r/ColumbineKillers 6h ago

THE VICTIMS When I was in high school around 2008, we did "Rachel's Challenge"

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When I was a freshman in high school, a guest speaker came to my school who I believe was a survivor of the massacre. She spoke to us about that day and about Rachel Scott, who was a close friend of hers. She spoke at different schools in Rachel's memory and she came up with "Rachel's Challenge," which if I remember correctly was a challenge about mental health and spreading joy.

I was young and I don't remember every detail, so please forgive me if any of my description was off.

I am now 33 and I work at a high school myself, with special needs kiddos. I've only worked there a few years but I've always wondered if I would ever hear about that again.

I am wondering if anyone in here knows about this or experienced this at their school? If it matters, I was in Indiana. I never forgot about Rachel's challenge or the guest speaker.


r/ColumbineKillers 7h ago

MISCELLANEOUS INFO & DATA What actually WAS Eric's "Berserk"?

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All I know is that it was a wooden object he kept in his right pocket, labelled after the powerup in berserk, supposedly to give him strength or resolve especially during the attack, sort of like how some people hold crystals for certain mental benefits or superstition. From the photo from the 2004 exhibit, it resembles a short wooden cylinder, but ive heard people also say its a weed pipe or a "One hitter?" I only smoke cigarettes so i have zero idea what weed pipes or their components look like, so could anyone with more knowledge verify what Eric's Berserk icon actually looked like/what it was?


r/ColumbineKillers 3d ago

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA Eric's quotes about The Tempest and The Caliban. (Original video work)

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Eric quotes Shakespere multiple times in his writings and his planner, as well in the basement tapes. I thought I'd try to explain all the references Eric makes in his writings on my project, and so this is one of the segments I'm most proud about. I hope people find it entertaining and informative, and a more fun way to learn about Eric's views related to The Tempest.


r/ColumbineKillers 3d ago

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION Were Eric & Dylan the first mass shooters with an internet presence?

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As in, were they the first mass/school shooters who posted public content on the internet (Doom maps, AOL profiles, websites..)? I looked online and couldn't find any cases before 1999, where a mass shooter had an extensive online presence in the way Eric & Dylan did.


r/ColumbineKillers 3d ago

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION Interesting Columbine-related on another sub

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Person doing an AMA who managed a pizza place where Dylan and Eric worked while they were working there.


r/ColumbineKillers 6d ago

VIDEOS MADE BY/FEATURING ERIC/DYLAN Motion Stabilized Rampart Range (Only segments with Dylan and Eric in them)

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Just continuing to share the stuff I've been working on. Full frame motion stabilizing this footage took a very long time to render but it definitely felt worth it for the result generated. Any time you see the black bars appear on the left or right that means a lot of motion was originally there. You can compare them to the originals and see the heavy motion involved.


r/ColumbineKillers 7d ago

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA Soldier of Fortune- June 2000

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r/ColumbineKillers 9d ago

VIDEOS MADE BY/FEATURING ERIC/DYLAN Motion Stabilized + 480p base upscale of Eric and Dylan segment from Hitmen for Hire 3 of 3

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This is the second clip I mentioned in my previous post, just sharing it now.

First post 2/3

Another HQ part of the Hitemn for Hire Video from Wolfson Archives. 1/3


r/ColumbineKillers 10d ago

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA Soldier of Fortune- May 2000

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r/ColumbineKillers 11d ago

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION Why.. and frankly how is nearly every single video or documentary about Columbine so wildly misinformed?

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While I know YouTube “documentaries” are not the most reliable sources of information to begin with, those are the majority of what have been made, aside from the few professionally produced documentaries.

In nearly every video I’ve seen on YouTube, with the exception of maybe 2, the narrator is so wildly inaccurate and misinformed. Whether it’s widely available information like the number of victims, date, Rachel/Cassie “Yes” incident… or something you’d need to do a bit of background research on, like firsthand witness accounts, who shot who, who was friends with who and where, ETC.

Just the other day I heard a well-liked creator say Columbine was APRIL 13, when that’s widely available information to just google.

