from WillNich@aol.com:

On Fox News just now, Josh Nielsen, a student at Colombine High in Littleton, Colorado, told a reporter that the two killers in today's rampage were taunted by students in part because they were thought to be gay.

This is an anecdotal report and not yet confirmed by other sources; and the student seemed to indicate there were other kinds of harassment going on. But this angle needs to be watched in the coming days. Stay tuned....

- David Williams, Louisville

Drudge Report, April 20, 1999
http://www.drudgereport.com/matt.htm

GAY, JOCK-HATING, CONFEDERATE FLAG-WEARING, GOTH ROCK & MARILYN MANSON LOVING, WHITE SUPREMACIST, FINGERNAIL POLISH WEARING, HITLER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATING OUTCASTS

Just who are these members of the Trenchcoat Mafia that shot up Littleton, USA?

Everywhere you looked Tuesday night - a different explanation.

Less than 90 minutes into the tragedy, students claiming to be from the high school could be found on local TV and radio stations [which went national] claiming the gang was gay and angry at jocks.

One caller aired on CNN said the killers are known for wearing fingernail polish.

But the storyline appeared to change hours later with reports from students that the group was filled with white supremacists into Nostradamus and Doomsday.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS claimed late Tuesday night that the followers were actually into shock rocker Marilyn Manson.

Gay Marilyn Manson fans who are white supremacists that wear fingernail polish?

The LOS ANGELES TIMES printed details from a suspect's AOL profile listing his Personal Quote as "Kill em AALLLL!!!!"

... MSNBC showed what claimed to be a trenchcoat website that was filled with Goth details and horror.

But an older member of the Trenchcoat Mafia and friend of the gunmen tells Wednesday's DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS that the killers weren't Goths. They wore trenchcoats because they liked them.

The paper also reports that Eric Harris, one of the dead gunmen, belonged to a web group that engaged in vampire games and lore.

The WASHINGTON POST reports on Wednesday that the Trenchcoat Mafia members wore confederate flag patches - and threw a twisted celebration on Hitler's birthday.

It became increasingly clear going into Day Two of the Columbine High massacre that news consumers could fill in their own blanks...

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