That's a good point about the stories contradicting each other. At the same time, though, our memories can be very unreliable. I honestly don't know where to draw the line between discrepancies that are normal because of faulty memories and discrepancies that are suspicious.


Fred, that's actually Vanghele's report. Combes was interviewing him. Here it is:

Book 6, 00002060.pdf, pg. 5 - Lt. Vanghele
I then went into another classroom which was north of the room with all the bodies in it. This room did not appear to have any bodies in it even though it was doser to the front of the school. Sgt. Carrio and I noticed some movement and sound from a closed door near the back of the room. I asked him "Did you see that?" He answered, "Yes" and we moved what appeared to be a cabinet away from the front of the door. We heard a female voice yell, "Who is out there?~' We all said "Police" at the same time. One of the State Troopers identified himself. The woman in the closet stated, "I don't believe you". I then introduced myself. The woman asked me to put my badge under the door. I immediately took off my badge and put it under the door. We asked her if she got the badge and to open the door. She did not answer any of our questions and would not communicate with us for approximately one minute. This led us to believe that another suspect might be in the closet with the woman. We asked her directly if someone else was in there with her but she did not answer us. Suddenly the door opened a crack and an officer made sure that it could not be closed on us. I saw a group of children looking at us from the closet. I was handed a little boy that I picked up. The other children were told to hold hands and to follow me and another Trooper who led the way. We told the children to close their eyes. The armed Trooper led us out the south entrance of the front hallway. I was in the lead with the young boy in my arms. I looked back and saw a young, blonde woman who was holding hands with two children and running with us. She was a first grade teacher who was the woman in the locked room. She was very hysterical and I asked her what her name was twice. She told me her name but I forgot it. I old her she had saved the childrens' lives.