The Influence of Columbine

Compiled by Peter Langman, Ph.D.

This diagram portrays the apparent lines of influence from Columbine through subsequent attacks. All
1999 Harris & Klebold of the post-Columbine perpetrators included here either explicitly cited Columbine as an influence or
Columbine High School
made oral or written references that suggest it influenced their own attacks. Only perpetrators who were
Todd Cameron Smith directly influenced by Columbine are included. Reading down the page, attacks are arranged chrono-
W.R. Myers High School, Canada logically. Reading across, the lines of influence illustrate links between those who were influenced by
Columbine and later perpetrators whom they influenced in turn.
T.J. Solomon
Heritage High School

Seth Trickey
Fort Gibson Middle School

2000

2001 Andy Williams

Santana High School

Jason Hoffman
Granite Hills High School

2002 Robert Steinhäuser

Gutenberg Gymnasium, Germany

2003

2004

2005 Robert C. Bonelli, Jr.

Hudson Valley Mall

Jeffrey Weise
Red Lake High School

2006 James Newman

Pines Middle School

Alvaro Castillo
Orange High School

Kimveer Gill
Dawson College, Canada

Eric Hainstock
Weston High School

Bastian Bosse
Geschwister Scholl, Germany

2007 Chad Escobedo

Springwater Trail High School

Seung Hui Cho

Virginia Tech

Pekka-Eric Auvinen
Jokela High School, Finland

Matthew Murray
Youth with a Mission;
New Life Church

2008 Steven Kazmierczak

Northern Illinois University

Matti Saari
Seinajoki University, Finland

2009 Tim Kretschmer

Albertville Realschule, Germany

2010 Bruco Eastwood

Deer Creek Middle School

2011

2012 James Holmes

Century 16 Cinema

Robert Gladden, Jr.

Perry Hall High School

Adam Lanza
Sandy Hook Elementary School

2013 Jose Reyes

Sparks Middle School

Karl Pierson
Arapahoe High School

2014 Darion Aguilar

Columbia Mall

Alex Hribal
Franklin Regional High School

Geddy Kramer
FedEx Warehouse

Aaron Ybarra
Seattle Pacific University

2015 Vester Flanagan

WDBJ Roanoke

Chris Harper-Mercer
Umpqua Community College

Anton Pettersson
Kronan School, Sweden

2016 Jesse Osborne

Townville Elementary School

2017 Killian Barbey

Lycée Alexis de Tocqueville, France

Randy Stair
Weis Market

Caleb Sharpe
Freeman High School

William Atchison
Aztec High School

2018 Nikolas Cruz

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Sky Bouche
Forest High School

David Moore
Noblesville West Middle School

Vladislav Roslyakov
Kerch Polytechnic College, Crimea

2019 Guilherme Monteiro & Henrique de Castro

Escola Estadual Profesor Raul Brasil, Brazil

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