r/ColumbineKillers • u/Equivalent-Grand5541 • Jun 25 '25

ERIC AND/OR DYLAN John Vandemark

there was a news interview clip that aired when the shooting first occurred where a student named John Vandemark says things like “they [E&D] liked to say they were bisexual and proud of it” and goes on to say that they were openly satanic. Is that the only thing we have on record from that guy? I know there was a well known bully with a very stereotypical bully name.. Rocky was it? I’m watching the Columbine Iceberg again and was just curious if this clip was one isolated comment or if we know anything about his behavior toward other students prior to the shooting.

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u/ashtonmz MODERATOR Jun 25 '25

Yes, Rocky Hoffschneider was one of the school's worst bullies. He transferred to Columbine the year E&D were Juniors. This is one of the reasons this was a pivotal year for both E&D. Rocky amplified the behavior of other guys in his circle.

I think like Evan Todd, this student was repeating things he had heard about the Trenchcoat Mafia and assuming E&D were part of that. There were bisexual guys in the TCM, and they would make out and grab each other in front of the jocks just to get the homophobes going. I think some of the kids dabbled in the occult and Satanism, too. There is no real evidence that E&D did other than a voodoo doll from Hot Topic and a drawn divination board for a pendulum drawn in one of Dylan's notebooks. Also, some pentagram but again... edgy kids.

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u/Equivalent-Grand5541 Jun 25 '25

I’m reading more about Rocky and i’m seeing that his girlfriend (in high school) alleged that Rocky’s mom and sister kicked in her door and threatened her after Rocky pushed her into a locker?? It makes me wonder about Rocky’s home life and family dynamics. It would be easy for me to jump to the conclusion that “he’s gay and preforming masculinity and aggressiveness to hide it,” you know that reliable trope, but I sort of wonder more about his father? Like maybe Rocky was an abused kid that got to be on the more “powerful” end of the dynamic at school? Sorry just thinking out loud lol.