Eric David Harris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eric David Harris

American school shooter and mass murderer; co-perpetrator of the Columbine High School Massacre

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1981

Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 20-Apr-1999

Profession: student, mass murderer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Eric David Harris

  • Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 – April 20, 1999) and Dylan Bennet Klebold (; September 11, 1981 – April 20, 1999) were an American mass murder duo who killed 13 people and wounded 24 others on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
  • Harris and Klebold simultaneously committed suicide in the library, where they had killed ten of their victims.
  • This became known as the Columbine High School massacre.
  • Harris and Klebold were seniors at the school, making the attack just weeks before the pair were due to graduate.
  • The Napa Valley Register has called them "cultural icons" for disenfranchised youth.
  • Harris and Klebold's shooting spree still remains one of the most infamous shootings in history.
  • The shooting would also go on to cause a massive moral panic in society, leading more schools to implement zero tolerance policies. Harris and Klebold were both born in 1981.
  • While Klebold stayed situated all of his life in Colorado, Harris moved around frequently due to his father being a U.S.
  • Air Force transport pilot.
  • Harris finally situated in Littleton, Colorado in 1993, when his father was forced to retire.
  • The boys had met sometime while they were in the 7th grade at Ken Caryl Middle School.
  • Over time, they became increasingly close.
  • By the time they were juniors, they were described as inseparable.
  • There are differing reports, some say Harris and Klebold were very unpopular students and frequent targets of bullying, while others say they weren't near the bottom of the school's social hierarchy and each had many friends.
  • The pair were known to have near opposite personalities.
  • Harris was described by his peers as more outgoing and charismatic, while Klebold was known to be more quiet and shy.
  • They were both arrested in January 1998 for breaking into a van and stealing equipment.
  • They got into a diversionary program, to help the boys stay out of any more trouble by going to frequent meetings with their psychiatrists and doing community service, while expunging their criminal records if they passed, which they successfully did at the beginning of 1999.
  • By their journal entries, Harris and Klebold began planning the attack by May 1998, gathering an arsenal of weapons and building explosives.
  • The pair left behind many journal writings and home videos, foreshadowing the massacre and explaining their actions, with what they hoped to achieve.
  • They would often cite the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing as an inspiration and as a goal to surpass the bombing's casualties.
  • After the massacre, it was widely believed Harris and Klebold were part of a clique in school called the "Trenchcoat Mafia", although this turned out to be untrue, as neither Harris or Klebold had any affiliation with the group.
  • Others attributed poor parenting, bullying and mental illness to the attack.
  • The answer proved not to be simple to investigators, but the pair's journals and recordings gave insight into Harris and Klebold's mindsets.
  • The FBI concluded that Harris was a brooding psychopath, who showed in his journal writings a lack of empathy, narcissism and unconstrained aggression.
  • Klebold, however, was concluded as an angry depressive.
  • Klebold showed in his journal writings great agony and feeling of no self-worth, who wanted to get revenge on those who did him wrong.
  • Klebold's mother believes the pair had a "magnetic attraction" to one another.
  • The FBI's conclusion is often disputed, such as people arguing Harris was also depressed because he took the anti-depressant Luvox; and Klebold was the first to mention a killing spree in a 1997 journal entry.
  • The motive for the attack remains inconclusive. Harris and Klebold have had a significant impact on popular culture, with the pair often seen, depicted and referenced in popular culture through movies, television shows, video games, music, stage plays, documentaries and books.
  • Many killers since the Columbine massacre have taken inspiration from the two, hailing them as heroes, icons and martyrs.
  • Harris and Klebold also have a fanbase who call themselves "Columbiners", who make blog posts, fan fiction and fan art on them.
  • Others have also dressed as Harris and Klebold for Halloween or cosplay.

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