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May 13, 2013
James Holmes's attorneys offer not guilty by insanity plea, judge isn't ready to accept it
Late last month, a court document suggested that the attorneys representing accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes wished to enter a not-guity-by-reason-of-insanity plea on his behalf. At a hearing today, the defense team formally did so in the case, which involves the murder of twelve people ... More >>
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May 7, 2013
James Holmes, accused Aurora theater shooter, plans to plead not guilty by reason of insanity
Accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes "intends to tender a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity" at the next hearing in the case, which is scheduled for Monday, May 13, according to a motion filed today by Holmes's attorneys. Holmes's attorneys have previously indicated that they were con ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2013
James Holmes's attorneys considering insanity plea against his will?
Update below: Are attorneys for accused theater shooter James Holmes considering entering a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, or NGRI, against Holmes's will? A court document filed Monday hints as much. "As the Colorado Supreme Court recognized...a defendant's own thoughts, desires and opini ... More >>
Blogs
April 10, 2013
Fox News reporter Jana Winter not forced to testify today, ordered to come back in August
Fox News reporter Jana Winter was not forced to take the stand today and testify about her unnamed sources. Instead, the judge in the Aurora theater shooting case ordered Winter back on August 19. By then, an attorney for suspect James Holmes said several outstanding issues should be resolved. She ... More >>
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April 9, 2013
Fox News's Jana Winter won't face choice of jail or testimony tomorrow in theater shooting case
Fox News reporter Jana Winter won't face such a tough decision tomorrow after all. The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case has delayed a ruling on whether to compel Winter to testify about her confidential sources until after he decides whether to allow a notebook that suspect James Holmes mai ... More >>
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April 9, 2013
Reader: Botched executions don't make me sympathize with murderers
Our post about ten executions gone horribly wrong, inspired by the failure of recent legislation to outlaw the practice and the decision to seek the death penalty against James Holmes, stirred strong feelings on both sides of the issue. Here's one example, from a reader who has a hard time seeing ki ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2013
Skyrim and Oblivion, fantasy role-playing games, part of James Holmes inventory
Among the documents released yesterday in the Aurora theater shooting case was a wide-ranging inventory of the contents found in accused killer James Holmes's apartment. We've got the complete list below. But among the more interesting items are three video games, none of which are the sort of real ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2013
James Holmes's psychiatrist says he made "homicidal statements," documents reveal
The judge in the James Holmes case has unsealed an arrest affidavit and several search warrants in the case. Among the details revealed by these documents -- that psychiatrist Lynne Fenton reported to a police officer in June that Holmes made "homicidal statements" and "threatened and harassed her; ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2013
Reader: Even if James Holmes is sentenced to death, he could cheat the needle
Yesterday's hearing in the Aurora theater shooting case, in which prosecutors called for the death penalty, was preceded by flurries of paperwork, with the defense floating James Holmes's willingness to plead guilty and prosecutors calling the announcement a publicity ploy. For one reader, though, t ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2013
James Holmes's court filing about guilty-plea offer a publicity ploy, prosecution says
Update by Melanie Asmar: Was James Holmes's court filing stating that he was willing to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty a publicity stunt? That's the allegation being made by prosecutors in a response to Holmes's filing (on view below). The filing, they wrote, "appears to be an attempt to ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2013
James Holmes's Facebook supporters don't see guilty plea offer as proof of guilt
Yesterday, a newly released document revealed that James Holmes is willing to plead guilty to killing twelve people and injuring seventy others in the Aurora theater shooting if prosecutors agree not to pursue the death penalty. What's the reaction of online Holmes fans? Well, there appear to be a ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2013
James Holmes: Not guilty plea entered in Aurora theater shooting
