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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 realistic first-person shooter games most people (including those eager to blame actual tragedy on pop culture) probably expected.
Two of the games are part of the Elder Scrolls series. Here’s the Wikipedia description of its setting:
The Elder Scrolls world can be described as one of high fantasy with medieval, roman and Nordic influences. Like most works of high or epic fantasy, the Elder Scrolls games are typically serious in tone and epic in scope, dealing with themes of grand struggle against a supernatural or evil force. Other characteristics typical of high fantasy fiction are common themes in the Elder Scrolls, such as demi-human races including elves, orcs and dwarves (a now-extinct race known as Dwemer), magic and sorcery, mythical creatures, factions with their own political agendas, walled medieval cities and strongholds, and plot elements driven by prophecies and legends. In accordance with many literary high fantasy works, the world of The Elder Scrolls is known for its attention to detail including well developed lore and back story. This includes a vast amount of information such as names, dates, and places that constitute its history and the interconnected structure of its various societies, cultures, and religions. Lore including histories and legends are contained in dozens of readable in-game books that are scattered throughout the game world.
The first of the games Holmes owned was Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Here’s an image associated with the game….
…and here’s another:
This video should give you a feel for the game:
Also part of his collection was Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Here’s one piece of Skyrim art….
…and another:
This is the official Skyrim trailer:
The third video game listed in the inventory, StarCraft, is something of a different breed from the Elder Scrolls titles, albeit one with fantasy elements at its core. It’s a science-fiction game with a military bent.
Continue for more about the contents of James Holmes’s apartment, including a complete inventory.
Here’s the set-up for StarCraft, from its Wiki page:
The overpopulation of Earth in the early 21st century has caused the international government to exile undesirable elements of the human race, such as criminals, the cybernetically enhanced and genetic mutants to colonize the far reaches of the galaxy. An attempt to colonize a nearby solar system goes wrong, resulting in humanity’s arrival in the Koprulu Sector. In the distant Koprulu Sector of the galaxy, the exiles form several governments, but quickly fall into conflict with each other. One government, the Confederacy of Man, eventually emerges as the strongest faction, but its oppressive nature and brutal methods of suppressing dissidents stir up major rebel opposition in the form of a terrorist group called the Sons of Korhal. Just prior to the beginning of the game, in December 2499, an alien race possessing advanced technology and psionic power, the Protoss, makes first contact with humanity by destroying a Confederate colony world without any prior warning. Soon after this, the Terrans discover that a second alien race, the insectoid Zerg, has been stealthily infesting the surface of several of the Terran colonies, and that the Protoss are destroying the planets to prevent the Zerg from spreading. With the Confederacy threatened by two alien races and internal rebellion, it begins to crumble.
This is one StarCraft image….
and another:
In addition, here’s a StarCraft video:
A number of posters are cataloged as well, but only a few of them are specified. For instance, Holmes had a poster from the movie Pulp Fiction, as well as one described as a “Challenge poster.” Google the latter phrase and you get images like this:
However, we know what an item listed as a “Soldiers of Misfortune” poster looks like, since it was seen in news photographs as law enforcers went through the apartment after the attack on the Aurora Century 16, which killed twelve people and injured seventy. This is a look at it:
Other notable listings include a variety of medication, including Sertraline, the generic version of the antidepressant Zoloft, plenty of liquor and, more ominously, a huge cache of ammunition and unknown powders thought to be part of an attempt to rig the apartment to explode.
Continue for the complete inventory, along with the original court document.
