Eric verbally harassed his friend for days about the incident. Eric’s friend Brooks Brown had been giving Eric daily rides to school, but one day had been very late.Starting in 1997, Eric’s father recorded the following incidents: Later, he wrote “Ich bin Gott” (German for “I am God”) in her and another friend's yearbook.Įric appeared to leave a trail of misdeeds, all of which his father took notice and recorded. Both worked at Blackjack Pizza throughout high school, where they were known for a few minor misdeeds such as setting fireworks off in the back alley, setting fire to the kitchen sink, and booby trapping the fence.Īfter the girlfriend he’d taken to homecoming freshman year broke up with him, he staged a suicide. The two became good friends for years to come.
It was said once by Eric’s father, Wayne Harris, that his ultimate goal in life was to “raise two good sons.”Įric met Dylan in middle school. It wasn’t until his father retired from the military in 1993 when they were living in Plattsburgh, NY that they decided to move to Littleton, CO. Eric Harris Place of Death: Columbine High School LibraryĮric was born in Wichita, Kansas but moved several times from Ohio, Michigan, and New York due to his father’s involvement in the military.