site. Rich Haskell: I am. Well, when I arrived at Cokeville, of course they had the roads all blocked off and there was not a lot of people around the school at the time. Contact us at editor@wyohistory.org for information on levels and types of available sponsorships. All the kids were saved. Rich Haskell: Oh my goodness! 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. Young met his second wife, Doris Waters, while in Cokeville. 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. This wasn't a pipe bomb. She lifted her hand up to rub her forehead and when she did that pulled the pin out and detonated the bomb. TC (the director) also worked incredibly hard to make this a story that can be widely appreciated by members of all faiths. In the wisdom of Kabbalah, miracles are defined in terms of a person's spiritual progress. Healing will come Slowly From Within a Wounded Cokeville. Lori recounted several miracles from that day. The only thing I bristle at is that TC has me suggesting that we say a prayer. He listened so well, so patiently. However, Young clearly understood the nature of his planned crime, as he only revealed the plan to Deppe and Menenhall on the way to Cokeville Elementary. This is actually the first time I have heard of this. So he did try that device. Mark Junge: And that's the lesson we learn. Doris had a migraine headache that day, in talking with the other folks, and she was complaining about that, and asked David if she could open the windows because the gas fumesevidently the gas was leaking from the incendiary and he finally consented to let 'em open the window. Transcriber's notes: I have added some reference footnotes to this transcript where I thought appropriate. What is sacred to some, is smeared by others - even after we hear eye-witness accounts of miracles. Edit: Thank you so much for your questions! It just embedded into the walls from the ammunition from the heat. Mark Junge: What were they designed to do? After a stand-off 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. You should also know that TC basically just wove a storyline into and between the facts and witness testimonies. She had a "teacher" help her out of the burning classroom who she did not recognize at the time. She was a total torch! When David emerged, he shot his nearly-dead wife before shooting wildly into the surrounding smoke. The bombing of Cokeville Elementary shook the small community to its core and yet vibrated with the power of their Mormon faith. That's what David Young forgot to realize just how important families were. This wasn't a simple bomb. Rich Haskell: Yes. On May the 16th , 1986, 1 was in Rock Springs at a basketball game. When I walked inside of the classroomit was a kindergarten classroom which meant that the desks were smaller, everything was smaller because of the smaller children. There are parallels and significant differences worth taking a look at, guided by accounts from four survivors who graciously shared their stories with me. In the end, though, the only casualties were David and Doris Young. Located in Lincoln County and nestled between the towns of Star Valley and Kemmerer on the Wyoming-Idaho border, Cokeville, many residents believed, was a safe place to rear children. The newly married Youngs then left Cokeville for Tucson, Arizona. (Laughs) Yeah, I understand what you're saying, but it was. It was perfect! David planned to negotiate with then-President Ronald Reagan before setting off a bomb that would take them all to a new world where he would reign supreme. And, then, shortly after 4 p.m., the bomb exploded. 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! So there's doubt in your mind that there was divine intervention? Thank you for sharing your witness that God is real and that He knows about tiny wounds in mortal souls that need a balm of healing. David attached the bomb trigger to hi As reporters converged on Cokeville, another story emerged. Now you've got problems. There was no give in the school bus. 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. Then he went to the restroom, which was attached to the classroom. And that's exactly what took place in Cokeville. If I deleted an entire phrase, I have inserted ellipses . Mark Junge: Which means you had to be doing over a hundred miles an hour! It brings back lots of memories but it doesn't hurt because actually it was a positive experience. Rich Haskell: No, it's not. The Cokeville Miracle 2015 1 hr 34 mins Drama PG13 Watchlist Based on the true story of a school taken hostage by an armed couple, who threaten to blow the place away with bombs. "I remember coloring a picture, wondering what would become of us, and then suddenly being blown back against the wall," Lori said. Sue Castaneda: Did you look at (unintelligible). As a society we tend to talk around or mock prayer and having faith in God. He was the father of two, but was estranged from his elder daughter. it is VERY LDS, and yet there are at least 3 other churches in town: Episcopal, Catholic, Baptist (and sometimes a non-denominational church). Mark Junge: Do you think David or Doris would have cut it? 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. ", 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. "Seeing a woman's picture, I asked what grade she had taught and why she quit teaching after the bomb. Were you portrayed in the movie at all? Everybody that was inside that room, they just started throwin' them out the windows, out the doors, just anyand she happened to be one they threw out the window. Because it was sittin' low enough and the kids were low enough that it would have done it. 