The Bernalls

I was wondering if the Bernalls ever spoke about Val and how the myth about Cassie was debunked. I also wonder if they ever said anything about Rachel’s movie? It’s been so long I don’t remember if the whole she said yes things around Rachel happened around the time of the shooting or if it was years later. I feel like it was years later for some reason...

Hello! I always wondered if the movie about Rachel was directed or approved by her family, do you know anything about that?

Hi!!

Yes, Rachel’s family seemed to push for the movie and her friends from Columbine fought to boycott it. Since it was inaccurate and had actors portray Eric and Dylan giving them infamy

I have never seen anything from the Bernalls about Val disproving Cassie saying yes. I am going to assume they have never spoke about it.

I ask because I’m reading a book loosely based on that event called that’s not what happened and I think it’s really good. It’s a work of fiction but I think as far as a survivor story goes it’s realistic As far as the other stories I’ve heard from survivors I know.

Take this with a huge grain of salt given the source- Dave Cullen, but it is based, in part, on this article about Val Schnurr.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-10/14/026r-101499-idx.html
so I'm assuming there may be other articles out there that fill out the rest of the picture.

In his book he writes that Misty Bernall was contracted to start writing the book about Cassie in late May. In June, Kate Battan informed Misty of what really happened, even playing the 911 tape of when Cassie was shot. Battan apparently encouraged Misty to continue with the book, minus the She Said Yes stuff. But since that was the entire public appeal of the book, Misty spoke with her publisher. She and the publisher visited with the three witnesses (whom he doesn't name) who said it was Cassie who professed her faith and decided that their word was good enough and they'd continue the book, with the martyr bit still in there.

Cullen also wrote that the Bernall's (and their publisher) had dinner, on separate occasions, with the Wyant's (and Emily), and the Schnurr's (with Val). Emily was scared of hurting them and of repercussions so was a bit vague when asked if she'd heard the exchange between Eric and Cassie; the Bernall's seemed to feel she wasn't saying it didn't happen, just that she didn't hear it or didn't remember it. Val, however, was clear in explaining what happened to her. The Schnurr's asked the publisher to slow down on the release of the book until all of the evidence was out, but they refused to do so.
After the book was released in September 1999, The Rocky, came out with a story debunking the myth and Emily Wyant allowed her story to be used. The publisher went after Emily, trying to discredit her. At that point, it seems, the Bernall's realized the truth.

As far as the Rachel said yes stuff, I also feel like that came out years after the Cassie debacle.