Columbine's Tale of the Tape.

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In chilling videotapes made before they marched into Colorado's Columbine High School and killed 12 classmates, a teacher, and themselves, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold revealed that they hoped to kill far more--as many as 250 people. The tapes, which came to light in December, also show that the pair had considered at least some consequences of their planned rampage. "This is going to tear my parents apart," Harris says to the camera at one point.

Mostly, though...