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[[Image:Evacuating Columbine.jpg|thumb|right|Staff and Students evacuate [[Columbine High School]] shortly after the shooting]]
With over 31 million worldwide users, '''Xanga''' is a Web site that provides users with [[weblog]]s or "blogs". It is operated by Xanga.com, Inc., and is based in [[New York City]], [[USA]]. Users of Xanga are referred to as "Xangans".
The '''[[Columbine High School massacre]]''' occured on [[Tuesday]], [[April 20]], [[1999]] at [[Columbine High School]] near [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] and [[Littleton, Colorado|Littleton]], [[Colorado]], in the [[United States]]. Two teenage students, [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]], carried out a [[mass murder|shooting rampage]], killing twelve fellow students and a teacher before committing [[suicide]]. It is considered to be the worst [[school shooting]] in U.S. history.
As of [[24 April]], [[2005]] [[Alexa Internet]] rated Xanga the 14th most popular English-language website, and the 27th most popular website in the world.
The massacre provoked intense public debate regarding [[Gun politics in the United States|gun control laws]] and the availability of [[assault weapon]]s in the United States. Much discussion also centered on the nature of [[high school]] cliques and [[bully|bullying]], as well as the role of violent movies and video games in American society. Several of the victims who were believed to have been killed due to their religious beliefs became a source of inspiration to others, notably [[Christianity|Christians]], and led some to lament the decline of religion in public education and society in general. The shooting also resulted in an increased emphasis on school security, and a [[moral panic]] aimed at [[goth culture]], [[heavy metal music]], and [[video game controversy|violent video games]].{{ref|columbinemoralpanic}} {{ref|hellmouth}}
==Warning signsOverview==
Early warning signs regarding the attacks first surfaced in [[1996]], when Eric Harris created a private website on [[America Online]]. The original site was set up to host [[Doom]] levels that he and Klebold had created, mainly for friends. Throughout the year, Harris began a primitive [[blog]] on the site, which included jokes and small journal entries concerning his thoughts on parents, school, and friends. By late 1996, the site began to list instructions on how to cause mischief as well as instructions on how to make explosives. By early [[1997]], the site began to show the first signs of Harris' anger.
Xanga is a free [[World Wide Web|Web-based]] journal-hosting service. These journals are themselves sometimes called "Morons". It is largely used by [[teenagers]] and young adults, but is open to anyone at least 13 years old (though many under-13 year olds lie and still create Xangas). Users are allowed to post any number of messages per day, and they may post comments on other people's journals. Users may customize how their Xanga looks, using pre-made [[template]]s or custom [[HTML]]. Subscription lists, blog rings, and other features implement a [[social networking|social network]]. Xanga journals are used for a wide variety of purposes, from personal diaries to social and political commentary. Primarily monitored by the community, Xanga has a few administrators who handle violations.
Owing to its low visitor count, the site did not become an issue until late 1997, when Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigator Michael Guerra was notified of the site after the parents of Harris's former friend, Brooks Brown, discovered that Harris was posting threats aimed at their son. Guerra discovered the website also contained threats directed at the students and teachers who attended [[Columbine High School]]. Other material included blurbs Harris had written concerning his hatred of society in general and his desire to kill those who annoyed him. As the date of the shooting neared, Harris began noting the completion of pipe bombs on his site, as well as a gun count and "hit list" of individuals he wished to target, although it never mentioned his overall plot.{{ref|Harriswebsite}} As Harris had admitted to having explosives, Guerra decided to write a draft [[affidavit]] for a search warrant of the Harris household, but it was never filed. The existence of the affidavit was not revealed to the public until [[September 2001]].
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After the release of the affidavit, a series of grand jury investigations were launched into the cover-up activities of the Jefferson County officials. The investigation revealed that high ranking officials of Jefferson County had come together a few days after the massacre to discuss the release of the affidavit to the public. It was decided that because the affidavit's contents lacked the necessary probable cause to have supported the issuance of a search warrant of the Harris household by a judge, it would be best not to disclose the affidavit's existence at an upcoming press conference. Following the press conference, the original Guerra documents dissappeared. In [[1999|September 1999]], a Jefferson County investigator failed to find the documents during a secret search of the county's computer system. A second attempt in late [[2000]] found copies of the document within the Jefferson County archives. The documents were reconstructed and released to the public in September [[2001]], but the original document is still missing. The final grand jury investigation was released in [[September 2004]]. {{ref|GrandJuryReport}}
Xanga offers both a free service and a pay service. All Xanga accounts are accessible via [http://www.xanga.com/username the username feature]. One popular aspect of Xanga is the ability to customize the appearance of one's journal. Included with their free service is a basic layout formatter that allows non-HTML literate users to change their journal's layout and style, including colors and border styles. Those who do know [[HTML]] are able to include their own code within the page, allowing customization beyond what the basic layout system supports. Users can have profile pictures, which are displayed next to their posts and comments. Using other free sites such as [[Photobucket]], users can post multimedia content, such as photos and music, which the basic Xanga service itself doesn't include. Xanga also offers a paid [http://www.xanga.com/about/premium/ premium] service offering many extra features.
===Crime, punishment, and retaliation===
On [[January 15]], [[1998]], both [[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]] were caught with computer equipment that had been stolen from a parked van near [[Littleton, Colorado]]. The pair were caught after an eyewitness, who recognized them from their job at a local pizza parlor, tipped off the police. Both were arrested and attended a joint court hearing where a judge decided—based on their lack of moral judgement—that the two needed psychiatric help. Harris and Klebold avoided prosecution for the robbery by participating in a "diversion program" that involved counseling and community service. Both feigned regret in order to obtain an early release, but Harris had relished the opportunity to perform. He wrote an ingratiating letter to his victim offering [[empathy]], rather than just apologies. During this time he would often boast about faking remorse, and applauded himself at his deception in journal entries. {{ref|columbinejournals}} It is believed that shortly after being released from psychiatric care in [[April]] [[1998]], Harris and Klebold began to plot the attacks as a form of retaliation.