James Holmes apartment inventory:
LIST ONE:
1. Ecyber Power PC — Tower Computer
2. Netgear PTVU 1000 PC Adapter
3. Le Pan Tablet Computer with power cord
4. Fandango movie receipt
5. Lenovo Idea Centre K230 Tower computer
6. Dark unknown powder
7. White powder
8. 2 jars of bullets approximate 323
9. 2 small pressurized tanks
10. Black plastic spheres with fuses
11. Toshiba Satellite L505 Laptop with power cord
12. Orange wire
13. 2 bags of black plastic spheres
14. Trash can contents
15. Launch control
16. Control panel
17. Remington rifle box
18. Craftsman gas gorch
19. Batman mask
20. Sorted wire — three varieties
21. Wire and thumb tack
22. Tactical magazine pouch with three full clips approximately 39 rounds each
23. Tactical magazine pack with two Glock clips 13 rounds each
24. 151 (approximately) rounds of Remington 12-gauge slugs
25. Approximately 497 gold dot and blazer 40 caliber rounds
26. Wall calendar
27. One Glock pistol case
28. One Glock pistol case
29. Winchester 12-gauge plus Remington 12-gauge shells approximately 244
30. Ammo can with approximately 360 rifle rounds
31. One glowstick and Coleman package
32. Motorola cable modem
33. Stove top pan
34. Stove top pan
35. Vent filter
36. Funnels
37. Metal and spoon
38. Miscellaneous metal strips
39. Metal files
40. Three rolls of tape
41. Box of electric igniters
42. Netgear Bush 2 TV adapter
43. Tools
44. Bag of hobby fuse
45. Black spray paint can
46. Dust mask and safety glasses
48. CPU fan
49. Launch controller
50. LED light
51. Black plastic rings
52. Red/green/blue flashlights
53. Thermos top
54. Shoes and gloves
55. Tactical mirror
56. Rotella oil
57. Penzoil bottle
58. Two bottles of oil
59. Lease paperwork
60. Pharmacy paper
81 [sic]. Index card with supply list
82. Two index cards with chemical formulas
83. Le Pan TC 970 box plus two-gig memory card
84. One business car [sic], miscellaneous gun pamphlets and miscellaneous documents
85. Approximately two rifle rounds, one Glock back strap, gun-cleaning kit, approximately 36 rifle founds
86. Passport and contact-lens case
87. Ammo can
88. 4SB medic drive
89. Gasoline tag
90. Air fresheners
91. Gun cleaning brush….
92. Paper targets
94 [sic]. Remote control
95. Zebco monofilament, empty bottle of potassium permanganate
96. One attached USB media drive, one Dane Electric 512 MB media drive
97. A sight mark
98. Black unknown powder
99. Metal chips
Continue for the rest of the list, including the drug inventory, plus the original document.
LIST TWO:
Cans of Coors Light — 26
Cans of Bud Light — 3
Bottles of Bud Light — 3
Bottle of Coors Light — 1
Bottles of Blue Moon — 12
Bottle of Miller High Life — 1
Bottle of Bacardi…. — 1
Bottle of Jim Beam Black — 1
Biology — 7th Edition
Principles of Biochemistry, 5th Edition
Neuoscience, 3rd Edition
Molecular Biology, 6th Edition
Psychology
Neuron to Brain, 4th Edition
Essentials of Neural Science
The Cell, 5th Edition
[?} Neurobiology
Basic Statistics
[?] Essential Psychopharmacology
The Developing Human, 8th Edition
Memory, 2nd Edition
Starfist paperback
Poster from refrigerator
Poster from living room — north
Framed Poster living room — west
Poster from dinging room
Red poster with symbol — kitchen
Poster from hall wall — north
Pulp Fiction poster — bedroom
Challenge poster
Skyrim poster — bedroom south
Soldiers of Misfortune poster — bedroom
Cardboard [?] — bath closet
Columbia hat — living room TV stand
Lens box from kitchen trash
School papers — bedroom drawer
School papers — bedroom drawer
Vehicle papers — bedroom closet
Comcast papers — living room drawer
Paperwork — backpack
U.S. currency
California Ed paperwork
CU lanyard
Key ring with three keys
Key ring with one key
Blue transcript — backpack
Two pencils
Two pens
{?] refills
Two erasers
SV battery
Key tag
Pan lock
Contact lens case with lens
Packet of tissues
Two business cards
Plastic bottle (See drugs)
DRUGS:
Sertraline bottle — bathroom
Lotradine bottle — bathroom
Clonazepam bottle — bathroom
Ibuprofen bottle — bathroom
Tussin DM bottle with liquid — bathroom
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen — empty — bathroom
Fluticasone Propionate spray — bathroom
Gift bag — hall closet
Discs — CD — hall closet
Documents — hall closet
Receipt — kitchen trash
Envelopes — kitchen trash
Gun locks — dresser drawer
Petri dish — bedroom closet
Gray sunglasses
Red sunglasses
Black sunglasses
Lens box from kitchen trash
Photo mousepad — hall closet
Packet of notes — hall closet
Tape dispenser — hall closet
Skyrim DVD game — hall closet
Oblivion game — hall closet
Star Craft game — hall closet….
Brain chart — back south wall
CD — bedroom closet floor
Documents from backpack
Vehicle papers from bedroom closet….
Notebook from backpack
Notebook from backpack
Binder from backpack
File from backpack
Search Warrant 1690 North Paris Street #10
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