Episode 142: Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold and the Columbine Massacre Part One

About this episode

This episode explores the Columbine High School Massacre and the backgrounds of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

The Columbine High School Massacre of April 20, 1999 is an incident which ushered in a horrible new normal of school shootings. But it wasn’t the first, and from the beginning the case has been clouded with myths, mistruths and outright lies. Today we seek to uncover the facts about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who they were, what they hoped to accomplish, and how two gifted students and computer nerds became cold-blooded killers. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com Facebook: Murder Coaster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/ Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks. RESOURCES: Columbine by Dave Cullen. Riverrun, February 14, 2009. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1787477094 No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine by Brooks Brown and Rob Merritt. Lantern Publishing & Media, June 10, 2022. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590566749 A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold. Crown, February 7, 2017. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101902776 The Writings of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold by K. M. Bochin, Eric Harris…

People in this episode

Hosts: Christa Carmen, Matthew Brockmeyer

Topics covered

• Columbine High School Massacre
• school shootings
• Eric Harris
• Dylan Klebold
• myths and truths
• tragedy

Keywords

• Columbine
• Eric Harris
• Dylan Klebold
• school shooting
• true crime
• massacre
• tragedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Columbine, No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy, The Writings of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, The Journals of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris: Columbine Killers Diaries

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