A former Blackjack employee who once went to a shooting range with Eric and Dylan. Eventually, after investigators (with the help of Chris Morris) lock onto Duran, it is revealed that Duran put the boys in touch with Mark Manes—the man who sold them the TEC-9. Duran told investigators that though he “relay[ed] some of the money,” he earned nothing on the deal.
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Phil Duran Character Timeline in Columbine
The timeline below shows where the character Phil Duran appears in Columbine. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 17: The Sheriff
...Eric and Dylan were looking for guns and ordnance, and that he suspects someone named Phil Duran , a former coworker at Blackjack, of having helped them acquire the weapons.
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Chapter 30: Telling Us Why
...he is one of the shooters’ conspirators—agrees to a wiretap to help officials “smoke out Phil Duran .” Over the course of a long and tense phone call, as the FBI listens...
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Chapter 48: An Emotion of God
Eric and Dylan hike to Rampart Range for “target practice,” and bring Mark Manes, Phil Duran , and Mark’s girlfriend along with them. They take videos of themselves shooting bowling pins...
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