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During his evaluation by doctors at the program, Harris was prescribed the anti-depressant [[Luvox]]. Some analysts have argued that this medication may have contributed to Harris's actions, and claimed that a side-effect of these drugs is a loss of empathy for other human beings. A correlation is claimed between "school shooters" whose medical history has been made public and the use or recent discontinuation of such medications. Other researchers have pointed out that such claims are not based upon scientific testing.{{ref|Luvox}}
Xanga places particular emphasis on community, allowing its users to '''subscribe''' to others' blogs, or to create and join categorized groups called '''blogrings'''. On [[2004-11-10]], Xanga launched '''Xanga Metros''', a feature that allows users to find other users in their same area. With the rising popularity of the service, there have been many noted cases of hoax and "fakers" in the xanga community as well, impersonating celebrities whose xanga use is questionable (though several celebrities, especially younger, or youth-oriented, personalities, are known to use the service, including [[Asian]] rapper [[Jin(music)|Jin]], whose Xanga site was one of his major promotional tools). ''See'' [[Computer-mediated_communication]]
===Journals and videos===
Both shooters began keeping journals of their progress soon after their release from the psychiatrict center. The pair also documented their arsenal with video tapes which were kept secret.{{ref|slatemsn}}
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Journals entries revealed that the pair had an elaborate—if not fantastic—plan for a major bombing rivaling that of [[Oklahoma City Bombing|Oklahoma City]]. The entries contained blurbs about ways to escape to [[Mexico]], hijacking an aircraft at [[Denver International Airport]] and crashing into a building in [[New York City]], as well as details about the attacks. The pair hoped that after setting off bombs in the cafeteria, they would rampage through the school and shoot any survivors, then continue their attack on surrounding houses as neighbors came out to see the commotion. This original plan failed when their main explosives did not detonate; it is estimated that up to 500 people may have been killed had it succeeded.{{ref|500bombing}}
Other users who register may leave comments on a post. Along with the comment, they can leave '''eProps'''. Comments may be disabled several different ways. There is an option when one creates a new post to disable comments and eprops for that post. Also, if one's username has been '''blocked''' by a certain xanga site, that username will not be able to comment on that site. [http://help.xanga.com/someoneknowblocked.htm "Will someone know that I blocked them?"]. Comments are the best way to communicate on xanga. Comments on '''protected entries''' can only be seen by those on the '''protected list'''. Although gone unnoticed, it is true that it is indeed pronounced zanga, unusually mispronounced as x-anga.
The pair also kept videos that were used mainly as documentation of explosives, ammunition, and weapons they had acquired illegally. In these videos, the shooters also revealed all the elaborate and creative ways the two had thought up to hide their arsenals in their own homes, as well as the ways they would deceive their parents about their activities. Some videos contained footage of the pair during target practice in nearby foothills, and shots of the areas of the high school they planned to attack. A few days before the shootings, a final video had the pair apologizing to their families and boasting about how they would soon be remembered infamously.
==Firearms=eProps===
In the months prior to the attacks, Harris and Klebold illegally acquired a [[TEC-DC9]] [[semi-automatic handgun|semi-automatic]] [[handgun]], a Hi-Point [[9x19mm]] [[rifle]], and two [[shotgun|shotguns]] which they [[Sawn-off shotgun|sawed-off]]. With instructions from the internet such as the [[Anarchist cookbook]] they also built 99 [[improvised explosive device]]s of various designs and sizes. The two perpetrators committed numerous felony violations of state and federal law, including the [[National Firearms Act]] and the [[Gun Control Act of 1968]] even before the massacre began.
In addition to comments, Xanga allows users to add '''eProps''' to other users' blog entries. Eprops are what Xanga uses to encourage users to comment. A commentator can assign the post being commented on 0, 1, or 2 eProps, depending on the quality of the post. Sites that receive the most eProps are highlighted on the '''Featured Content''' page. Eprops encourage users to post more. Usually, those who write what is considered interesting content build a large fan base behind them. [http://help.xanga.com/whatisaneprop.htm Xanga's explanation]
Due to their age, all four guns were illegally obtained by [[straw purchase]]s. [[Robyn Anderson]], a friend of Klebold's, was persuaded to buy the rifle and two shotguns for Harris and Klebold, but was never charged for her violations of federal gun laws.{{ref|Andersonloophole}} Mark Manes and Philip Duran were both found guilty of supplying the handgun to the two youths and received prison terms.{{ref|Duran}} {{ref|Manes}}
Since you automatically give out 2 eProps with every comment you post unless you specify otherwise each time, most teenagers don't bother to worry about eProps and instead just focus on the comments. But, because commenting over again on the same post doesn't produce more eprops, and neither does commenting on your own, eprops are usually used as a gauge of how many different unique users have commented on a post.
==April 20, 1999: Shooting at Columbine High==
[[Image:Columbine High School.jpg|thumb|right|An aerial shot of [[Columbine High School]] on the day of the massacre.]]
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At 11:10 AM on Tuesday, [[April 20]], [[1999]], Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold arrived at [[Columbine High School]] in separate cars. Harris parked in the Junior parking lot and Klebold in the Senior parking lot at spaces not assigned to them. From these spots, both of them had excellent views of the first floor cafeteria; each one covered a main exit of the school. Shortly before arriving at Columbine, Harris and Klebold had set up a small fire bomb in a field half a mile away from the school. The bomb was set to detonate at 11:14 AM, and is thought to have been placed there as a diversion for emergency personel. The bomb did detonate, and caused a small fire that was extinguished by the fire department. This event was not tied to the attacks until after the official investigation began in May [[1999]].
Subscriptions allow Xangans to stay up-to-date on other Xangas to whom they're "subscribed," and bring the latest blogs from selected Xangas to the user without having the user manually visit each site.
At Columbine, the pair entered the [[cafeteria]] a few minutes before "A" lunch began and placed in it two [[duffel bag]]s, each containing a 20-lb.(9 kg) propane bomb set to explode at 11:17 AM. At the moment they entered the cafeteria, a custodian removed the security camera video tape and rewound it, so the act of placing the bombs was not recorded. However, once it was restarted the bags could be seen clearly. The bombs had enough [[explosion|explosive]] power to destroy the entire cafeteria and bring the library above crashing down. Each shooter returned to his car to wait until the bombs exploded. They intended to kill at least 500 people.