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. The Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis occurred on May 16, 1986, in Cokeville, Wyoming, United States, when former town marshal David Young 44, and his wife Doris Young 47, took 136 children and 18 adults hostage at Cokeville Elementary School. Rich Haskell: Yes. Rich Haskell: Uh, I can understand that. 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. She was there and saved me. Rich Haskell: Yeah, I think I did. 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. . Rich Haskell: There was also ayou look through the ceiling and there was a bigger hole up there. Rich Haskell: It's a combustible. David, who dared not risk their reporting him to the authorities, responded by holding them at gunpoint. Mark Junge: And you know, in Sue and I's conversation with these dozen people we've talked to now, seems like they also feel the same way you do. But it still sent flames all over in the room and you can see where all the flames were in that room. We'd all do well learning to see God's hand in our lives. It would have killed them. It'sI'm still doing that kind of thing because whenever they hold General Conference in Salt Lake City I go to Salt Lake City to be part of the bomb team for the church while they have General Conference. Totally destroyed it! Interview by Mark Junge. 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. The faith-based film was released in select theaters across the United States in the summer of 2015, and was distributed by Deseret Book Company and affiliated retailers. He instructed Doris and Princess, by now a young adult, to handcuff them inside his van. And I think that these people actually thought that they could start another world. Mark Junge: This bomb was designed to do what? I do think the key is talking about it often and early. It's made me, I think, more open-minded to things and don't take so much for granted anymore. Mark Junge: No? Edit: Also, were you at that early screening? As well as I can. In the days and weeks immediately after this event, most accounts focused on the horrors of the day. May 16, 1986, will never be forgotten by the residents of Cokeville, Wyo. May 16, 1986, will never be forgotten by the residents of Cokeville, Wyo. Weredo you think it had something to do with angels? 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. Well, with the window being open, with the ceiling tiles being able to lift up and down, I think that absorbed a lot of the explosion of the gasoline bottle. If you are interested in seeing the film, theaters are listed here. Doris even tried to soothe the students nerves by telling them to think of the day as a story or an adventure movie. 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,. I've been involved with law enforcement since 1977 in Sweetwater County. I have given that some thought. I've noted the irony of David's philosophy that "God equals nothing," when this very story proves: "Nothing equals God. The experience was especially intense for those who had prayed. President Hinkley, President Monson, and President Faust. I didn't see angels in white, but I saw and listened to who I needed to. Mark Junge: How many actual bombs have you had experience with? Mark Junge: Where at? Mark Junge: Why do you think that God chose Cokeville to save? This is not a Mormon film it is more of an inspirational film. Mark Junge: Do you know the names and birthdates of all your grandchildren? You see the bag ladies pullin' them around behind them when they go to the store and they can put their groceries in or whatever else. Rich Haskell: Well, I got a lot of it while I was in the Marine Corps and in the Army National Guard. 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. Upon entering, many realized something was amiss, especially as David began distributing and reading from his manifesto. Mark Junge: EOD. In the West? What did you find out about them? At that time, about 500 people lived in Cokeville, and there were slightly more than 100 students attending the elementary school. "I learned that His tender mercies are everywhere--you just have to look for them," she said. 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. I called back to my dispatcher and they did inform me that the school in Cokeville was being held hostage by two individuals and there was bombs involved. A Project of the Wyoming Historical Society. Certified Bomb Technician. Rich Haskell: Yes, there was a briefcase in the hallway, and we were toldbefore I had gotten there they had gotten papers from his daughter. . I actually hadn't thought of doing that, yet. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. He held all of the 154 people in the school hostage and threatened to blow up the school if he did not . Rich Haskell: Yeah, there was some people ready to just shoot him right where he was sitting. How could I say no even when my heart was beating out of my chest? There are some survivors that couldn't believe how accurate much of it was. A Project of the Wyoming Historical Society. Guys like you have to go and search every corner. Don't push any alarms, answer any phones, or call for help. It depends on your focus. He was in high fevers until the therapist allowed him to speak openly. In their minds they could start another world. Mark Junge: In fact, didn't you say you burned up your engine? As a result, the events of that May 16th not only showed the dark depths of humanity but also the bright potential of faith. Too many of 'em to try to remember their birthdays. 