Virginia Tech Shootings


The permanent memorial on the drill field at Virginia Tech to the 32 students and teachers killed in April, 2007.
The permanent memorial on the drill field at Virginia Tech to the 32 students and teachers killed in April, 2007.

The unauthorized release of thousands of documents related to the April 2007 Virginia Tech massacre has given new voice to killer Seung Hui Cho, who e-mailed regularly with professors in the years prior to the shootings and whom they reached out to repeatedly as it became clearer that he was a...


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Va. Tech Strove to Protect Its Image:  Memos Show Intent To Stress Healing After Shootings (Post, August 4, 2008)

Homes To Honor Va. Tech Victim (Post, July 27, 2008)

$11 Million Settlement Expected in Va. Tech Shooting:  Some Families Remain Unhappy With State, School (Post, June 18, 2008)

VIRGINIA TECH:  Professor Who Lost His Wife In Killings to Lead Peace Center (Post, May 29, 2008)

A Day of Tears at Tech:  A Year After 'All of Our Lives Changed,' Mourners Find Unity (Post, April 17, 2008)

Essay:  In Blacksburg, An ER Physician Still Tries to Heal (Post, April 16, 2008)

A Year Later, Va. Tech Is Still Healing:  Campus, Community Try to Find Balance in Tragedy's Aftermath (Post, April 16, 2008)

Kaine Calls for Day of Va. Tech Remembrance (Post, April 15, 2008; 11:21 AM)

A Year After Massacre, Family Lives 'in Darkness':  Parents of Va. Tech Gunman Secluded (Post, April 12, 2008)

Va. Tech Families Tentatively Back Deal:  Attack Settlement Yet to Be Signed (Post, April 11, 2008)

Chief of Panel on Virginia Tech Backs State's Offer (Post, March 27, 2008)

Proposal Would Clarify Law On Sharing Student Information:  Colleges Would Gain Flexibility in Providing Help (Post, March 26, 2008)

The Settlement Offer (Post, March 26, 2008)

Mediator Guiding Deal on Va. Tech:  Families of Attack Victims, State Try To Avoid Litigation (Post, March 26, 2008)

VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE:  State Offers Settlement To Families Of Victims (Post, March 25, 2008)

Virginia Tech Families Turn Grief Into Cry For Gun Laws:  Mourners Fight To Close Loopholes (Post, January 6, 2008)

Va. Tech's Norris Hall To House Peace Center:  Building Where 30 Were Slain Is Set for Change (Post, December 21, 2007)

Va. Tech Victims' Fund Unlikely:  State Considering Other Compensation (Post, December 20, 2007)

Costumes Of Cho Victims Rile Va. Tech Community (Post, December 9, 2007)

Analysis Faults Review Panel And University:  Family Liaison Says Committee Played Down Leadership Crisis (Post, November 1, 2007)

Takoma Park Stays Immigrant 'Sanctuary' (Post, October 30, 2007)

VIRGINIA TECH:  Professor Laments Wall Of Privacy's Rigidity (Post, September 30, 2007)

Va. Tech Fund to Be Disbursed Within Weeks (Post, September 24, 2007)

Grant to Help Va. Tech Upgrade Counseling:  U.S. Funding for Model Program (Post, September 22, 2007)

Slain Child Alters Lives After Va. Tech:  Parents Planning Memorial At Annandale High School (Post, September 13, 2007)

Va. Tech Victims' Families Weigh Suits Against State:  State's Immunity May Be Subjected To Challenge (Post, September 6, 2007)

Va. Tech Report May Signal Tough Choices on Reforms:  Fixes to State's Mental Health System Could Cost Tens of Millions (Post, September 2, 2007)

A PORTRAIT OF ILLNESS:  Killer's Parents Describe Attempts Over the Years to Help Isolated Son (Post, August 31, 2007)

RELATIVES' REACTIONS:  For Family of One Shooting Victim, Some Hard Questions Remain (Post, August 31, 2007)

The 'Toll Would Have Been Less':  Panel Details Problems That Could Take Years to Fix (Post, August 31, 2007)

Panel: Va. Tech Failed to Respond to Cho Warning Signs (Post, August 30, 2007; 11:50 AM)

