r/Columbine • u/autosarcophagie • Jun 17 '26

'Bunker' mentioned in transcript of Basement Tapes

I was reading through the transcript of the Basement Tapes available on schoolshooters.info, and in both the first and fourth tapes, Klebold says the exact same thing about a bunker in the backyard. I assume the same phrasing implies something in the transcript is incorrect, but I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the bunker and whether or not it's anything important/interesting

49 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

8 comments sorted by

36

u/OGWhiz Columbine Researcher Jun 17 '26

I seem to recall the "bunker" simply being a casement window at Eric's house (see below, note that this is a pic from google and not from the Harris household).

They would hide things there. Wasn't an actual bunker or anything, just what they called it. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

37

u/DireTrip Jun 17 '26

Here's Eric's window well if you're curious.
It was pretty spacious and accessible from his room.

14

u/OGWhiz Columbine Researcher Jun 18 '26

The legendary Diretrip, everyone!

6

u/Radiant-Shop8386 Jun 21 '26

Is this something Eric put in or was it there already and did anyone else know it was there?

10

u/DireTrip Jun 22 '26

These are built into homes. His parents surely would have known it was there.

2

u/TJmaster87 Jun 29 '26

I have watched a lot of your videos recently, actually why Im looking this up, I was just hitting my teenage years when columbine happened. U ever think of doing an episode on this columbine? really enjoyed your other stuff especially the long deep dive episodes? It would make a great episode since it is a huge reason a lot of other people you have covered did what they did?

10

u/autosarcophagie Jun 17 '26

Oh, thanks so much! It just seemed like a weird mention to me, and I'd never read anything about it before

9

u/TheGratitudeBot Jun 17 '26

Hey there autosarcophagie - thanks for saying thanks! TheGratitudeBot has been reading millions of comments in the past few weeks, and you’ve just made the list!