Update below: James Holmes, the suspect in the July 20 shooting at an Aurora movie theater that killed twelve people and wounded seventy others, was widely expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity at an arraignment hearing today. Instead, Judge William Sylvester entered a not-guilty plea ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2013
James Holmes: Read advisement judge will give him if he pleads not guilty due to insanity
The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case has settled on the advisement that he will read to James Holmes should the suspect plead not guilty by reason of insanity at tomorrow's arraignment. It includes warnings that if Holmes enters such a plea, he'll be subject to a court-ordered psychiatric ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2013
Aurora theater shooting case: DA says insanity defense laws are constitutional
Colorado's insanity defense laws are constitutional and any court-ordered mental evaluation that Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes might undergo would not violate his right against self-incrimination, prosecutors argue in motions made public Wednesday. The arguments are in response to fi ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2013
Aurora theater shooting suspect considering insanity plea: Read the motions here
Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes "is considering entering" a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, according to motions filed by his attorneys. The motions -- which are on view below -- ask the court to clarify certain aspects of the state's insanity defense laws, including the ter ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2013
Fox News tells James Holmes's lawyers it will "vigorously" defend reporter against subpoena
The back-and-forth between Fox News and attorneys for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes is getting heated. Holmes's lawyers are attempting to subpoena a Fox reporter who quoted unnamed law enforcement sources as saying that Holmes mailed a notebook to his psychiatrist "full of details abou ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2013
Aurora theater shooting: Judge delays hearing about Fox News information "leak"
A judge has postponed until April 1 a hearing at which attorneys for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes hope to question a reporter about who, if anyone, "leaked" her information about a notebook Holmes sent to a psychiatrist. Originally scheduled for February 4, Holmes's attorneys asked to ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2013
Aurora theater shooting judge allows subpoena of Fox News reporter about info "leak"
The judge in the James Holmes case will allow Holmes's defense attorneys to subpoena a New York-based Fox News reporter who first reported that the accused Aurora theater shooter sent a notebook "full of details about how he was going to kill people" to a University of Colorado psychiatrist. The rep ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2013
Reader: Dr. Lynne Fenton lawsuit like blaming Ford for drunk driving
Our post about the wife of an Aurora theater shooting victim suing Dr. Lynne Fenton, a psychiatrist who treated accused killer James Holmes, prompted posts that mixed compassion for her loss with doubts about the effectiveness of her legal actions. Here's a representative example.
Blogs
January 16, 2013
Lynne Fenton, James Holmes's psychiatrist, sued by wife of Aurora theater shooting victim
At least eight lawsuits have been filed against Cinemark, owner of the Aurora Century 16, where twelve people were killed and seventy injured in a July 20 attack. (The theater will reopen tomorrow.) Now, however, a newly filed suit targets different parties: Dr. Lynne Fenton, who provided psychiatri ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2013
James Holmes case: Judge gives trial go-ahead, defense wants more time to enter plea
A judge has ruled that there's enough evidence to try alleged Aurora theater shooter James Holmes for murder. Holmes is accused of killing twelve people and injuring seventy others by opening fire at the Century 16 theater on July 20. He'll be back in court Friday at 9 a.m. for a hearing, at which ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2013
James Holmes: Read timeline of his actions before and after Aurora theater shooting
Through witness testimony, prosecutors this week laid out a timeline of the actions accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes took in the months before the July 20 attack. The earliest date mentioned was April 19, when he set up a Match.com profile. The last was July 19, when Holmes allegedly took ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2013
Aurora theater shooting hearing, day 3: James Holmes took photos of himself dressed to kill
Editor's note: Melanie Asmar is covering day three of the preliminary hearing into the July 20 Aurora theater shooting allegedly committed by James Holmes. Sergeant Matthew Fyles continued his testimony by displaying photos James Holmes took of himself and the future crime scene.