Parents of Va. Tech Victims Want Change in Leadership (Post, August 30, 2007; 2:20 PM)

Excerpts From Va. Tech Review Panel Report (Post, August 30, 2007; 9:12 AM)

HURRICANE KATRINA CLEANUP:  Md. Workers Receive Settlement for Back Wages (Post, August 30, 2007)

The 'Toll Would Have Been Less':  Panel Details Problems That Could Take Years to Fix (Post, August 31, 2007)

Paper by Cho Exhibits Disturbing Parallels to Shootings, Sources Say (Post, August 29, 2007)

Unknown to Va. Tech, Cho Had a Disorder:  Fairfax Helped Student Cope With Anxiety (Post, August 27, 2007)

Panel Probe On Massacre Is Winding Up:  Report Is Due Next Week (Post, August 25, 2007)

Va. Tech Review Recommends Steps to Avert Another Tragedy (Post, August 23, 2007)

CAMPUS INVESTIGATION:  Va. Tech's Report on Its Response To Shootings Will Be Released Today (Post, August 22, 2007)

VIRGINIA TECH INVESTIGATION:  Cho 'Would Have Been Awfully Difficult to Stop,' Panel Chief Says (Post, August 21, 2007)

In Their Own Ways, Students Move On:  Many Ready for 'New Start' as Classes Begin (Post, August 21, 2007)

23 Near Va. Tech Hospitalized With Monoxide Symptoms (Post, August 20, 2007)

In Blacksburg, a Solid Reminder of Lives Lost:  Memorial Created From Hokie Stone Draws Thousands to Campus Dedication (Post, August 20, 2007)

Preserving the Outpouring of Grief:  Va. Tech Archives 60,000 Condolences (Post, August 19, 2007)

Preserving the Outpouring of Grief:  Va. Tech Archives 60,000 Items Sent as Condolences (Post, August 19, 2007)

VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE:  Killings Focus Attention on Security at Colleges (Post, August 18, 2007)

Virginia Tech Families to Be Offered Up to $180,000:  Some Are Unhappy With Compensation (Post, August 16, 2007)

Did Cho Make Dry Run at Va. Tech?:  Door Chains Seen At Norris Hall Days Before, Police Say (Post, August 11, 2007)

Concert Lineup Angers Some Va. Tech Families:  Rapper's Violent Lyrics Draw Protests (Post, August 3, 2007)

Big Names to Headline Va. Tech Concert (Post, August 1, 2007; 6:00 PM)

Fund Considered for Va. Tech Victims:  State Compensation Could Be Modeled on Program Created After 9/11 Attacks (Post, July 29, 2007)

Va. Tech Panel Lacks Full Picture on Cho:  Decisions Were Made Without Treatment Plan (Post, July 22, 2007)

At Va. Tech Hearing, Lockdowns Called Inappropriate (AP, July 18, 2007; 12:39 PM)

Va. Tech Relatives Seeking Payment:  Attorney Says State Should Create a Fund (Post, July 18, 2007)

Kaine to Host Campus Security Conference (Post, July 16, 2007; 1:00 PM)

Administrator of 9/11 Fund To Direct Va. Tech Donations (Post, July 6, 2007)

Kaine Assigns Fairfax Member Of Va. Tech Panel to Aid Families (Post, June 30, 2007)

Families Pressure Kaine on Va. Tech:  Victims' Relatives Won't Be on Panel, Governor Says (Post, June 24, 2007)

Cho Case Shows Flaws in System, Court Panel Says:  Study Is Accelerated After Va. Tech (Post, June 23, 2007)

Virginia Tech Families Fear Investigators Have Conflicts (Post, June 23, 2007)

Echoes From Virginia Tech (Post, June 22, 2007)

VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE:  Panel to Receive Files on Cho's Commitment Hearing (Post, June 20, 2007)

Va. Reviews Mental Health Reforms:  Agencies Look at System Overhaul After Va. Tech Shootings (Post, June 17, 2007)

Clean Start for Scene of Va. Tech Horror:  Norris Hall's Labs Ready for Students (Post, June 15, 2007)

Panel Given Some Medical Files on Cho:  Va. Tech Releases Records After Killer's Parents Waive Rights (Post, June 15, 2007)

