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Ichingcarpenter

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Sat Jul 21, 2012, 04:52 AM Jul 2012

James Eagan Holmes Facts [View all]

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As part of the advanced program in Denver, a James Holmes had been listed as making a presentation in May about Micro DNA Biomarkers in a class named “Biological Basis of Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders.”

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/07/21/dark-knight-rises-shooting-apartment-2012/



James Eagan Holmes Facts


The 1985 comic book, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, contains a scene in which a lunatic kills people in a movie theater.

Columbine High School (1999 shooting) is 12 miles from the movie theater.

Holmes was wearing a ballistic helmet and vest, ballistic leggings, throat and groin protector, a gas mask and black tactical gloves, armed with the three weapons.
Holmes had painted his hair red and said he was The Joker, the arch-nemesis of Batman.
Holmes bought a ticket to the midnight show and entered the theater with the crowd

. Holmes then allegedly propped open an exit door after the movie started, put on protective gear, then started shooting.

One witness stated seeing a white male ON A CELL PHONE prop open the emergency exit shortly after the movie started, and just before the shooting began.

Most of the victims shot were those standing up and running out of the theater, with far less seated moviegoers being hit, and none ducking down to the floor being hit.

Holmes reportedly fled to the parking lot after the shooting spree, then was confronted by 25 police officers and taken into custody.
Holmes asked for an attorney and invoked his right to remain silent.

Another .40-caliber handgun with a cache of ammunition was found in Holmes' 2-door white car, which was parked in the movie theater parking lot behind the rear exit.

The guns were purchased in May, June and July at Gander Mountain Guns shops and at Bass Pro shops in Colorado.

May 22, bought a Glock pistol in Aurora, CO. May 28, bought a Remington shotgun in Denver, CO. Early June, bought a .223 caliber Smith & Wesson rifle in Thornton, CO. July 6, bought a second Glock in Denver, CO.
At least one of of Holmes' gun purchases was recorded by a video surveillance camera.

During the last 60 days, Holmes had allegedly been stockpiling more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition through purchases on the Internet.

Holmes' 3rd-floor apartment (1690 Paris Street) is 4 miles from the movie theater in Aurora.

Neighbors described Holmes as a recluse and a loner, who always kept curtains closed and lights off at night.

Police began searching Holmes' apartment building at 2:00 am, waking the residents for questioning and orders to evacuate.

Police found jars of chemicals (flammable or explosive material) in Holmes' booby-trapped apartment. Officers found trip-wires attached to 1-liter plastic bottles filled with a substance.

Police found 'disturbing' pictures in Holmes' apartment.

Holmes had left a techno song (to repeat in a loop from midnight to 1:00 am) blaring in the apartment. Neighbors called police about the noise shortly after midnight, but the song was left to play until automatically shutting off at 1:00.

Holmes left the door to his apartment unlocked.


More facts:
http://www.californiality.com/2012/07/james-eagan-holmes-facts.html

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James Eagan Holmes Facts [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 OP
He also joined an "adult" web site and dyed his hair orange. MADem Jul 2012 #1
also found this Corgigal Jul 2012 #2
wonder what the "disturbing pictures" are. riverwalker Jul 2012 #3
yes...disturbing pictures? in what way? Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #12
They haven't gotten IN the apartment yet. cwydro Jul 2012 #13
Perhaps they saw them via the robot they sent in equipped with kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #34
I can't imagine a robot thumbing through papers, but hell, cwydro Jul 2012 #41
Something could have been sitting out in plain view. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #42
have you got a link? cwydro Jul 2012 #43
No, I don't have a fucking link. I am SPECULATING. Do you MIND????? kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #44
Last I read the police had not made entry into his apartment ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #14
Well, the one article mentions an "Anchorman" poster Patiod Jul 2012 #16
Du rec. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #4
This guy is a real piece of work. markbark Jul 2012 #5
Sounds like he wanted to be a supervillian sweetloukillbot Jul 2012 #6
"prop open the emergency exit"..Key piece of the puzzle here SoCalDem Jul 2012 #7
Do they always sound an alarm? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #11
Every emergency door I have ever seen, did.. In fact my son SoCalDem Jul 2012 #17
There's a difference between an emergency exit and a secure exit. TeamPooka Jul 2012 #19
I'll bet every theater owner is scrambling to secure all doors now SoCalDem Jul 2012 #20
no they probably won't. TeamPooka Jul 2012 #21
a si;lent buzzer in the pocket of the manager would do the trick SoCalDem Jul 2012 #22
theater managers are not cops TeamPooka Jul 2012 #24
checking on an open door is not "all that" SoCalDem Jul 2012 #25
so now it's just an open door? TeamPooka Jul 2012 #35
Yet, not that long ago people routinely carried pagers..willingly SoCalDem Jul 2012 #37
You can't "fix" crazy TeamPooka Jul 2012 #38
I've gone out those exits after movies if my car Fawke Em Jul 2012 #18
Maybe the guy on the cell phone had to take a call, and wanted to make sure he could get back inside slackmaster Jul 2012 #23
walking to the well lit lobby was an option for a legit phone user SoCalDem Jul 2012 #26
This is getting pretty far afield of known facts but if the person was down in one of the front rows slackmaster Jul 2012 #29
and it all worked out so well, didn't it SoCalDem Jul 2012 #30
I think the police should take Homes back to his apartment and throw his ass inside and lock the nanabugg Jul 2012 #8
I don't think any correlation can be drawn between this and Columbine. intheflow Jul 2012 #9
This dude reminds me of Harold Lauder MzShellG Jul 2012 #10
Interesting observation. He is VERY Harold Lauder-ish. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #36
I'm still waiting for the Limbaugh shoe to drop. sofa king Jul 2012 #15
Thank goodness his middle name is now being used to identify him! LonePirate Jul 2012 #27
I'm more than a little surprised that his middle name isn't Wayne or Lee slackmaster Jul 2012 #31
I think all the other "James Holmes" in the country appreciate it JHB Jul 2012 #33
And much like Manson and Loughner, Holmes attains cult following. Tejas Jul 2012 #28
Look up Mirror Neurons and Empathy as related to apathy. Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #32
I find it really interesting that he was studying neuroscience. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #39
That to me is the question... Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #40
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