Subscriptions were originally called "Sites I Read," so some older users sometimes refer to them as "SIR."
===The shooting begins===
When the cafeteria bombs failed to explode, Harris and Klebold met near Harris' car, armed themselves with two [[Sawn-off shotgun|sawn-off shotguns]], a 9mm semi-automatic [[carbine]], and a 9mm [[TEC-9| AB-10]] semi-automatic pistol (all placed in a duffel bag and backpack), and walked toward the cafeteria. They went to the top of the West Entrance steps, the highest point on campus. From this vantage point, the cafeteria's side entrance was at the bottom of the staircase, the school's main West Entrance was to their left, and the athletic fields to their right (See the lead photograph at the top of this page for an image of the staircase in question).
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At 11:19 AM, a witness heard Eric Harris yell "Go! Go!" At that moment the gunmen pulled out their shotguns and began shooting at [[Rachel Scott]] and Richard Castaldo, who were sitting on a grassy knoll to their left (next to the West Entrance of the school), eating lunch. Both were hit and critically injured. After the initial shots, one of the shooters shot Scott again, killing her. It is unclear who shot first and who killed Scott. [[Image:West entrance.jpg|thumb|right|The West Entrance of the school after the shooting]]
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Next, Harris took off his [[trenchcoat]] and took out his 9mm semi-automatic carbine, aiming it down the West Staircase. Daniel Rohrbough and his two friends, Sean Graves and Lance Kirklin, were walking up the staircase directly below the shooters. Lance reported seeing them standing at the top, when suddenly they began shooting at him. Shot in the chest, Rohrbough fell back onto Graves; a bullet piercing through Graves' foot. The shooters then turned their guns on Kirklin, standing across from them. All three fell wounded. Harris and Klebold then turned and began shooting south (away from the school) at five students sitting on the grassy knoll adjacent to the steps, opposite the West Entrance of the school. Michael Johnson was hit but kept running and escaped. Mark Taylor fell to the ground, crippled, and played dead. The other three escaped uninjured. As the shooting continued, Sean Graves stood up and limped down the staircase into the cafeteria's side entrance, where he collapsed in front of the door. Klebold began walking down the steps heading toward the cafeteria. As he descended, he shot Lance Kirklin once more in the face, wounding him critically. Daniel Rohrbough began to struggle down the steps towards the bottom of the staircase. Seeing this, Klebold walked up to him and shot him in the back of the head at close range, killing him. He then continued down the staircase and stepped inside the cafeteria, walking over the injured Sean Graves, who lay at the Cafeteria Entrance. It is speculated that Klebold did this because he was checking to see why the propane bombs had failed to explode. As Klebold stepped into the cafeteria, Harris began to shoot down the steps at several students sitting near the cafeteria's entrance, wounding Anne-Marie Hochhalter as she attempted to flee. After a few seconds, Klebold returned back up the staircase to meet with Harris at the top.
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Next, the two attempted to shoot at students standing near the [[football (soccer)|soccer]] field a few yards away, but did not succeed in hitting anyone. They then threw [[pipe bomb]]s at the parking lot, roof, and hillside to the east; none of which detonated. Inside the campus, teacher Patti Nielson, seeing the commotion, walked towards the West Entrance with student Brian Anderson. She wanted to walk outside and tell the two students to "knock it off," {{ref|Nielsonprank}} as she thought they were shooting a video or pulling a prank. As Anderson opened the first set of double doors, Harris and Klebold shot out the windows. Anderson was injured by flying glass and Nielson was hit in the shoulder by [[shrapnel]]. Reacting in fear, she quickly stood up and ran down the hall into the library where she began to alert students inside, demanding they duck beneath desks and remain silent. She then dialed [[9-1-1]] and concealed herself beneath the library's administrative counter. Brian Anderson remained behind, caught between the exterior and interior doors.
On [[May 17]], [[2005]], police used a murder victim's [http://www.xanga.com/item.aspx?user=ToTo247&tab=weblogs&uid=261268578 last Xanga entry] to identify his and his sister's killer [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/310320p-265498c.html].
In [[April]] [[2005]], the ''Fresno Bee'' reported that students at [[Buchanan High School]] in [[Clovis, California]] were using Xanga to insult and threaten their classmates. Also, [[cyber-bullying]] at classmates and family members was reported. [http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/10373653p-11176907c.html]
Meanwhile, a police [[sheriff|deputy sheriff]] arrived at the scene and began shooting at Harris and Klebold, distracting them from the injured Brian Anderson. Anderson staggered out of the area and made it into the library where he ran into an open staff break room, remaining there until the ordeal ended. Harris fired ten shots at the officer, who then radioed in a Code 33 (officer in need of emergency assistance). When his gun jammed, Harris ran inside the school with Klebold. The pair then proceeded down the main North Hallway shooting at anyone they saw and throwing pipe bombs. While doing so, they shot student Stephanie Munson in the ankle. She was able to walk out of the school and make it to a house across the street. The pair then proceeded to shoot out the windows to the East Entrance of the school. After going through the hall several more times, shooting at any students they saw (but not injuring any), they headed back towards the West Entrance and turned to the Library Hallway.
In [[March]] [[2005]], 2 students at [[Grand Ledge]] High School using Xanga (and [[Myspace]]) to post entries which included death threats against a teacher. These were found by another teacher and reported. The students were then expelled from the school.
Moments earlier Coach William "Dave" Sanders had evacuated the cafeteria through a staircase leading up to the second floor. The staircase was around the corner from the Library Hallway in the main South Hallway. He and another student turned the corner and were walking down the Library Hallway when they saw the shooters coming around the corner from the North Hallway. The two quickly turned around and ran the other way (it is believed, but not confirmed, that Sanders was heading for the library to help evacuate the students there). The shooters came around the corner and shot at both of them, hitting Dave Sanders in the chest as he reached the South Hallway but missing the student. The student ran into science classroom SCI-1 and alerted the teacher inside. Meanwhile, the shooters returned back up the North Hallway. Sanders struggled over to the science area where the teacher took him into an empty science classroom SCI-3. Two students administered first aid there and attempted to contact police outside. However, Sanders died at approximately 3:00 PM.