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. Then, shortly after 1 PM, mother, father, and daughter abandoned the van and walked through the schools front doors. Witnesses later testified that just before the explosion David Young had connected the explosive to his wife. He knew what the community was all about. He began composing his philosophical manifesto, Zero Equals Infinity, in which he argued for a new world order or, as he called it, A Brave New World.. At the same time, parents and authorities gathered on the opposite side of the school. (The story was previously filmed as 1994's "To Save the Children," a TV movie with. Sue Castaneda: Carla said that some people were mad that we were there. George Moore helps his son on the boy's first day back at school, the week after the bombing. Wyoming Town Still Healing a Year After School Bombing., Schoolhouse Blast Still Felt a Year Later., Survivor is My Name: Cokeville Elementary School Bombing1986 News Report Audio. Audio Recording. You went back home? Sue Castaneda: Where did you get your training for that? --- If you'd like to make a per episode donat The Power of Faith: 25 Years After School Bombing, Town Remembers Story of Survival., Mitchell, Ruth Ann. We know for a fact that he had tried that device because he did it in Arizona and totally destroyed a school bus. Which is hard to believe, but a positive experience in that they learned something. Chaos ensued. Their stories are also represented in the film - which has led to further healing. As I got closer to it I could tell it was a body, and of course, you just start thinking about what took place. They forget about what happened in Cokeville with a lot more people and the potential of what was there. Shortly after their wedding, David and Doris left Cokeville and headed to Tucson, Ariz. During their time in Tucson, according to Doris daughter Bernie Petersen, David became increasingly reclusive, focusing on his philosophical readings and writings. I mean, what it was supposed to do? The connection that my brain was making with my kids being in first grade and what happened to me in first grade was hard to control. Students, teachers, visitors, staff who survived the ordeal and bystanders began recounting their memories of this event as it was still unfolding. I have guns and this is a bomb. During his six months in that position, he met and married local waitress and singer Doris Waters. I mean, Columbine, it wasn't that way. After a stand-off 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. "God can heal even the deepest of wounds and the most difficult sorrows. ", "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. Used with permission and thanks. David Young entered the school with his wife transporting a large gasoline-filled device that appeared to be a bomb. My name is Mark Junge and I'm here at the Hiltonis it the Hilton Hotel? Reporters from all the regional news outlets were on the scene by the time of the explosion or shortly thereafter. Rich Haskell: And fourteen and a half great-grandchildren. seal island shark attack sinking boat; rancho cucamonga low income housing A new movie is coming out on Friday called "The Cokeville Miracle" that depicts not just this terrible event, but the various miraculous stories that emerged afterward. She's an avid genealogist, so maybe get involved with that, and maybe go on a mission for the church. "I think all of us were hurt by what happened that day at Columbine," writes Margie Duffy. Those closest to the bomb emerged with severe burns, and 79 total were taken to area hospitals. cokeville miracle debunked. Rich Haskell: You know, with 33 years of law enforcement, I've seen a lot of things. 2 Recreation Board, Indigenous People in Wyoming and the West, Emergency Management Coordinator Kathy Davison on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, EMT Glenna Walker, Mother of Three Young Children, on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Lead Investigator Ron Hartley, Father of Four Student Survivors, on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Public Works Director and Fireman Kevin Walker, Father of Three Young Children, on the 1986 bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Secretary Tina Cook on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, First grade teacher Janel Dayton on the 1986 bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Second grade teacher Carol Petersen on the 1986 bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Third grade student Rachel Walker Hollibaugh on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Third grade student Jamie Buckley King on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Fourth grade teacher Kliss Sparks on the 1986 bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Fourth grade student LeaKae Roberts on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School, Green River Historic Preservation Commission, Natrona County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Natrona County Recreation Joint Powers Board, Sublette County Historical Preservation Board, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, Casper Chapter, Wyoming Archaeological Society, June Frison chapter, Wyoming Archeological Society. SHARE Cokeville recollects 'miracle' of 1986. When the thing went off, when the bomb exploded, they just started chuckin' people out the windows. Mark Junge: You'd been tested, though. For more information about our sponsors and the people behind WyoHistory.org, visit our About Us page: Hostage crisis at the elementary school in Cokeville, Wyo. 