Dylanklebold.com takes information directly from the evidence released and organizes it for your researching needs. You can find all of the publicly released documents and evidence to your left and analysis of events on the right. Be forewarned, this website is text-heavy and is not a quick read.

This website serves as an information repository for all things Columbine. The owner, Calence, along with all other participants do not advocate murder nor school violence. We advocate understanding. This website opens eyes, ears, and hearts to causes and issues that most people want to ignore.

Hundreds of thousands of hours have gone into the creation and maintenance of this website. We don't rehash media jargon like most websites do. We analyze factual data and come to conclusions based on our knowledge and expertise in the areas that pertain to the subject matter. We also have a lot of sources directly related to this incident and this is where a lot of personal information is derived from.

What sets us apart from other websites dealing with Columbine and school violence is that our knowledge and understanding of this issue is not purely derived from books and case studies. While it is possible to know about school violence by reading books and researching, it isn't the same as knowing school violence. Psychologists and people in related fields spend their lives researching school violence - some have studied for forty or more years and still have no answers and do not understand. How can this be if there are thousands of people who understand without having to study for so long? It's simple. Experience is what separates those who know from those who know about. You can study school violence all you want, you can profile the shooters and find out what music they enjoyed, what clothes they wore and what they liked to do on the weekends until your eyes fall out of their sockets, but you won't find answers through case studies.

This website can help you learn how to understand a reality that may not already be within your reach. But only if you are willing to learn. If you are looking for answers, the only way to get them is through patience and an attempt to understand. You must set aside all you know, all you believe in and all you have been taught. You must be able to step out of your own life, put aside your own beliefs and allow yourself to literally step into someone else's shoes. If you find yourself saying, "I would never do that..." you will need to remove your shoes before going any further.

We are advocates for a truth that has been silenced for too long. We are high school students, college students, mothers, fathers, friends, allies, and ordinary people who have one thing in common–a passion for educating people about Columbine in all areas, not just the ones we already understand and agree with. While educating others we educate ourselves as well; hearing new points of view and other people's experiences daily helps us gather a broader sense of just what grabs people from all genres. It helps us gain a better idea of what brings people to Columbine, how they relate to the issues surrounding it, what keeps them interested and for some people–how they incorporate Columbine into their daily lives.

Opinions are usually split down a definitive middle line when it comes to the issue of Columbine and school violence in general. People either don't understand it and don't want to hear about the killers, or they understand the killers and don't want to hear about the victims. It is extremely rare that an objective middle ground is reached on this subject by someone without having previously leaned heavily toward one side or the other; however, it is not uncommon for individuals to come into the subject of Columbine favoring one side and coming out with a compromised point of view. Dylanklebold.com helps people reach this vital middle ground. We have a tendency to understand in full only that which we experience directly, but it is impossible for each person to experience everything first hand. While we cannot always experience everything for ourselves, what we can do is use our own experiences and first hand knowledge to educate others.

Taking an interest in such a sensitive and controversial issue like Columbine often leads people to wonder, “why did they do it?” This is a question that everyone asks themselves at some point during their research into the subject—it's also seemingly the hardest question to find an answer to.

Reality-based answers concerning the Columbine Shooting are often impossible to come by, especially when it comes to the motivation behind the crime. It's definitely not an easy concept to digest, and to some, the mere fact that some people actually do understand it is appalling. Somehow, in their minds, understanding what drove Eric and Dylan to murdering their classmates equates condoning murder. This presents a huge problem because unless a cause is determined, there can be no cure. A problem must be dissected for all that it is before a conclusion can be reached about how to stop it. Since Eric and Dylan's motives are the cause of Columbine, their mindframe is the key to everything. The truth is, if you don't understand Eric and Dylan you cannot understand why all 15 people died.

There are countless incidents of school violence, so why focus on Columbine? As you may have read earlier, Columbine has taken center stage over every incident of school violence in the world. The reason for this has as much to do with the killers' motives as it does with the lives their victims led. Every incident of school violence is compared to Columbine—casualties, weapons, motives, police conduct, etc… it is as if Columbine has been deemed the voice for all school shootings in the past, present, and even the ones to come. Through Columbine, people listen, people observe, and people try. It is Columbine that opens the door to the truth we advocate although, we didn't really choose Columbine—Columbine chose us.