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===The library massacre===
[[Image:VictimLibraryWindowColumbine.jpg|thumb|left|Library victim Patrick Ireland being pulled from Library windows after the massacre.]]
In the library, the shooters would soon begin their deadliest massacre. Inside, Patti Nielson was on the phone with the [[emergency services]]. According to transcripts, the call was received by the [[9-1-1]] operator at 11:25:13 AM. The time period between when the call was answered and when the shooters entered the library was less than five minutes. Before entering, the shooters threw two pipe bombs into the cafeteria from the staircase in the South Hallway, both of which exploded (one of which can be seen on the security tapes). They then threw another in the Library Hallway which also exploded, damaging some lockers. The pair then walked through the heavy doors of the library where 55 students, three library staff, and Ms. Nielson were hiding under desks and inside exterior break rooms.
Xanga has also become a sort of vernacular for people who use it. For example, the term "Xanga-ritis" often refers to the overuse of Xanga, to which many teens are accustomed to doing. Some check their Xanga over 10 times a day because of this "disease."
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As he entered, Harris shot out a display case at the opposite end of the administrative counter, injuring student Evan Todd who was hiding under a copier adjacent to the display case. Harris and Klebold then yelled for everyone to "Get up!" so loudly that they can be heard on the 9-1-1 recording. Staff and students hiding in the library exterior rooms said they heard the gunmen utter things such as "Everyone with a white cap or baseball cap, stand up!" and "All [[jock]]s stand up! We'll get the guys in white hats!" (wearing a white baseball cap at Columbine was a tradition amongst sports team members). When no one stood up, one was heard to say: "Fine, I'll start shooting!" The two then made their way down to the opposite side of the library, to two rows of computers. Evan Todd used the time to conceal himself behind the administrative counter. Kyle Velasquez was sitting at the north (or upper) row of computers; he had not ducked down below the desk. Klebold shot him first, hitting him in the neck and back, killing him. The shooters then set down their duffel bags, filled with ammunition, at the south (or lower) row of computers and began reloading their weapons. They walked to the windows, facing the outside staircase they were just at. Noticing police evacuating students, they began to shoot out the windows; police returned fire.
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After a few seconds, Klebold turned away from the windows and fired his shotgun at a nearby table, injuring Patrick Ireland, Daniel Steepleton and Makai Hall, then took off his trenchcoat. Harris grabbed his shotgun and walked over to the lower row of computer desks, putting his gun underneath the first desk in the row without looking to see who was under it. He shot and killed Steven Curnow, who was hiding underneath it. He then shot under the next computer desk, injuring Kasey Ruegsegger.
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Harris then walked over to the table across from the lower computer row, slapped the top twice with his hand, knelt down, and said, "peek-a-boo" before shooting [[Cassie Bernall]] in the head. The recoil from the weapon hit his face, breaking his nose. It is popularly believed that Bernall was the individual who was asked "Do you believe in God?", but it has since been determined that the shooters asked this question of several students, but not of Bernall.
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Harris then turned to the next table, where student Bree Pasquale sat next to the table rather than beneath it (she had not hidden underneath as there was not enough room to hide). Harris asked her if she wanted to die to which Pasquale responded with a plea for her life. Witnesses report that Harris was disoriented as this occurred, possibly from the wound to his face, which was bleeding heavily. As Harris taunted Pasquale, Patrick Ireland began to administer first aid to one of the two injured near him; seeing this, Klebold shot at him, hitting him twice in the head and once in the foot. The shot to his foot blew his shoe clear off. He was knocked unconscious, but remarkably survived.
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Next, Klebold walked east toward another set of tables and discovered Isaiah Shoels, Matthew Kechter, and Craig Scott (all popular athletes at the school, the last of whom was [[Rachel Scott]]'s brother) hiding under one. He attempted to pull Isaiah out from underneath the table, but was unsuccessful. He then called to Harris, who left Bree Pasquale and joined him. Klebold and Harris taunted Shoels for a few seconds; witnesses claim Klebold made a racial comment towards him. Harris then knelt down and shot him in the head at close range, killing him. Klebold also knelt down and opened fire, hitting and killing Matthew Kechter. Remarkably, Craig Scott remained uninjured as he lay in the blood of his friends, pretending to be dead. Harris then turned and threw a [[carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]] bomb at the table where Hall, Steepleton, and Ireland were. Makai threw the bomb back out where it exploded further south (away from the shooters).
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Harris then walked to the book cases between the west and center section of tables in the library. He jumped on one of the book cases and shook it, then shot at something in that general area (it is not known what he shot at, since no one could see him at this point). Klebold walked through the main area past the first set of bookcases, the central desk area, and a second set of bookcases into the east area. Harris walked past the central area meeting up with him there. Klebold proceeded to shoot out a display case next to the door, then turned and shot at the closest table to him, injuring Mark Kintgen. He then turned to the table to his left (east) and shot at it, injuring Lisa Kreutz and Val Schnurr with the same bullet. He then approached the table and fired again, killing Lauren Townsend.
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Harris, in the meantime, went over to another table where two girls were hiding, bent down and looked at them, and dismissed them as "Pathetic." The pair then went over to an empty table and began to reload their weapons. Schnurr, who had been hurt badly, began to cry out at that point "Oh, God help me!" Klebold went back to her and asked her if she believed in God. She floundered in her answer, saying no and then yes, trying to get the answer "right". He asked her why and she said it was because it was what her family believed. He taunted her, but walked away. It was this incident that was later wrongly attributed to Cassie Bernall.
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Harris then moved to another table and shot twice underneath it, injuring both Nicole Nowlen and John Tomlin. When Tomlin tried to crawl out, Klebold came around the corner and kicked him. Harris taunted his attempt at escape and then Klebold shot at him repeatedly, killing him. Harris walked back over to the other side of the table where Lauren Townsend lay. Behind it, Kelly Fleming, like Bree Pasquale, sat next to the table rather than beneath it. Harris shot at her with his rifle, hitting her in the back, and killing her instantly. He continued to shoot at the table behind her, hitting Townsend and Kreutz again, and wounding Jeanna Park. (An autopsy revealed that Townsend had already been killed by the first shot).