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. The gasoline bottle was leaking. I don't know ifI just felt an emptyactually I could just see a hundred-sixty people dead! 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Cursed by Spirits: The Strange Tale of the Winchester Mystery House, Inferno: 7 People Who Claim Theyve Been to Hell and Back, Divine Suffering: 7 People Who Claimed to Have the Stigmata. How I knew where I was in that smoke-filled room or how to get out, I do not know. Flipboard. 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. Mark Junge: Today is the 23rd of September, 2010. I mean, okay, you lose the Twin Towers, you might get the Pentagon damaged, but if somebody's town hall or school is blown up in Star Valley [Wyo.] 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." Accessed May 28, 2013 at. One listener took the time to write an incredibly thoughtful response to the presentation. It was unexpected and they didn't recognize this woman, but who doesn't love a surprise? And it burned some children. Did you see anything? Cokeville Children Held Hostage by Bomber., Cokeville Elementary School Bombing: 25-Years Later. Accessed May 17, 2013, at, Fagg, Ellen. 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. Cokeville Recollects Miracle of 1986: Hostage Survivors, Town Residents Compile Book, ________. How did you determine how everything looked when this went up in smoke itself. I'm not saying all of 'em were bombs, but why did God cut out Cokeville and say nobody's going to get hurt in this? Rich Haskell: Because of the response and because of the emails and everything that took place. It became a story of a miracle rather than a tragedy. Speaking about PTSD, Jennie knows what her triggers are. When you say what cut the wire? Mark Junge: Okay. David returned to the restroom and killed himself, ending the hostage crisis. On a sunny Friday afternoon in 1986, the unthinkable happened in the small town of Cokeville, Wyoming. . June 3, 2015 A woman came into Kam Wixom's six grade classroom in Cokeville, Wyoming on May 16, 1986 telling him and his classmates that she had a surprise for them waiting in room 4. Cokeville Bombing. Undated scrapbook. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Morning News. We just focused on being grateful. With the explosionwhat occurred? Then, several years later, Jennie Sorensen identified what she thought was a teacher who led her out of the building after the blast. I never did get to see that untilI think it was two days lateractually what they had taken as far as the paperwork was concerned. Box 37, Cokeville, Wyoming 83114. It's about the Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis, which occurred on May 16th, 1986, in Cokeville, Wyoming, where the former town marshal, David Young, and his wife, Doris Young, took 136 children and 18 adults hostage at the Cokeville Elementary School. That's why I have a computer. "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. Young was a former Cokeville town marshal who had been living in Arizona for several years. Now you are a bomb technician. Do you think this is a historical event? One of the unique things that I noticed when I went into that room and I don't know if any of the other people have told you about it or whatever else, but when I walked into that room you could see the outline on the whiteboard of an angel. They had written the manuscript, ready for publication, when the Walkers contacted them as family friends and said you may want to come ask our daughters some questions. He was asking large amounts of money. However, most had been sitting near the windows and doors, so teachers and staff began shoving students out of the room. She is a trained rural historian who specializes in oral history, childhood history and memory studies. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. The kids could just go to the bathroom right from their classroom. Yeah, we didn't get a lot of sleep. I saw an early screening of the film and absolutely loved it. Sue Castaneda: Which is the son who is also running for sheriff? I actually created a website knowing that people would wonder what was real and what wasn't. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. He targeted the tight-knit community, noting in his journals: Threaten one, and all are at your mercy. However, what he took as a weakness would be Cokevilles true strength. Jessica Clark, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history and political science at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, Wyo. I received a telephone call from my dispatcher informing me that an incident had taken place up in Cokeville and they were requesting me to drive to Cokeville for assistance. In the tiny classroom, they watched movies, played games, prayed. That much I know. Rich Haskell: Okay, I'll buy that! She fled the building and drove the Youngs vanwith Deppe and Mendenhall still insideto the town hall, where she reported her fathers plan. 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. On May 16, 1986, an elementary school in the tiny town of Cokeville, Wyoming, was held hostage by a married couple with a bomb. And the bathroom was off to the side of it because it was the kindergarten class. 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. Meanwhile, at the school, David set up the bomb at the center of Classroom #4. 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