Thomas Wyllie and Alex Bolland
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| “ | I’ll make some explosives then find a way back to Northallerton and well begin our assault on that fucking school. I just want to kill every single one of you fuckers. | „ |
| ~ Thomas Wyllie |
| “ | Everyone is filthy and deserve to be shot, including me. I’ll play the role of god and decide who to let live and die. Humans are a vile species which needs to die out. | „ |
| ~ Thomas Wyllie |
Thomas Wyllie and Alex Bolland were a British duo that planned a Columbine-style massacre at their Yorkshire school. They drew up a hit-list of targets including fellow pupils and teachers to murder in Northallerton.
Fortunately, they were not successful, and were sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Personality edit
| “ | Fuck, I hate my school. I will obliterate it. I will kill everyone. I have a plan, a great fucking plan. | „ |
| ~ Thomas Wyllie |
Thomas Wyllie was obsessed with Eric Harris, who massacred 13 victims with accomplice Dylan Klebold at Columbine High School before turning a gun on himself.
Police uncovered a diary where Wyllie espoused “far-right wing ideology” and discussed his motivations for wanting to carry out an attack. The first page read: “If this is found I have committed one of the worst atrocities in British history or I killed myself.”
History edit
He and Bolland started preparing for the attack in May 2017, both downloading a document containing bomb-making instructions. Days later, Bolland told his friend that he “couldn’t be bothered anymore”. Wyllie replied: “If you’re gonna kill yourself, shoot up the school.” The pair then researched weapons online, while the older boy attempted to gain access to a store of seven shotguns at his girlfriend’s house. Officers later searching his hideout discovered a rucksack filled with screws, boards, and a flammable liquid that prosecutors said were components for an explosive device.
Wyllie’s girlfriend, who started dating him in June 2017, claimed he described her as “his Dylan Klebold” and encouraged her to give him access to her father’s shotguns. After her parents banned the pair from seeing each other, the teenager went to her house dressed like Columbine-killer Harris, wearing a T-shirt daubed with a threat. He fled carrying a large knife that was later found with the word “Love” written on the blade, and at one point carved his name into the girl’s back.
In September, Bolland told a schoolgirl that they were planning to carry out a shooting via Snapchat. When she asked if he was joking, he responded: “No. No one innocent will die. We promise.” The next day, he made what the prosecution described as “clear and unvarnished” confessions, firstly to a teacher, and then to police officers. Giving evidence, the teacher said Bolland claimed his targets were “infecting the gene pool” and that he and his friend were performing a “service to society”.
Police spoke to both plotters separately at home after the incident. The younger one confirmed that they “planned to go into school with a firearm in order to get rid of those who had wronged them” but Wyllie denied everything.
After the boys were convicted in May, assistant chief constable Phil Cain admitted that the initial response “did not meet those standards that are expected of us” and said the case had been reviewed. Both boys had denied the charges, with Bolland claiming his friend “was serious about the mass killing”, whereas he was not, but Wyllie maintaining that “no-one was serious about any of it”.
Gallery edit
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Page from a diary belonging to one of the boys.
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A chat between the two boys discussing the plot.
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A rucksack found at a shack used by the boys contained a mask, nails and flammable liquid.