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At 11:39 AM, the shooters moved to the center of the library, where they continued to reload their weapons at a table midway across the room. Klebold noticed a student nearby and asked him to identify himself. The student was John Savage, an acquaintance of Klebold's. Savage asked Klebold what they were doing, to which Klebold replied: "Oh, just killing people." Savage then asked if they were going to kill him. Klebold hesitated, and then asked him to leave the library. Savage fled immediately, making a safe escape through the library's main entrance.
After Savage was gone, Harris turned and fired his shotgun at the table directly north of where they'd been, hitting Daniel Mauser in the face at close range, killing him. Both shooters then moved south from there and fired randomly under another table, critically injuring Jennifer Doyle and Austin Eubanks, and fatally wounding Corey Depooter. Depooter, the last victim of the massacre, was said to have been instrumental in keeping his friends calm during the ordeal.
At this point, several witnesses heard Harris and Klebold comment on how they no longer found a thrill in shooting their victims. Harris was quoted to have said "Maybe we should start knifing people, that might be more fun." Both shooters then moved away from the table and began heading toward the library's main counter. Harris threw a [[Molotov cocktail]] toward the southwestern end of the library as he went, but it failed to explode. He then came around the east side of the counter and Klebold joined him from the west, both converging near where Evan Todd had moved to after the copier incident. The shooters made fun of Todd and debated killing him, but eventually walked away. Klebold then turned and fired a shot into an open library staff break room, hitting a small television. Harris slammed a chair down on top of the computer terminal that was on the library counter, directly above the bureau Patti Nielson was hiding under. The two then walked out of the library at 11:42 AM, ending the brutal massacre.
Almost immediately after the shooters left the library at 11:42 AM, the 34 uninjured and 10 injured evacuated the room through the north door, which lead out to the sidewalk adjacent the west entrance where the rampage had begun. Patrick Ireland, who had been knocked unconscious, and Lisa Kreutz, who was nearly paralyzed, remained in the building. Patti Nielson ran into the exterior break room Klebold had shot into earlier, joining Brian Anderson and the three library staff already inside; they locked themselves in and remained there until they were freed at approximately 3:30 PM.
===Suicide of the shooters===
[[Image:Eric_harris_dylan_klebold.jpg|thumb|right|Harris and Klebold caught on the high school's security cameras in the cafeteria shortly before committing suicide.]]
After leaving the library, the pair went into the science area and threw a small fire bomb into an empty storage closet. When the bomb exploded, they ran off. A teacher in the adjacent room put out the fire. They proceeded up towards the South Hallway, stopped, and began shooting into an empty science room (SCI-8) at the end of the hall. Next, they went down the staircase into the cafeteria where they were first caught by the security cameras. As recorded, Harris attempted to detonate one of the failed propane bombs without success; he then took a sip from one of the drinks left behind by fleeing students. Another Molotov cocktail was thrown but it too, failed. The two then left the cafeteria and back up the stairs, as they did so, the molotov cocktail exploded (this can been seen in the security tapes) causing a fire that was extinguished by the sprinklers; they left the cafeteria at around 11:50 AM. Once back on the upper level, they walked around the main North and South Hallways of the school without any direction shooting aimlessly at anything. They walked through the South Hallway, past the Social Studies section and into the main office before proceeding back onto the North Hallway. Several times they looked through the small windows on the classroom doors and even made eye contact with students, but never attempted to enter the room. After leaving the main office, the pair went up to a bathroom entrance and began taunting students inside, saying such things as "we know you're in there" and "let's kill anyone we find in here" but never actually entering the bathroom. At 11:55 AM, the two returned to the Cafeteria and entered the kitchen briefly, only to return back up the staircase, and into the South Hallway, at 11:58 AM.
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Sometime between 12:02 PM and 12:05 PM the shooters entered the library again, but it was empty of all living students except for the unconscious Patrick Ireland and Lisa Kreutz (who played dead). It is not known what they did between the time they left the cafeteria and the time they re-entered the library. Once inside, they attempted to shoot out the windows at policemen, without success. They then moved over to the table next to where Matthew Kechter and Isaiah Shoels lay; there, they shot themselves, committing [[suicide]]. At 2:38 PM, Patrick Ireland regained consciousness and crawled over to the windows, where he attempted to exit. He was then taken out of the school through the library windows by [[SWAT]] team members, in an infamously televised scene. Lisa Kreutz remained injured in the library until police discovered the scene at 3:25 PM; she was then removed from the scene, along with Ms. Nielson, Brian Anderson, and the three library staff.
===The shooting ends===
By noon, [[SWAT]] teams were stationed outside the school and ambulances started taking the wounded to local hospitals. Meanwhile, families of students and staff at the school were asked to gather at nearby Leawood Elementary School to await information.[[Image:Columbine running.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Students fleeing [[Columbine High School]] shortly after the shooting]]
A call for additional ammunition to police officers in case of a shootout came at 12:20 PM. However, the killers had ceased shooting just minutes earlier. SWAT teams began to thoroughly check every room in the high school examining desks and backpacks by 12:45. Authorities reported pipe bombs by 1:00 PM, and SWAT teams started to free hidden students by 2:30 PM. All students, teachers, and school employees were taken away, questioned, and then offered medical care in small holding areas before being bused to meet with their family members at Leawood Elementary. Officials found bodies in the library by 3:30 PM. {{ref|CNNTimelines}}
By 4:00 PM the sheriff made an initial estimate of 25 dead students and teachers; his estimate was 10 over the true count but closer to the total count of dead and wounded. He also stated that police officers were searching the bodies of Harris and Klebold in the library. At 4:30 PM the school was declared safe, yet at 5:30 PM additional officers were called in as more explosives were found in the parking lot, and roof. By 6:15 PM, officials had found a bomb in a car in the parking lot. The sheriff then decided to mark the entire school as a crime scene. All of the dead were still inside the school at the time. At 10:45 PM, one of the homemade bombs detonated while police tried to defuse it.
