For '' 20/20 '' , Ritter has reported stories that run the gamut from light-hearted to heart-warming to deadly serious . He investigated the claims of James Van Praagh , the supposed psychic who says he can talk to the dead ; he covered the Columbine shootings ; he investigated the phenomenon of patients waking up during surgery ; he reported on " slip and fall " scams at casinos across the nation ; he reported on a New York man who died while donating his kidney to his wife , whose family says the doctor left the O.R. before the surgery was completed ; he examined the effects of parental anger on kids by having cameras in several homes for several weeks ; he debunked the so-called urban legends that sprung up in the wake of September 11 ; and he followed a group of female Army recruits as they went through a grueling nine weeks of basic training
Columbine
Columbine High School massacre
Bill Ritter (journalist)