On April 20 1999, teeners Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, armed with pistols, shotguns, rifles, and hunting knives, and went on a shooting spree that lasted 49 minutes and left 15 people dead.

In the weeks that followed, the media were still in a frenzy offering various explanations as to why the killers did what they did. They painted the teenagers as gang-loving and videogames-addicted hard rockers who were fascinated with weapons and Nazism, as well as worshipers of Marilyn Manson. But truth is more sinister.

What the two boys carried out was certainly well-planned and meticulously prepared. According to one investigative journalist, Eric Harris painstakingly ‘funded what could have become the largest terrorist attack on U.S. territory with a modest salary of pizza deliveryman.’ If he had more money, there could have been a far worse carnage. Money played a crucial role in one of the darkest moments in US’ recent history.

They wanted at least 2,000 dead. They were actually planning to detonate bombs. They set up some, but the explosives did not go off. One thing has been ascertained. Both young men were mentally disturbed. And those who were directly affected by the incident are still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to this day.

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