==Aftermath==
The next day, on [[April 21]], bomb squads combed the high school. The official death toll of fifteen was released at 8:30 AM. At 10:00 AM, The bomb squad declared the building safe for officials to enter. By 11:30 AM, a spokesman of the sheriff declared that, "The investigation is under way." Thirteen of the bodies were still inside the high school as investigators photographed the building.
By 2:30 PM, a press conference was held by Jefferson County District Attorney David Thomas and Sheriff John Stone, saying that they suspected other children had helped plan the shooting. Formal identifications of the dead had not yet taken place, but families of the children thought to have been killed had been notified. Throughout the late afternoon and early evening, the rest of the bodies were gradually removed from the school and taken to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office to be identified and autopsied. By 5:00 PM, the names of the dead started to be known.
On [[April 30]], [[1999]], high-ranking officials of Jefferson County and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office met to decide if they should reveal that Investigator Guerra knew of the Harris website two years prior to the massacre. They decided to not disclose this information at a press conference held on April 30, nor did they mention it in any other way. Over the next two years the original Guerra documents were lost; their existence was not released to the public until [[September 24]], [[2001]]. {{ref|GrandJuryReport2}}
==Victims==
Excluding the two deceased shooters, there were 13 killed and 24 injured.
*''See [[List of victims of the Columbine High School massacre]]''
*''For more on the perpetrators, see [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]]''
==Aftershock and the search for reasons==
In the aftermath, there was a great deal of debate about what motivated the killers and whether anything could have been done to prevent the crime. The reality of social [[clique]]s in high schools was a frequent topic of discussion. Many argued that the pair's isolation from the rest of their classmates prompted feelings of helplessness, insecurity and [[clinical depression|depression]], as well as a strong desire for attention. Some schools also began programs to expose and stop school [[bullying]], which many charged had fueled anger and resentment within Harris and Klebold. {{ref|Bullying}}
In the weeks following the shootings, [[mass media|media]] reports about the two killers portrayed them as part of a "goth cult" known as the "[[Trenchcoat Mafia]]." They were portrayed as outcast "[[nerd]]s" who were unpopular and ostracized by much of the school's population; later such characterizations were revised as both Harris and Klebold were documented to have a close circle of friends and a wider informal social group. Nevertheless, they were not "popular" and could best be described as being members of the school's "rejects", although by no means were they isolated.{{ref|myths}} It was also reported that anti-[[homosexual|gay]] epithets were frequently directed at them, though both were known to have had girlfriends. As for the "goth cult", Harris and Klebold were peripheral members of an informal school club called the "Trenchcoat Mafia" in which they wore heavy black [[trench coat]]s. By the time of the shootings, most of the major members of that group had already either graduated or dropped out of Columbine. A backlash against the "[[Goth]]" subculture resulted from both students and administrators across the country. {{ref|salonmyths}}
Some confusion still remains about the choice of date. One theory says that the original date was chosen as [[April 19]] because it was a date which [[Robyn Anderson]], one of the people who purchased the guns and close friends with Klebold, would not be present. Due to delays in the making of the propane bombs, the date was moved to [[April 20]]. Some analysts noted that the date of the shooting coincided with [[Adolf Hitler]]'s 110th [[birthday|birth anniversary]], and was one day after the anniversary of the [[Oklahoma City Bombing]], though it cannot be confirmed whether knowledge of either of these dates influenced Harris and Klebold. It is believed that the shootings were perhaps plotted for these days because of their proximity to end of the year activities, such as prom (which had been held the previous Saturday), end of the year examinations, and graduation, ensuring high attendance rates. {{ref|April19}}
Both Harris and Klebold were fans of violent video games such as ''[[Doom]]'' and ''[[Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein]]''. Harris often created levels for ''Doom'' that were widely distributed, and can still occasionally be found on the Internet as the [[Harris levels]]. Rumors that the layout of these levels resembled that of Columbine High School circulated but have been debunked. {{ref|Snopes}} Some analysts argued that part of the killers' problem may have been a result of their constant exposure to violent imagery in such video games, as well as [[music]] and [[film|movie]]s, theorizing that their obsession with these forms of media may have led them to have difficulty telling the difference between reality and fantasy. Some eyewitnesses at the school compared the events to scenes from the 1999 film ''[[The Matrix]]''. Several unsuccessful lawsuits against video game manufacturers were filed as a result by parents of some of the victims.
Blame for the shootings was also directed at [[Marilyn Manson]] and other rock music groups. However, an overlook of Harris' website showed both shooters disliked Manson and most other mainstream music. This claim was also backed up by close friends of the pair who have testified they were more into German underground rock bands, such as [[Rammstein]]. Upon release of this information, Rammstein came under heavy criticism from conservative and Christian groups in the United States, who claimed (among other things) that lead vocalist [[Till Lindemann]]'s rolling Teutonic ''R''s were an imitation of Adolf Hitler's diction. In response, the band issued this statement:
:''"The members of Rammstein express their condolences and sympathy to all affected by the recent tragic events in Denver. They wish to make it clear that they have no lyrical content or political beliefs that could have possibly influenced such behavior. Additionally, members of Rammstein have children of their own, in whom they continually strive to instill healthy and non-violent values."''
The blame by the media and parents for the shooting was the inspiration for Manson's fourth album, ''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]''.