Blogs
January 8, 2013
Aurora theater shooting hearing, day two: Youngest victim's story, death of a military man
Editor's note: Melanie Asmar is covering day two of the preliminary hearing into the July 20 Aurora theater shooting allegedly committed by James Holmes. The latest update is immediately below, followed by previous coverage. Update: The majority of the afternoon session was dominated by a listing o ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2013
James Holmes: Post-its in courthouse bathroom promote film that says he was set up
Accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes was in court yesterday for a short hearing to determine whether lawyers were ready to proceed with what will likely be a revealing preliminary hearing next week. (They are; the hearing starts Monday, January 7 at 9 a.m.) After the hearing, we used the wome ... More >>
Blogs
January 2, 2013
Aurora theater shooting: Preliminary hearing in James Holmes case to start Monday
An important hearing in the case of Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes will start Monday, January 7 at 9 a.m. This morning, prosecutors and Holmes's defense attorneys told the judge in the case that they're ready to proceed with the preliminary hearing, which is expected to reveal many m ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2012
Death penalty: As legislators consider repeal, John Morse says he's now supportive
With the new year comes a new legislative session, and there's already talk about a potential effort to repeal the death penalty in Colorado. And John Morse, a Democrat and the new president of the Senate, says he is likely to support a repeal. This would be a major shift from his previous stance ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2012
James Holmes: Read e-mails written by him before shooting, e-mails sent to him after
The University of Colorado has released 1,500 e-mails from accused Aurora theater shooter and former student James Holmes's e-mail accounts. (They didn't release 1,200 others, deeming them privileged.) Most of the released e-mails are mass messages, though there are a few notes authored by Holmes. C ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2012
James Holmes hearing: Fox News reporter to be subpoenaed about notebook leak
Update on our coverage of today's hearing in the James Holmes case (previous reporting below): Six more police officers testified after the lunch break, including the Aurora officer who wrote the warrant to seize the notebook, and who brought it to police headquarters. Detective Sergeant Matthew Fyl ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2012
James Holmes: Timeline of CU e-mails in twelve hours after shooting shows confusion, fear
How did faculty and staff at the University of Colorado, where accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes was a neuroscience student, react the morning of July 20? We've put together a timeline of e-mails culled from the 3,800 released this week by CU. The e-mails, which you can read below, are fro ... More >>
Blogs
December 5, 2012
James Holmes: CU releases 3,800 e-mails about him, to him and written by him
Today, the University of Colorado released about 3,800 e-mails related to accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, a neuroscience student at the school who had begun to withdraw more than a month before the July 20 attack. Most of the e-mails we've combed through are unremarkable, but some provi ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2012
Reader: James Holmes theory about music triggering murder foreseen by Tipper Gore
The National Enquirer's story about James Holmes's alleged confession to the theater shooting included the assertion that something in The Dark Knight Rises' soundtrack set off the lethal rampage. One reader believes this tale is possible and connects the concept to Tipper Gore's campaign against mu ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2012
James Holmes hearing postponed after alleged killer's repeated head banging, report says
Update by Michael Roberts: At a hearing yesterday, Judge William Sylvester, who's overseeing the prosecution of Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes agreed to postpone a hearing slated for this morning due to his "condition;" see our original coverage below. Now, reports have surfaced that t ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2012
Reader: Movie theater is no place to wear a "Joker" mask
Hint: If you're going to a movie in Boulder, do not wear a "Joker" mask in the theater. Officials with the Boulder Police Department reported Sunday night that they had arrested a seventeen-year-old male (he's a part-time University of Colorado student, whose name is not being released because he's ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2012
James Holmes case: Leak fears inspire order denying access to evidence for victims' lawsuits
Update: Judge William Sylvester, the jurist overseeing the Aurora theater shooting case against accused murderer James Holmes, has denied a request for access to evidence from three victims suing Cinemark, owner of the Century 16, where twelve people died and 58 were injured during the July 20 attac ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2012
Aurora theater shooting: Katie Medley among twelve new victims identified
Twelve more people have been identified as victims of the July 20 Aurora theater shooting. Recently released court documents show that prosecutors are charging alleged shooter James Holmes with 24 more counts of attempted murder -- two for each new victim -- bringing the total charges against him to ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2012
James Holmes prosecution: Defense might "misuse" witness info, harass her friends
In September, prosecutors in the James Holmes case filed a notice in court about a complicated situation they believed they'd fixed. A witness in the case who knew Holmes from the University of Colorado agreed to let police download texts Holmes sent from her iPhone. (The witness's name is redacted ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2012
James Holmes case: Key preliminary hearing likely to be postponed until 2013
Lawyers on both sides of the James Holmes case will meet on October 25 as scheduled, but the bulk of their agenda will be postponed, Arapahoe County District Court Judge William Sylvester ruled today. Attorneys for the accused Aurora theater shooter asked to delay the hearing to have more time to pr ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2012
James Holmes case: Prosecutors given access to his school application, police records
Prosecutors in the James Holmes case can access Holmes's application to the University of Colorado, documents relating to his withdrawal from the neuroscience program just weeks before the Aurora theater shooting and campus police records they say they "probably" have, Arapahoe County District Judge ... More >>
Blogs
October 17, 2012
James Holmes's lawyers ask to delay hearing, say media requests are "beginning to interfere"
James Holmes's lawyers are asking to postpone a hearing set for October 25 because they need more time to prepare. One of the main reasons given for this request involves the amount of time it takes to deal with media requests that additional information be made public.
