All schools have their fair share of teenagers who have difficulties fitting in with the mainstream - but in the case of Denver's Columbine High School, members of one group of outsiders are the focus of suspicion in America's largest massacre of children in a supposed place of safety. The two suspects, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, are not included in a photograph of the Trenchcoat Mafia in the school's 1998 yearbook. Listing 13 names next to a smiling group photograph, the entry is typical of teenage exuberance. Stay alive, stay different, stay crazy. Initial reports from education authorities say that the group had never been brought to their attention.
Students tell a different tale.
Other allegations point towards a sinister circle of teenagers who flirted with the edges of the US's extreme right-wing. They were said to wear confederate flags on their clothes, a symbol claimed by white supremacists. While the reports of a well-organised gang have not been verified, rumours have exploded on the Internet. Within hours, bulletin boards and chat rooms included links to Websites alleged to be associated with the group. Site adminsitrators are believed to have now erased the Harris page.