Confusion Over Laws Impedes Aid For Mentally Ill:  U.S. Panel Reports on Va. Tech; House Passes Gun-Control Bill (Post, June 14, 2007)

Families Want Choice of Panelist:  Relatives Ask to Appoint Their Own Private Investigator (Post, June 13, 2007)

Grim Findings in Va. Tech Probe:  State Report Criticizes Mental Health System; Relatives Fault Panel (Post, June 12, 2007)

Va. Tech Relatives Lambaste Response:  Statement Demands A Role in Inquiry (Post, June 11, 2007)

Va. Tech Plans More Enduring Tribute:  New Memorial Inspired by Effort Improvised by Students (Post, June 8, 2007)

SITE OF SHOOTING:  Va. Tech Building to Reopen; Officials Cite Fiscal Reasons (Post, June 6, 2007)

Va. House to Review Psychiatric Care Gaps:  Hearings, Spurred by Massacre, Presage a Tide of Reform Efforts, Lawmakers Say (Post, May 25, 2007)

Cho Had Amassed Enough Ammo to Kill Many More (Post, May 22, 2007)

'Die-In' Counts the Minutes:  Women Hope Protest Spreads Support for Tighter Gun Rules (Post, May 14, 2007)

Honoring the Past, Moving Forward:  Va. Tech Graduations Recognize Those Lost and the Spirit That Remains (Post, May 12, 2007)

Celebration in Midst of Sadness :  Class of 2007, Forever Scarred by Tragedy, Will Graduate Tonight (Post, May 11, 2007)

Va. Tech Panel Outlines Agenda:  Review of Shootings Likely to Focus on Cho, Mental Health System (Post, May 11, 2007)

Friday, May 11 (Post, May 11, 2007)

Head of Va. Tech Inquiry Hopes for Valuable Lessons (Post, May 10, 2007)

Isolation Defined Cho's Senior Year:  Beseeched by Mother, N.Va. Church Offered to Purge 'Demonic Power' (Post, May 6, 2007)

A Better Memory for Va. Tech (Post, May 4, 2007)

Thorough Review Set Of Va. Tech (Post, May 2, 2007)

Gunman's Wrath Divides a Community (Post, April 30, 2007)

Panel Faces Obstacles In Va. Tech Investigation (Post, April 29, 2007)

A Short Life Lived to the Fullest:  Senior From Vienna Worked Hard, Played Hard (Post, April 28, 2007)

Police Describe Struggle to Enter Hall at Va. Tech:  With Doors Chained, Access Took 5 Minutes (Post, April 27, 2007)

An 'Abundant Life' of Enthusiasm and Achievement:  (Post, April 26, 2007)

Va. Tech Killer's Motives Pursued:  Some Actions During Rampage Still a Mystery (Post, April 26, 2007)

Tears, Hymns for a Kind Girl With a Competitive Spirit:  (Post, April 25, 2007)

Last Memories, Lasting Tributes:  Final Weekend Together Brings Comfort to Family (Post, April 25, 2007)

VIRGINIA TECH RESPONSE:  State Taps Firm That Handled Probe of Columbine Shootings (Post, April 25, 2007)

A Shadow Over College Selection:  Rampage Discourages Some Admitted Students, but Va. Tech Spirit Inspires Others (Post, April 25, 2007)

Kaine May Seek More Data for Gun Sales:  Order Would Address Buyers' Mental Health (Post, April 25, 2007)

Classes Resume Amid Empty Desks:  Mourning Va. Tech Seeks Normalcy (Post, April 24, 2007)

'Already Living the American Dream':  Gifted Linguist Perez Honored as Academic, Athletic Standout (Post, April 24, 2007)

The Outskirts of Grief:  They Knew None of the Victims Well. But Three Friends Find Little Comfort in the Distance From Tragedy. (Post, April 24, 2007)

GRIEF COUNSELING:  Aid Providers, Some Invited and Some Not, Arrive En Masse (Post, April 24, 2007)

Spreading Word Of Campus Crises Crucial, Senate Told:  Ways to Prevent Violence Sought (Post, April 24, 2007)

MEDICAL EXAMINER:  A Gruesome Task Is Followed by Search for Serenity (Post, April 24, 2007)

For Virginia Tech Survivors, Memories Will Be Powerful (Post, April 24, 2007)

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