In 15 years, America's crime scapegoats have gone from the invented stage personae of rock musicians like Marilyn Manson to completely fictional art characters with crowd-sourced back stories.
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(C) 2014 Ted Rall, Distributed by Universal Uclick
IPTC: Keywords
Columbine massacre; Dylan Klebold; pop culture; shootings; crime and punishment; Slenderman; Internet meme; Slender Man; Deviant Art; Marilyn Manson; fantasy; crowd-sourcing