==Long-term impact==
In response to concerns over the causes of Columbine and other [[school massacre]]s, many schools instituted new anti-[[bully]] policies as well as so-called "[[zero tolerance]]" approaches to weapons and threatening behavior. Despite the horrific nature of the Columbine incident, some [[social science]] experts feel the zero-tolerance in schools has gone overboard.{{ref|zerotolerance}} In the months following the shooting, some [[Christian]]s were captivated by reports of [[Cassie Bernall]], who was originally believed to have been asked "Do you believe in God?" by one of the shooters, and to have responded "Yes" before being killed. Alternate accounts surfaced soon thereafter, attributing the remark to victim [[Rachel Scott]]. Both Bernall and Scott were regarded as Christian "[[martyr]]s" by many. The official investigation attributed the statement to survivor Valeen Schnurr. {{ref|bernallmyth}}
Since the shooting, "Columbine" has become a household name for a school shooting. Charles Andrew Williams, the [[Santee, California|Santana High School]] shooter, reportedly told his friends that he was going to "pull a Columbine", though none of them took him seriously. Many foiled school shooting plots mentioned Columbine and the desire to "outdo Harris and Klebold."{{ref|santanashooter}}
Some people believe that the school massacres could have been prevented if schools had adopted stringent security measures after the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] in [[1995]], as it has been considered an attack on children. Since the Columbine shooting, schools across the nation have been instituting new security measures such as metal detectors and security guards. One school in [[Texas]] resorted to requiring students to wear computer-generated IDs.{{ref|security}} At the same time, police departments began to reassess their tactics and train for Columbine-like situations after criticism over the slow response and progress of the SWAT teams during the shooting.{{ref|CNN-SWAT}}
The shooting also resulted in calls for more gun control measures. In [[2000]], federal and state legislations were introduced that would require safety locks on firearms as well as ban the importation of high-capacity ammunition clips. Though laws were passed that made it a crime to buy guns for criminals and children, there was considerable controversy over legislation pertaining to background checks at gun shows. There was also concern amongst the gun lobby over the further erosion of [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] rights in the U.S.{{ref|legislation}}{{ref|legislation2}}
== Cultural impact ==
[[Image:Columbine Breaking News Photography.GIF|200px|right|thumb|Students gather following the Columbine High School massacre, part of the photography for which the ''[[Denver Rocky Mountain News]]'' won the 2000 [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography|Breaking News Photography Pulitzer]].]]
The massacre was one of the subjects of the controversial [[2002]] [[Michael Moore]] [[documentary film]] ''[[Bowling for Columbine]]'', about the culture of violence in the [[United States|U.S.]]{{ref|bowling4columbine}}
A controversy concerning the film is whether or not Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold attended their early morning bowling class on April 20. The class was scheduled at a bowling alley several blocks from the high school and occured prior to the start of classes. Reports from eyewitnesses are sketchy as to whether or not Harris and Klebold were actually there. Some witnesses claimed they saw either one of the shooters but never both. One claimed that he saw Klebold speaking with Nate Dykeman, a friend of both perpetrators, during the class, though Dykeman himself refuted attending the class. Most of the reports used are unrelieable as none of the witnesses can be sure of their sightings. {{ref|bowling4truth}} {{ref|eyewitnessbowling}} Also, the timeline left behind by Klebold in his dayplanner has another event planned for the time of the class, which leads to the belief that they did not plan to attend. {{ref|dayplanner}}
The Columbine shooting also inspired a number of films and books. Films included the fictional [[2003]] [[Gus Van Sant]] film, ''[[Elephant (film)|Elephant]],'' and the film ''Zero Day'', which examined the motives of two similar killers.{{ref|zeroday}} {{ref|elephant}}. Aspects of the Columbine massacre were the basis of Joseph Suglia's [[2005]] novel, ''Years of Rage''.{{ref|yearsofrage}}; similaries to the massacre were visible in [[Douglas Coupland]]'s [[2003]] novel ''[[Hey Nostradamus!]]'' (which, contrary to popular belief, Coupland had begun writing before the shooting happened). The British novel ''[[Vernon God Little]]'' also deals with similar, though fictional, events. Lionel Shriver's [[2003]] novel ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' was partly inspired by the Columbine massacre and similar school shootings; the protagonist is the mother of a boy who has committed a mass shooting at his own high school. In the wake of the Columbine massacre [[Stephen King]] decided to let his novel ''[[Rage (novel)|Rage]]'' run out-of-print, since it had been brought into connection with this and other school shootings.
The shooting has also been protrayed in the documentary style television program [[Zero Hour (TV show)|''Zero Hour'']] which portrays disasters that unfolded within one hour's time. The massacre inspired Finnish power metal group [[Nightwish]] to write "The Kinslayer", for their ''Wishmaster'' album (1999).
In [[2000]], [[Rapper]] [[Eminem]] made a reference to Columbine in his single "[[The Way I Am (song)|The Way I Am]]", which presented his reasoning of why the shootings occured. In [[2004]], shots of surveillance footage of the Columbine shooting spree appeared in the music video for "Alert Status Red" by [[Matthew Good]]. Many viewers found it insensitive that it included actual footage of the massacre. Good originally pulled it off of his website, but had second thoughts and put it back on.
The satirical newspaper ''[[The Onion]]'' discussed the massacre in its article ''"Columbine Jocks Safely Resume Bullying"''. {{ref|Onion}}
Photographic coverage of the aftermath of the shooting, particularly the reactions of students, won the ''[[Rocky Mountain News|Denver Rocky Mountain News]]'' a [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography]] for the year [[2000]].
==See also==
*[[Columbine conspiracy theories]]
*[[List of United States firearms topics]]
*[[Red Lake High School massacre]]
*[[School massacre]]s
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#{{note|columbinemoralpanic}}[http://www.nais.org/publications/ismagazinearticle.cfm?ItemNumber=144264 Lessons from Littleton - profile of the moral panic surrounding the Columbine massacre] - ''nais.org''
#{{note|hellmouth}}[http://slashdot.org/articles/99/04/25/1438249_F.shtml Article describing the outlash against goth culture after the Littleton Massacre (4-26-1999)]. ''slashdot.org''
#{{note|Harriswebsite}}[http://columbine.free2host.net/ericpage.html Archived version of Eric Harris' websites]
#{{note|GrandJuryReport}}[http://media.mnginteractive.com/media/paper36/Columbine_Grand_Jury_Report.pdf Columbine Grand Jury Report] ''in .pdf format''
#{{note|columbinejournals}}[http://columbine.free2host.net/diary.html Eric and Dylan's Journal Entries]
#{{note|Luvox}}[http://www.breggin.com/luvox.html Luvox and the Columbine High School massacre]. ''breggin.com''.
#{{note|slatemsn}}[http://slate.msn.com/id/2099203 Analysis of journals and videos (4-20-2004)]. ''Slate.MSN.com''.
#{{note|500bombing}}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/329303.stm Columbine killers planned to kill 500 (4-27-1999)]. ''bbc.co.uk''.
