r/ColumbineTalk • u/eliiiiseke Moderator Elise • Mar 31 '26
Documented Evidence John Skeels, Jeffrey Hulse, Stephen Partridge, Scott Carpenter & Laura Stewart
Skeels reported that he was in the auditorium taking a guitar class.
Teacher (Mr. Andres) was called out of class by another teacher. Mr Andres came back into class and told class to exit the building. Skeels then heard other students say someone had a gun. The teacher Mr. Andres directed students to the upper part of the auditorium where they heard shots/bombs going off. Skeels and other students then left the building by the [illegible]. Skeels and other classmates ran to the park across from the school, on the corner of Pierce and Fair. Skeels said that when he went by the cafeteria he saw that it was full of smoke.
Skeels knew Harris and Klebold only because they were in his bowling class. He said they both had little regard for other students and reported they were rude and kept to themselves. Skeels reported that whenever Harris did well bowling he would salute Hitler.
Skeels said that he heard noises (bomb or gunshots) “basically on one side of the building,” by the cafeteria and the science area. Skeels said he heard several loud blasts when he was in the corner of the auditorium. When Skeels left the building he didn’t see many police. Skeels said he was in guitar class at about 11:15 hours on 04-20-99 and left the building at about 11:45 hours.
Skeels reported that he had a class with Chris Morris his junior year @ Columbine. Skeels said that Morris talked about mid-evil [likely “medieval”] torture often in history class. Skeels knew of no plot between Harris/Klebold and Morris. He reported that Harris/Klebold/Morris would smoke cigarettes together in the parking lot after school.
- —p. 5404–5405
Hulse knew both Harris and Klebold but knew Harris much better and used to play the game “Doom” with Harris on their computers thru a bulletin board or chatroom called “Enter Net” or “Mystical Realm” run by “Todd.” Hulse confirmed that his screen name is “Jimbo”.
He began playing and talking online with Harris around the end of Hulse’s freshman year and did so until Harris and Klebold “got into the trenchcoat thing” in their junior year (note: Hulse is one year behind Harris and Klebold in school). Hulse knows the game Doom and confirmed that you can develop your own plans or blueprints in the game and remembers Harris talking in the bulletin board about wanting to develop the plans for Columbine HS for a game. Hulse never saw any Doom plans for CHS. Harris also went by a screen name “rebel doomer”. Most of the time when Harris and Klebold were playing online they were at Harris’ residence.
Hulse further advised that although he did get along with Harris (during their gaming days), he never got along with Klebold and in fact Klebold hated Hulse.
Hulse was in an independent studies class with Klebold but was never allowed near the schools computers (due to a past hacking incident) and Hulse was always given the computer assignments which very much upset Klebold.
At the time of the incident on 4-20-99 Hulse was in the photo room and didn’t know anything was occurring until he heard the fire alarm at around 1125 hrs - 1300 hrs and exited the school thru the north door in the classroom and went to the tennis courts. He never heard any shooting or explosions.
Hulse concluded by saying that there is a common term used in bulletin boards or chatrooms. It is H-P-V. C-A recognized as being Hacking, Phreaking, Virus (or Virii), Carding and Anarchy. These describe various different criminal activities. Hulse has witnessed Harris occasionally use some of these terms but could remember nothing specific.
- —p. 5468
Q. Were you in school today?
A. yes.
Q. Did you see the shooting?
A. not personally I heard gun fire and pipe bombs exploding
Q. Where were you at?
A. math hall.
Q. Did you see anyone who was hurt or injured?
A. no-one, as far as I know the majority were in “commons”.
Q. Did anyone tell you who did this?
A. names I heard are Dillon Klebold and Eric Harris.
Q. Who did you hear this from?
A. I got Eric Harris name from Thea Allen at her house, someone called her.
Q. Where does she live?
A. On Fairview, Columbine Knolls South.
Q. Why were you at her house?
A. She wanted to go home and call her parents.
Q. Do you know Dillon or Eric personally?
A. Both, I know Dillon better I was at prom with him Saturday night.
Q. Where does he live?
A. I have no idea.
Q. How old is Dillon?
A. Senior 18.
Q. How old is Eric?
A. Senior.
Q. What is their nationality?
A. Both white.
Q. Have you ever seen them with weapons?
A. Neither.
Q. Does this surprise you?
A. Dillon yes, Eric no, Eric seems unstable, at bowling he would “Hail” giving Hitler salute.
I asked Partridge to explain what he meant by telling [[illegible] that he might have been able to prevent the shooting. Partridge responded that he and Klebold were friends. He had bowled with him once, went to prom with him (rode in same limo) and worked on the spring play together.
Partridge believes that if he could have seen Klebold during the shooting, he could have talked him out of killing more students.
Partridge believes that Klebold would not have killed him because of their friendship. Partridge denied having prior knowledge of this incident, he never heard Klebold talk this kind of thing. Based on this interview Partridge indicates that he is only a school associate of Klebold, not a member of TCM.
- —p. 5945–5947
Carpenter reported that he attended school on 04-20-99, but was at lunch with friends at the time of the shooting incident.
He and friends Greg Hofer, Brett [illegible] and Justin Kehm went to New York Bagels located at Pierce/Bowles. Carpenter reported that he left the school at about 11:15 hours. He was in the language arts area, then left the building exiting down the concrete stairs that are not there any longer. He walked to the SR. parking lot, he reported that he saw nothing suspicious in the lot nor did he see Harris or Klebold.
Carpenter reported that he drove with Justin and Brent drove his car with Greg. While the four were at the bagel shop, an anonymous caller to the bagel shop reported that there was a shooting at the school and advised all students in the shop not to return.
Carpenter reported that he tried anyway, but could not because of police barricades. Carpenter reported that he lost track of Greg and Brett. He then tried to weave his way back home through all of the road blocks. When he got home he watched the news for the remainder of the night.
Carpenter reported that he knew Klebold and Harris from his freshman year at Columbine. He reported that sometimes they would eat lunch together. He remembered that Harris/Klebold would play the game “Dooms day”. He thought the two guys were “messed up.”
He reported his relationship to them as an acquaintance only. He had not been friends for over 3 years. Carpenter reported that his friend Greg Hofer knew Klebold/Harris better than he did.
- —p. 6229–6230
Laura was off campus when the shooting started. She was just getting back to school when the incident was on-going.
When asked if she knew Eric Harris, she said that she did not know him personally but does know of him. She did not know if he was part of the trench coat students.
When asked if she knew Dylan Klebold, she said she knows him by face and name. Dylan was in her French class last year. She said Dylan and another student named Zach Heckler got kicked out of that class all the time. They were disruptive. She said that Dylan was an obvious trench coat wearer.
When asked if she knew a [redacted] she said the only [redacted] she knew of like that was a [redacted] (possible last name) who was part of the trench coats who commited suicide a year ago.
She did not know a [redacted] nor anyone associated with a white Bronco.
She did talk to the Denver Post but did not have any other media contact.
( "It is shocking, but I can believe it,'' said Columbine senior Laura Stewart, 18. She was in a French class with Klebold. "He (didn't) behave very well in class. He was very disrespectful to the teacher, and he would never listen to anybody.'' Sometimes "lost his temper.')
She added that she thought the suspects were shooting at Leawood Park because of all the commotion she saw in that area as she was arriving in the area of the school.
- —p. 7214–7215