Blogs
October 16, 2012
James Holmes is Innocent Facebook group no threat to survivors, administrator says
At the most recent hearing in the case of Aurora theater shooter, a prosecutor maintained that attack survivors need anonymity because of potentially frightening interest in them by online supporters of accused killer James Holmes. An administrator of the most prominent James Holmes is Innocent Face ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2012
James Holmes case update: Judge wants more info about request to release victim names
Update below: Prosecutors say victims of the Aurora theater shooting are "severely concerned" about their own safety and for that reason, the names of all victims and witnesses in the case should be kept secret. The argument came in response to a request from several media outlets to release the nam ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2012
James Holmes case: DA brushes off call for sanctions, suing victims denied theater access
Today, three new documents were released in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes pertaining to a pair of controversies -- defense attorneys' call for sanctions against prosecutors for allegedly lying about Holmes being banned from the Anschutz Medical Campus, and a request from th ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2012
James Holmes case: Defense drops sanction request over strange second mug shot
Attorneys for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes have answered the question we posed last week in this headline: "Should law enforcement be punished for releasing strange new mug shot?" The answer is no -- at least according to Holmes's lawyers, who were the ones asking for the punishment i ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2012
Reader: James Holmes Halloween mask in very bad taste
Would you pay $500 for a mask of James Holmes? One was offered last week on eBay for $500. And then would you wear it out in public? See also: - James Holmes ultra-realistic Halloween mask listed on eBay for $500 - Five tips for visiting a haunted house - Aurora Century 16: Facebook survey for reo ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2012
Photos: James Holmes ultra-realistic Halloween mask listed on eBay for $500
No, it's not surprising that someone would create a mask of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes just in time for Halloween -- not given the continuing fascination with the man at the center of various James Holmes is Innocent Facebook pages. But the item itself, seen from two angles in a st ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2012
James Holmes case: Should law enforcement be punished for releasing strange new mug shot?
Releasing a second mug shot of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes violated the case's gag order, Holmes's attorneys argue in a new motion. A judge has granted their request for a hearing to investigate. The mug shot was "leaked to the media" on September 20, Holmes's attorneys say -- the sa ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2012
James Holmes case: See first of fifty newly released, often heavily redacted documents
This morning, the court released more than fifty documents in the James Holmes case that had previously been kept from public view -- dating all the way back to Holmes's application for a public defender on July 20, the day prosecutors say Holmes shot and killed twelve people and injured 58 at a mid ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2012
Aurora theater shooting victim impersonator suspect identified by cops, won't be charged
Update below: Law enforcement investigated motions filed by someone impersonating a victim in the James Holmes case, prosecutors say in one of 57 documents made public. As Westword previously reported, at least one of those motions is truly bizarre, claiming that Holmes is being "framed by Philip An ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2012
James Holmes: Did he send burnt currency to psychiatrist along with notebook?
A motion made public today in the James Holmes case references "the notebook and the burnt currency" when discussing whether a package sent to a psychiatrist who was seeing Holmes should be subject to doctor-patient privilege. Much of the document is redacted, including the psychiatrist's name, thou ... More >>
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