#{{note|Andersonloophole}}[http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/shooting/1003robyn.shtml Loophole protects Columbine 'witness' (Anderson)] (10-3-1999). ''rockymountainnews.com''
#{{note|Duran}}[http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/shooting/0624dura1.shtml Duran gets prison term (6-24-2000)]. ''rockymountainews.com''
#{{note|Manes}}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/518610.stm Columbine Gun Supplier jailed (Manes)] (11-13-1999). ''bbc.co.uk''
#{{note|Nielsonprank}}[http://www.knowgangs.com/school_resources/columbine/columbine_002.htm Another timeline of the attacks]
#{{note|CNNTimelines}}[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/columbine.cd/frameset.exclude.html Details of the Shooting - In-depth report]. ''cnn.com''
#{{note|GrandJuryReport2}}[http://media.mnginteractive.com/media/paper36/Columbine_Grand_Jury_Report.pdf Columbine Grand Jury Report] ''in .pdf format''
#{{note|bullying}}[http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/shooting/1003col4.shtml Students tell of bullying at Columbine High (10-3-2000)]. ''rockymountainnews.com''
#{{note|myths}}[http://slate.msn.com/id/2099203/sidebar/2099208/ Columbine Myths debunked]. ''slate.MSN.com''.
#{{note|salonmyths}}[http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/23/columbine/print.html More details on the Columbine myths (9-23-1999)]. ''salon.com''
#{{note|April19}}[http://www.knowgangs.com/school_resources/columbine/columbine_001.htm Harris and Klebold Change the date of attack, among other things] ''knowgangs.com''
#{{note|Snopes}}[http://www.snopes.com/spoons/noose/doom.htm The Harris Levels.] ''Snopes.com''
#{{note|zerotolerance}}[http://www.zerointelligence.net/archives/000348.php Five years after Columbine - is zero tolerance working?] ''zerointelligence.net''
#{{note|bernallmyth}}[http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/cassie.htm The truth concerning Cassie Bernall] - ''truthorfiction.com''
#{{note|santanashooter}}[http://www.mayhem.net/Crime/intermittent.html Santee, Columbine, and other school shootings] ''mayhem.net''
#{{note|security}}[http://www.cnn.com/US/9908/16/school.safety/ Drills, new security measures mark return to schools (8-16-1999)]. ''CNN.com''. Accessed August 22, 2005.
#{{note|CNN-SWAT}}[http://www.cnn.com/US/9908/18/columbine.SWAT.01/ Columbine tragedy was 'wakeup call' for nation's SWAT teams (8-18-1999)]. ''CNN.com''. Accessed August 23, 2005.
#{{note|legislation}}[http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/03/07/clinton.guns.03/ Clinton pushes Congress to pass new gun control legislation (3-7-2000)]. ''CNN.com''. Accessed August 22, 2005.
#{{note|legislation2}}[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/02/16/columbine/main161459.shtml Colorado Kills Gun Laws (2-17-2000)]. ''CBSNews.com''. Accessed August 22, 2005.
#{{note|bowling4columbine}}[http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/ Bowling for Columbine - official site]
#{{note|bowling4truth}}[http://www.bowlingfortruth.com/bowlingforcolumbine/wackoattacko/movietitle.htm Bowling For Truth's website disproving the controversy about whether the shooters attended their bowling class that morning]
#{{note|eyewitnessbowling}}[http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/wackoattacko/reports.php Sketchy eyewitness reports of the shooters attending the bowling class] - ''michaelmoore.com''
#{{note|dayplanner}}[http://columbine.free2host.net/eric/ericplanner.jpg Shot of Dylan Klebold's Dayplanner with planned events for April 20th]
#{{note|zero day}}[http://www.zerodaythemovie.com/ Zero Day Movie]
#{{note|elephant}}[http://www.elephantmovie.com/ Elephant Movie]
#{{note|yearsofrage}}[http://www.flf.org/search.php?SEARCH=SINGLE&ID=23411 Book Review for "Years of Rage" by Joseph Suglia] ''flf.org''
#{{note|Onion}}[http://web.archive.org/web/20000229225808/http://www.theonion.com/onion3532/columbine_jocks.html Columbine Jocks Safely Resume Bullying]. ''The Onion'' - ''Satirical news story concerning the shooting.''
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==References==
*[http://www.boulderdailycamera.com/shooting/report.html ''The Columbine Report'' -- 11,000 pages of police files relating to the shooting, released by Jefferson County, Colorado]. ''boulderdailycamera.com''.
*[http://columbine.free2host.net/ 4-20-99: A Columbine Shooting Site]. ''Very in-depth webpage on the Columbine Shootings which digs deep into the history of both shooters.''
*[http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/stories/2005/04/16/columbineAlmanacindexTo11000PagesOfPoliceEvidence.html The Columbine Almanac -- Summary Index To 11,000 Pages of Police Files]. ''blogs.salon.com''.
*[http://columbine-research.info/index.html Columbine Research Site - Complete Report of the incident. Over 1 Gig of pdf info, 317 files]. ''columbine-research.info''.
*[http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/05/15/columbine.report.04/ Information concerning the investigation's detailed timeline]. ''CNN.com''.
== External links ==
*[http://www.boulderdailycamera.com/shooting/21map.html Map showing the school as it was attacked, and the timeline]
*[http://www.slate.com/id/2099203/ A psychological analysis of the killers, with the FBI's lead agent]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041009234853/http://63.147.65.175/news/shot0420c.htm Another timeline of the tragedy] (via [[Wayback Machine]])
*[http://www.boulderdailycamera.com/shooting/22chronology.html Another chronology of the attack]
*[http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/School/Incidents/Columbine_High_School/ Category at ODP]
*[http://www.jsonline.com/news/may99/0514swat.asp Issues about police at Columbine]
*[http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/stories/2003/06/13/theColumbineAlmanactableOfContentsAndSummary.html The Columbine Almanac - Links and analysis of most major media coverage]
*[http://www.cjrdaily.org/archives/001408.asp 2005 Columbia Journalism Review column comparing Columbine coverage to Red Lake]
*[http://www.bredel.homepage.t-online.de/Buch/Columbine-English/columbine-english.html Another analysis of the massacre] - ''In English and German''
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