Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 – April 20, 1999) and Dylan Bennet Klebold (; September 11, 1981 – April 20, 1999) were two American mass murderers who killed 13 people and wounded 24 others armed with firearms, explosives and knives on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado. They were twelfth grade (senior) students at the high school. The shooting rampage came to be known as the Columbine High School massacre. Harris and Klebold committed suicide in the library, where they had killed 10 of their victims. Harris was born in
Marilyn Manson–Columbine High School massacre controversy what they wanted. During his appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor," Manson also said that his lyrics do not promote suicidal thoughts but that they encourage getting through feelings like that. Two months after the Columbine shooting, "Rolling Stone" published an article by Marilyn Manson entitled, "Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?" In the article, he wrote that his lyrics are often misinterpreted, and that people believe that he is promoting things that he is actually trying to decry. In the "Rolling Stones" article, Manson also wrote that society's in-depth coverage of the Columbine tragedy was more gruesome than typical entertainment. In