Aragn was the writer, director, and star of a then-upcoming film entitled The Suffocator of Sins, which depicts a vigilante who shoots criminals, and Aragn claimed that Holmes showed interest in his movie's trailer. Although some Senators have made some moves to call for an investigation (see my first post), neither Senate nor Congress have yet started to form an investigation. [121] On May 29, 2013, the judge ruled on the constitutionality of the laws for an insanity plea questioned by Holmes's attorneys, concluding that the laws were not in violation of the Constitution. They called him Jimmy., It is a childhood nickname only witnesses may use in court, as per the order of Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. Defense attorneys call him Mr. Holmes. Father of James Elias Dink Barnes, Martha Alice (Barnes) Holmes, Maggie Amelia (Barnes) Smith, George T. Barnes, Charles Cornelius Barnes, Lula Lee (Barnes) Foster, Hariett Jane Hattie. Rupert Holmes Can't Read While Music Is Playing . For each person killed in the shooting, Holmes was charged with one count of murder with deliberation and one count of murder with extreme indifference. In April 2022, DailyMail.com exclusively . One juror was opposed to sentencing Holmes to death due to his mental health issues, while two other jurors were uncertain. [70] However, later reports described Holmes' apartment as relatively empty, while mentioning the presence of a single Batman mask. The university had said Holmes was denied access to non-public parts of the campus because he had withdrawn from school. The 27-year-old NFL star smiled proudly as he posed with son Patrick "Bronze" Lavon, 3 months, and 2-year-old daughter Sterling Skye, in a shot from the family's recent photo shoot. Holmes allegedly considered other locations for a mass shooting, such as an airport, but ruled it out because an airport would have too much security. If someone has a source that confirms the vital role of some kind of sophisticated software or can even find the name of the software Roger Holmes has helped to develop, please share your information. He also wrote his reasoning that an attack on an airport would be confused as an act of terrorism, saying, "Terrorism isn't the message. In 1960 he was a . On June 17, a fifth juror was dismissed after Judge Samour was advised that she personally knew a wounded victim of the shooting. [99] His appearance and behavior, which was described as "dazed"[100] and "confused"[101] fueled speculation about his mental state. [149] Holmes declined to make an allocution statement. she asked. He testified he and his wife were called in the middle of the night with news of the theater shooting. James Holmes is the grandson of Lt. Col. Robert Holmes, one of the first Turkish language graduates of the Army Language School, later the Defense Language Institute, in Monterey, California. James Holmes, born in 1794, was the first child of Finley (b. The judge appointed the Colorado State Public Defender for Holmes' defense. [134] He also stated his belief that he was being followed by federal agents at the time of the massacre and hoped they would apprehend him at the theater before he could act. Arlene looks even more haggard than she did on the first day of her sons trial, if that is possible, as if she knows what is coming: photos of the massacred bodies at the scene. [102], On July 30, Colorado prosecutors filed formal charges against Holmes that included 24 counts of first degree murder, 116 counts of attempted murder, possession of explosive devices, and inciting violence. His was father had degrees from prestigious universities like Stanford and UC Berkeley and worked as a mathematician/scientist. Could you spell that answer, please? All Rights Reserved. And how do we lessen the guilt of being alive? I'm not saying that there are not a lot of questions about whether or not James killed any of those people, in fact, I don't even think he did. [116][117], On April 1, 2013, prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty in a trial to start in February 2014. The same juryconvicted Holmesof the massacre this month, rejecting defense lawyers' arguments that he was legally insane at the time of the attack. "We didn't know he was seeing a psychiatrist," Robert Holmes said. James Holmes was born in 1987 in San Diego, California in a well-educated family. Atty. According to the link at FICO, Robert Holmes was a 'Fraud Scientist'. It was during that time that James Holmes was building an arsenal in his apartment to carry out what was termed his "mission" to kill. