Read: Aurora theater shooter sent this notebook to psychiatrist

May 27, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 On July 19, 2012, hours before embarking on his killing spree, James Holmes mailed a notebook to his psychiatrist. The scanned pages of the notebook, printed and given to jurors in court Tuesday, were released by the court Wednesday morning. Read them in their entirety (PDF) 禄

Psychiatrist endures second day of fiery questioning by prosecution

May 26, 2015

Dr. Jonathan Woodcock (Photo: CU-Denver Department of Neurology website) CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 Just a few days after James Holmes gunned down a crowd at an Aurora movie theater, his attorneys chose Dr. Jonathan Woodcock 鈥 a psychiatrist with no background in forensic psychiatry or criminology 鈥 to evaluate the shooter鈥檚...

The Notebook / No鈥ot that "The Notebook"

May 26, 2015

The spiral notebook entitled 鈥(Course) of My Life鈥 was James Holmes鈥 last statement to the world鈥 29 page manifesto revealing his plans and reasons. It was a treasure-hunt of clues. For instance, it was mailed with American Scientist stamps, even though he had dropped out of the neuroscience program at...

Notebook gives closest view of Aurora theater shooter's mindset before mass-murder

May 26, 2015

Wearing shackles in court would make the Aurora theater shooter appear guilty to a jury, argued the shooter鈥檚 attorneys in June 2013, almost a year after the July 20 rampage that left 70 injured and 12 dead. Today, both the defense and the prosecution 鈥 the latter aim to put...

Golden Sandals

May 22, 2015

Veronica Moser-Sullivan and her dad, Ian Sullivan. I don鈥檛 have a picture of the gold sandals to show you. Only those of us in the courtroom saw them because the x-rays and photos of the autopsy aren鈥檛 being shared with the public. I want to tell you about this because...

Burden of proof: Colorado鈥檚 insanity plea rules and the James Holmes trial

May 22, 2015

BOULDER, Colo. 鈥 One month after opening statements, prosecutors seeking the death penalty for defendant James Holmes are halfway through their case. Jurors can expect to start hearing from mental health experts as early as next week. Holmes, who has admitted to killing or injuring 82 people on the night...

Burden of proof: Colorado鈥檚 insanity plea rules and the James Holmes trial

May 22, 2015

BOULDER, Colo. 鈥 One month after opening statements, prosecutors seeking the death penalty for defendant James Holmes are halfway through their case. Jurors can expect to start hearing from mental health experts as early as next week. Holmes, who has admitted to killing or injuring 82 people on the night...

Aurora theater shooting trial includes autopsy pictures, chilling 911 call

May 21, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 On the night of July 19, 2012, Keven Quinonez went to the Aurora Century 16 theater with his girlfriend. Thursday in court, almost three years after James Holmes walked into theater 9 and started his murder spree, the prosecution shared a recording of the chilling 911 call...

Prosecution tests jurors鈥 patience, remains "on schedule"

May 20, 2015

Witness Brent Lowak describes his and victim Jessica Ghawi鈥檚 placement in the theater during the shooting, May 20, 2015. CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 When defendant James Holmes fired into the crowd of the Century 16 movie theater on July 20, 2012, his weapons left more than 240 bullet holes and impacts...

Evidence reveals CU neuroscience program "too social" for Aurora theater shooter

May 19, 2015

Just three days after James Holmes quit CU鈥檚 Neuroscience program, he applied for federal unemployment. In the application he wrote that he dropped out of the program because it was 鈥渢oo social鈥 for him, adding that he was shy and lacked passion for the research topics. Under the application鈥檚 question...

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