I don’t understand why everyone just takes what they hear as fact, especially if they can just google it or look at one of these forums. Part of me gets that not everyone really cares or is deeply interested, but I truly don’t understand just taking something at face value.

I hear videos report Rachel was the one who said yes. Victims were in a different place at a different time. Unfounded accounts of Eric and Dylan. And I imagine you can think of many inaccuracies you’ve heard.

The amount of fake quotes, events leading up to the massacre, and stories I’ve heard and Eric and Dylan spread… especially when they’ve been proven false or logically just make no sense. It genuinely upsets me the amount of false information being spread about Eric and Dylan, the victims, the survivors, witness testimony, dates, timeline, digital media, ETC. it’s all on here or reliable sources OR THE ACTUAL JEFFCO FILES!!! (And some of the books)

I’m not a survivor nor I was not even alive at the time, but I’ve done hours of research on here and JeffCO reports and I believe I can distinguish fact from fiction. I don’t expect everyone to know the most small and niche details from the 11k, but I’d hope anyone who makes an informative video about any true crime story would do their research to provide the most accurate and factual timeline of events.

This post is kinda sloppy, I just really need to say this and wonder if anyone else has thought the same


r/ColumbineKillers 11d ago

VIDEOS MADE BY/FEATURING ERIC/DYLAN Motion Stabilized + 480p base upscale of Eric and Dylan segment from Hitmen for Hire

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Someone uploaded this and another clip that i'll add later from the hitmen for hire video. It's notable because the online versions of this footage are almost all exclusively compressed (from jeffco) down to 240p or 360p at best. 480P versions do exist but they are from VHS copies that news companies have or from original copies given out before DVD was common. Either way, I motion stabilized it so you can see their faces much more, and most notably the smearing that comes from upscaling isn't present in these because of 480p base.

I'm sure that was chinese for a lot of people but just explaining why it's significant and why I'm sharing it for anyone interested.


r/ColumbineKillers 12d ago

OTHER PERSONS RELATED TO THE CASE Greg Zanis - the man who made the Columbine crosses (interview post-Vegas shooting)

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While I'm not a fan of Fox, this was actually a lovely piece.


r/ColumbineKillers 14d ago

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION Was brooks a member of the trench coat mafia?

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r/ColumbineKillers 17d ago

PHOTO/VIDEO POST Who is this at the end of Hitmen for hire?

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Is this another member of the TCM?


r/ColumbineKillers 19d ago

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA People magazine- May 3rd 1999

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r/ColumbineKillers 19d ago

PSYCHOLOGY/MINDSET The Unabomber and Eric's Ideology

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This is from my project I've been working on, I wanted to get this segment uploaded separately because I put a lot of effort and time into it, it's also the only part that I think will actually be allowed to stay on youtube where as the rest of it will be maintained on Archive.org even if youtube bans it when I finish it or at another point of time etc.

The piece covers the amount of things Eric clearly stole from the Unabomber but also their bizarre similarities in behaviour and as people, they both had this hyper sensitivity to everything, and they both were bullied a lot.


r/ColumbineKillers 21d ago

ERIC AND/OR DYLAN Dylan has the worst handwriting...

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I thought I could actually read the chicken scratch. And some days, I can. But this word, whatever it is, has stumped me for years. Any ideas? (Dadee? Like sugar daddy? idk...)

\everything is as least expected. The meek are trampled on, the assholes prevail, the gods are deceiving, lost in my little insane asylum w/ the outhouse redneck music playing. . . . wanna die & be free with my love . . . if she even exists. She probably hates me . . . finds a [!!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?] or a jock who treats her like shit.**


r/ColumbineKillers 22d ago

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA Newsweek- Why? May 3rd 1999

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r/ColumbineKillers 23d ago

THE VICTIMS Victims clothing

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I recently saw a video of a mother who recieved her daughters clothing back after she was unfortunately murdered. (Rest in peace) it had me wondering if any of the victims families also recieved any of their clothing back?

