Packed courtroom silenced by graphic crime scene video

June 11, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 The courtroom looked shellshocked. Victims and their families held hands, wiped their eyes, stared at their feet. Members of the press, normally chatty, stood in quiet stillness. Sandy Phillips and Caren Teves, both of whom lost children in the shooting, sat with their heads close, Phillips softly...

Aurora theater shooter鈥檚 parents offer mute support for his life

June 11, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 Day after day since the Aurora theater trial started in April, Arlene and Bob Holmes take their seats in Courtroom 201 of the Arapahoe County Justice Center. Jaws set and heads bowed, they sit still and quietly, as if trying not to draw attention to themselves. Their...

Woman most intimate with theater shooter before massacre testifies

June 10, 2015

The Aurora theater shooter spoke to his ex-girlfriend, Gargi Datta, about homicidal thoughts in the months leading up to the July 2012 massacre that left 12 dead and 70 injured. Datta didn鈥檛 think he was being serious. 鈥淲hat do you want to do?鈥 Datta asked the shooter, James Holmes, by...

Three jurors excused after exposure to trial news; Holmes鈥 younger sister expected to testify

June 9, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 Judge Carlos Samour Jr. dismissed three jurors Tuesday in the Aurora theater shooting case after learning that all three had been exposed to news coverage of the trial of James Holmes, who killed 12 people and injured 70 more during a midnight movie showing in July 2012...

Chris Holmes comes to court for the first time since theater shooting trial began

June 8, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 A mother, a father and a daughter share a laugh Monday as they speak to each other in hushed whispers. A father shares his orange Tic Tacs and the rest of his bag of candy. It鈥檚 a picture of a happy family鈥攐r what could have been鈥攈ad they...

Psychiatrist completes testimony; Aurora theater trial to finish early

June 5, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 The Aurora theater shooting trial is now expected to end three weeks earlier than originally planned. Prosecutor George Brauchler, who initially requested two months to present his case, told the court Friday he expects to finish as early as June 19. Public defender Dan King said the...

Clothing, hair may help jury decide if Holmes is mentally ill or a cold-blooded murderer

June 5, 2015

In 2012, Aurora theater shooter James Holmes appeared in court with unruly, dyed orange-red hair that matched his prison garb and made him appear like The Joker. James Holmes in a photo taken at the Arapahoe County Detention Center shortly after the July 20, 2012 shooting. Holmes killed 12 people...

Just another day for Holmes, end of interview videos, psychiatrist reiterates diagnosis

June 4, 2015

When psychiatrist William Reid asked James Holmes if he had any notable thoughts when falling asleep the night before the shooting, Holmes replied: 鈥淣o, it was kind of just another day.鈥 On July 20, 2012, Holmes went on a shooting spree in Aurora鈥檚 Century 16 movie theater, killing 12 people...

Aurora theater shooting judge denies second request for mistrial

June 3, 2015

CENTENNIAL, Colo. 鈥 Defense attorney Kristen Nelson delivered a bombshell on the courtroom Wednesday morning: The defense was calling for a mistrial. The news came before the jury reentered the courtroom, as the prosecution was preparing to screen more of the 22 hours of sanity examination interviews conducted by psychiatrist...

Halfway through 22 hours of psychiatric interviews with the Aurora theater shooter

June 2, 2015

Before opening fire onto an Aurora movie theater in July 2012, shooter James Holmes made a phone call that lasted 18 seconds. In a video recorded interview with forensic psychiatrist Dr. William Reid, the shooter said he called the main phone line of the University of Colorado Hospital and hung...

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