Most of us understand Eric and Dylan, as we have lived similar life paths—holding the same beliefs and ideas, or enduring the same torment and rejection that high school brings about. Some of us, however, do not even come close to understanding the reality that Eric and Dylan lived in. This is not to say we don't understand individual experiences they have gone through relating to rejection and other things. Some of us have never had the experiences necessary to be able to place ourselves in their shoes. Those who have not had those experiences learn from those who have.

What is unhealthy is when parents immediately ground their children for having a picture of Eric and Dylan without any opportunity for discussion. Their word is the final say and until their child stops their “Eric Harris CRAP” they lose all privileges. In order to survive in their household, the individual is forced to put their connection to Columbine on the backburner. If you think this is harmless, think again. This allows the connection along with unanswered questions to swell up inside of them without an outlet for release. They want to talk about it, and some even try to explain their connection to their parents followed by the words, “but I would never…” Yet their parents still refuse to listen beyond their own point of view.

All of us have been teased at one point or another—there is no denying that. And while it is true that not everyone who has been harassed has decided to kill—it also holds true that not every person reacts to a given situation in the same manner. What may be inspiration for one man to rise above, may be the downfall for another. We focus on what contributed to Eric and Dylan's motives, and not on what shouldn't have. We focus on what actually happened, and not what should have happened. It doesn't matter what another person would have done differently in a similar situation when we are analyzing Eric and Dylan because they are not Eric or Dylan and their circumstances do not apply.

Objective Research is the key to finding the truth. We know the value of truth regardless of personal opinion. This is why DylanKlebold.com maintains no official stance on the subject and is not "for" or "against" any particular issue on a personal level. Anything we advocate for or against is strictly on a factual level and has nothing to do with our personal beliefs. We value objective research above all else.

To conduct objective research, it is important to be able to separate fact from inference. That is what this website helps you do. While everyone has their own beliefs concerning what happened at Columbine, not all of them have their basis in fact. There are so many controversial issues concerning Columbine from the number of shooters and their actual intentions to the interaction with their victims before they were killed. Because there are so many different viewpoints on any given issue, it is vital that we ask ourselves why we believe what we do. “Do I believe Cassie said ‘yes’ because the evidence points to her martyrdom, or do I believe it because the media says she did?” “Do I believe that Eric shot Dylan because the Enquirer said so, or are there facts to back up this assumption?” These are the kinds of questions every person should be asking themselves if they want to objectively get to the bottom of Columbine, because in the end, fact outweighs even the most detailed fantasy.

There are many sites on the internet that claim authority over Columbine that present hearsay as facts without any research or cited sources. Many people stumble upon sites filled with misinformation and believe every word. There is no objective information offered, and consequently they attract only those whose point of view falls in line with that of the webmaster. While those sites consistently fail to provide objective content they also fail to provide facts of any kind—the bits of information they use to prove their points are often altered to suit their needs. You will see that on a lot of Columbine websites, inference takes the place of fact. Since objective research consists of separating fact from inference as well as fact from wishful thinking, you won't get much out of a biased website.

Human Nature naturally lends itself to bias and it takes a conscious effort to avert this. When dylanklebold.com researches any given issue we put ourselves in the shoes of all sides. We do not hide facts if they contradict our personal beliefs.

While researching a particular issue it is important to take just as many steps to disprove a theory as it is to prove that same theory. Because of this, we make a serious effort to walk you through our research rather than just asking you to take our word.

Dylanklebold.com maintains an Open Door for the public to submit corrections, research, or just ask questions about anything related to our site.

We advocate taking each school shooting on a case by case basis when determining motive among other factors. Although two people may perform the same action with what seems like the same motive, there may be something you are not being told. With Columbine, there is a lot you are not being told. That's why this site was created! Columbine was not like any other shooting, and should be analyzed separately. As you navigate through this website you will see why this is important.

While we do have an extensive background in the psychology behind school shootings, we do not claim to have all of the answers you may be in search of. In addition to factual data, most people are in search of answers pertaining to the psychology of why Eric and Dylan created this tragedy. The answer to Columbine is easy if you know how to find it. We do our best to nudge you toward understanding; however, while researching Eric and Dylan's motives you will find that sometimes, there are no logical answers and some things “just are.” This is something you will need to accept as words cannot explain everything perfectly, every time.