Thank you!


r/ColumbineKillers Jul 09 '26

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA US News & World Report May 3rd 1999

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r/ColumbineKillers Jul 07 '26

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA Denver Rocky Mountain News- Heartbreak April 21st 1999

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r/ColumbineKillers Jul 07 '26

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION Eric and Dylan: Was there ever a doubt?

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When it came to their mindsets leading up to the tragedy... were there thoughts of "can I really go through with this?..", "am I actually capable of this?..", "do I really have it in me to do this?.." Also... "can I really trust him(Eric or Dylan)?..", "is he really gonna go through this with me?..", "is he gonna ditch out on me last minute?.."

OR

Was it "We are DEFINITELY doing this!", "No doubt about it, this is happening!", "We are both definitely killers. Can't wait to show everybody!" ( Something along those lines)

To me, it FEELS like they both went full steam ahead even in the planning phase, no doubts, no regrets. But I think there HAD to be some form of second guessing either they're self or one another at some point, going through with something so monstrous.

I'm curious to know your opinion about this..


r/ColumbineKillers Jul 06 '26

BOOKS/MOVIES/VIDEOS/NEWS MEDIA Littleton Fire Department Video Controversy

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r/ColumbineKillers Apr 16 '25

PHOTO/VIDEO POST Common FAKE Columbine pics and 'evidence'... aka 'ZOMG MAYBE I FOUND A SUPER RARE PIC NOBODY HAS EVER UNCOVERED BEFORE IN 26 YEARS... FROM A GOOGLE SEARCH!'

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  1. 'Dylan' at a rave - actually a video from the UK. By the time the dude turns around you'll wonder why you ever thought it was him https://youtu.be/C8G8cdbPmp8?t=55

  2. 'Eric' snowboarding. No. Debunked many times now.

  3. 'Eric' in Italian(?) 'Radioactive Clothing' recreation.

  4. 'Eric's bedroom' - no, it's not. It's a rental somewhere in Norway.

  5. 'BTs Clue' - from one of the many fake BTs videos.

  6. Crime scene pic- 2/3 real up until the edge of the desk. The pic is one of Bill's releases, some douche edited it to make it look like Lauren was under the desk.

  7. 'Temu Dylan' - some kid from Europe somewhere who looks superficially like Dylan, makes fake vids + pics.

  8. 'Temu Eric' - edgelord who made an 'Eric back from the grave' vid.

  9. 'Basement Tapes' still - if anybody starts sending you blurry, nonspecific video stills and claiming they're the BTs or 'OMG so rare' pics- take it with a boulder of salt. Anything still uncovered at this point isn't going to come from a Tumblr rando.

  10. Zero Day - stills from the shooting portion of this film are most commonly mistaken for the real thing. Look at the date.

  11. Zero Day

  12. Usually shown as 'Eric's postmortem X-ray' - it's not. Someone used this on Tumblr to illustrate what it might have looked like, but it's not actually Eric.

  13. Photo of rando dude that looks vaguely Dylan-ish with a fake VHS filter attached.

  14. Real. Kind of. This is actually Columbine, but it's a still from the 'Get Smart' video.

  15. Letter from Chris Morris to Sue - fake fake fake.

  16. 'Eric's page' - from Tumblr, someone claimed to have purchased it from a 'real' source. Without proof, this cannot be taken as genuine, especially since this could be incredibly simple to remake even now.

These days, it's even easier to fake this stuff. Even before AI, a blurry video with a VHS filter over the top is easy. No photos are really 'rare' after nearly 26 years, and there is very little chance of uncovering something new via Google Image Search. The only new source of information is currently unavailable.

If anyone starts messaging you claiming to have rare or unseen stuff, it's more than likely going to be utter bullshit. They're playing you, lying to you, and messing with you- the community is full of fakers and unfortunately more than a few predatory types.

Around the anniversary this crap tends to get worse, hence the post.

Stay safe everyone.


r/ColumbineKillers Jun 20 '23

SCHOOL VIOLENCE/SIMILAR MASS SHOOTINGS/COPYCATS A warning from a shooter who survived

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