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, After months of pounding, Ukrainian official says military may pull back from Bakhmut, Elizabeth Holmes cites her new baby as a reason she should avoid prison for Theranos scam, What time is it on the moon? And that disease, King said, is inherited. The Aug. 6 debate, Trumps attorney apologizes for saying that you cant rape your spouse. [158] On August 26, Samour formally sentenced Holmes to 12 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murder charges, and an additional 3,318 years for the attempted murder and explosives possession charges. Thats some of the guilt we have, she told the small San Diego County newspaper, that we didnt recognize he was ill and needed treatment., 01-08-2013: Forgive yourself for not knowing, The first three days of the trial were harrowing for everyone in Division 201, as witnesses and first responders relayed in blunt and grievous testimony what happened at the Century 16, where 400 people filed into a box-like theater to be entertained, Brauchler said, and one came to slaughter them.. Watch The Trial Live At CBS4's Theater Shooting Trial Special Section. The weasel word of choice for truth-suppressors. [112], On January 10, 2013, a judge ruled that the evidence presented was sufficient for Holmes to face trial on all counts with which he had been charged. [9][10] On August 26, 2015, Judge Carlos A. Samour sentenced Holmes to 12 consecutive life sentences plus 3,318 years without parole after the jury spared Holmes the death penalty by a single vote. You can't hold staunchly that a conspiracy theory is true in the face of logic and evidence, and then attack the people who say a conspiracy theory isn't true. "No, he was not a violent person," Robert Holmes said. James Holmes is potentially facing the death penalty after being convicted of 165 counts on July 16. . Aurora shooter found guilty on all counts, Jury finds Aurora shooter James Holmes guilty of first degree murder. No one speaks to them. They had rarely spoken by phone, but they communicated even less before his psychiatrist called them in June, saying he was dropping out of his prestigious neuroscience program. His father rarely, if ever saw him with friends. [64][65] Four days after the release of the defense attorney's motion, the judge required this information to be blacked out. [110], Holmes returned to court on January 7, 2013, at which 9-1-1 phone call recordings and videos from the cineplex were presented as evidence, information that up until then had not been released. He called his mother Goober and his father Bobbo, affectionate names from a different life. [85], On July 19, just hours before the shooting started, Holmes mailed a notebook to his psychiatrist. [11] He has a sister. The trial began on April 27 with opening arguments by the prosecution explaining that Holmes intentionally went to the movie theater that evening with the deliberate intent to kill as many people as possible in a mass shooting spree. Especially if HomegrownTerran's assumption is true that it was: financial tracking software - likely his own [Roger Holmes] software - which was likely used to bust those scumbags [HomegrownTerran9(http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/yf9oe/the_sorcha_faal_counterargument_about_r_holmes/c5v0bix). >"Most important to note about James Holmes, however, this report says, is that his father, Robert Holmes, was said to have been scheduled to testify within the next few weeks before a US Senate panel on the largest bank fraud scandal in world history that is currently unfolding and threatens to destabilize and destroy the Western banking . Robert had a glittering academic career degrees from Stanford, UCLA and Berkeley and his son showed signs of following in those overachieving footsteps. You're dumb. The couples attorney, who asked via email that reporters respect their privacy, did not respond to requests for comment. Roberts father first experienced mental illness as a West Point cadet, and his twin sister was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and disabled for most of her life. Does telling the truth constantly make it a lie? Instead, Robert Holmes booked a flight to see his son at his first court appearance, looking sullen and confused. [146] They began deciding his sentence on July 22. Once he went off to college, James Holmes was someone who largely interacted with his parents via e-mail and text, his father testified. He diagnosed him as having schizotypal personality disorder, which is characterized by constricted behavior and difficulties relating to others. Europe and others push for a standard lunar time zone, Dr. Simi is a TikTok star. In this image made from Colorado Judicial Department video, defense attorney Tamara Brady, left, questions Robert Holmes, top right, the father of James Holmes, background left, during the . [6][156][157] Formal sentencing began on August 24 and ended on August 26. An interpreter then said the letters aloud, so the court could hear his answers. LIVE VIDEO:Watch The Trial Live At CBS4's Theater Shooting Trial Special Section. [68] Two weeks before the massacre, Holmes sent a text message asking a graduate student if the student had ever heard of the disorder dysphoric mania, and warning the student to stay away from him "because [he was] bad news". Robert Holmes flew from his. He lost that struggle with his mind to a disease. The father said his son was an isolated teen, who never brought a girlfriend home. The gunmans attorneys call their client Mr. Holmes and acknowledge that he carried out one of the worst mass shootings in American history. Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. James Eagan Holmes is the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting that occurred on July 20, 2012, at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. She expressed concerns about his social phobia and "psychotic-level thinking" and believed he may have had schizoid personality disorder. [69], Initial reports from the Los Angeles Times quoting one of Holmes' classmates indicated that Holmes was a fan of superheroes and also quoted an anonymous law enforcement official as claiming that Holmes' apartment was "decorated with Batman paraphernalia". She takes meds, King said, but still periodically gets bad enough to be hospitalized., The shooter, the lawyer said, tried to kill himself at age 11, and as a high school sophomore began having intrusive, unwanted thoughts telling him to kill people. James Holmes ' father just landed at the Denver International Airport, presumably to see his son who is in custody for the slaughter at the "Dark Knight" premiere. Thought. ~1770). She tried to recommend getting professional help despite not taking his claims seriously. Wednesday 4 July 2012 Page Bob Diamond, former Chief Executive, Barclays PLC Ev 1 Monday 9 July 2012 Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor, Bank of England Ev 31 Tuesday 10 July 2012 Marcus Agius, Chairman, Barclays PLC Ev 50 Monday 16 July 2012 Jerry del Missier, former Chief Operating Officer, Barclays PLC Ev 76 Lord Turner, Executive Chairman, Andrew Bailey, Head of the Prudential Business Unit, Tracey McDermott, Acting Director of Enforcement and Financial Crime, Financial Services Authority Ev 89. JPMorgan, UBS Said Among Banks Queried in Libor Probe. Every day, Arlene and Robert watch. According to his LinkedIn profile, James Holmes's father, Dr. Robert Holmes, who received a PhD in Statistics in 1981 from the University of California at Berkeley, worked for San Diego-based HNC Software, Inc. from 2000 to 2002. They requested a delay, which they received. James Holmes' father took the stand Tuesday in the Aurora theater shooting trial, describing his son -- who could face the death penalty for killing 12 people at a crowded midnight movie premier . Or not. Is there any indication, that it was sophisticated software which helped expose the Libor manipulation? CENTENNIAL, Colo., Jan. 11, 2013 -- The father of a young woman allegedly slain by James Holmes in the Aurora movie theater massacre yelled "Rot in hell, Holmes" during a court hearing today. [10], On August 5, 2013, Holmes was transferred to the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo, Colorado. [106], On September 28, court documents released by prosecutors said Holmes was revoked access to the University of Colorado campus because he threatened a professor. [12] Holmes was raised in Oak Hills, a community in Monterey County near Castroville, California, where he attended elementary school. James Holmes will be charged with double homicide and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, a news release stated. Defense attorneys will also call his mother, Arlene Holmes, to the stand as they prepare to rest their portion of the sentencing phase, which has included several dozen family friends, teachers and former neighbors who said the Holmes they knew was shy, mild-mannered and polite- not the kind of young man who would gun down innocent strangers. Robert Holmes, a retired financial fraud analyst, testified that he and his wife had no idea that their son was mentally ill before the 2012 massacre that killed 12 and injured 70 others. This is how Arlene describes their reality in a slim book she self-published in March, a prayer journal she began keeping not long after she became the mother of a killer: and nothing like anyone else in the courtroom, Most days in Division 201, the only person who says their sons name out loud is Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr., and then only briefly: This is the case of the people of Colorado versus James Eagan Holmes. Now let's ignore that Faal is a notorious hoaxster who puts out one fraudulent story after the other and let's go to the meat. kevin gates moroccan father; lexington plane crash 81 dead. The defense wants mercy for Holmes, a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole rather than execution. Brady: Assuming Mr. Holmes stays in jail or prison, do you and your wife intend to try and visit him if he will let you see him?, How Virgin Galactics spaceship pilot survived a 10-mile fall back to Earth, Whats behind the frenzy of stunts and accusations among GOP candidates? ", ( Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. [15] He went to Westview High School and graduated in 2006. First published on July 29, 2015 / 11:52 AM. [86], On May 27, Dr. William Reid, a court-appointed psychiatrist who interviewed Holmes for a total of about 22 hours, testified that Holmes was mentally ill but legally sane. A month before the tragedy, Dr. Lynne Fenton told the campus police that he had also made homicidal statements. a defense attorney asked. Reporting from CENTENNIAL, Colo. He called his mother "Goober" and his father "Bobbo," affectionate names from a different life. On July 4, they decided to make the trip from their home in San Diego to check on his welfare. Jury selection eventually started on January 20, 2015, after a request by Holmes' lawyers for yet another continuance was denied. "Was it just hours earlier you heard that your son was accused of a mass shooting?" It was the hardest thing I had to do.. [24] Holmes was depressed and "obsessed with killing for over a decade". He sounded like a proud father leafing through the family album: Theres Jimmy with his grandma, kicking a soccer ball, in a tae kwon do uniform, holding his new baby sister. [58] At the University of Colorado, Holmes sought help in 2012 for his mental state at the student health clinic after he broke up with his girlfriend. Evidence is hard to come by when there's a persistent and global effort to destroy, tamper, obfuscate and hide evidence from truth-seekers. Robert Holmes testified he told an FBI agent at the airport he thought his son had been happy. [52], In the summer of 2008, Holmes worked as a counselor at a residential summer camp in Glendale, California, which served children aged 714. Robert Holmes on the stand on Wednesday (credit: CBS), Robert and Arlene Holmes (file photo credit: CBS), Watch The Trial Live At CBS4's Theater Shooting Trial Special Section. When your sons mug shot eyes wild, hair a bright, unruly orange has been broadcast around the world, there is no such thing as a family secret. "It's our fault for not being educated. Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6 years old, was dead. 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Robert and Arlene watched as Caleb Medley, once an aspiring comedian, was wheeled up to the witness stand by his father, Otis. 535", was the aunt of a Columbine survivor; and "Juror No. [8] Before the shooting, Holmes booby-trapped his apartment with explosives, which were defused one day later by a bomb squad. The father of Aurora Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes is Robert Holmes, the lead scientist for the credit score company . Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. "[5][6], Holmes was born on December 13, 1987, in San Diego, California. CENTENNAIL, Colo. (CBS4) - "Not a violent person" until the attack on the Aurora theater -- that's how James Holmes' father described his son as he finished his testimony Wednesday morning. His father Robert Holmes is a mathematician and scientist [11] with degrees from Stanford University, UCLA and UC Berkeley, and his mother Arlene Holmes is a registered nurse. The Monsters parents & uncle staring at us, Phillips tweeted, the cops crying on the stand, the killer playing the jury = Hard week., 01-27-2013: When will July 20 stop playing in our heads. [160], In September 2015, Holmes was moved to the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caon City. Robert Holmes deflected that, saying he didn't know anything about how the photograph was taken. "Most important to note about James Holmes, however, this report says, is that his father, Robert Holmes, was said to have been scheduled to testify within the next few weeks before a US Senate panel on the largest bank fraud scandal in world history that is currently unfolding and threatens to destabilize and destroy the Western banking system. degree in neuroscience with highest honors. There had previously been intense debate as to whether the notebook was eligible as evidence and should be admitted, since it detailed Holmes' thoughts. 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