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Signs of a psycho: Therapist to mass murderer James Holmes reveals their ‘creepy’ sessions

The psychiatrist to mass murderer James Holmes reveals their "creepy" sessions — and why she wishes he was dead.

Psychiatric reports on Colorado theater shooter made public

DENVER — A judge has ordered the release of psychiatric evaluations of James Holmes, the gunman who killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater in 2012. The Denver Post...

'Dark Knight' shooter moved to Pennsylvania prison

DENVER — The man who opened fire on a crowded movie theater in suburban Denver in 2012, killing 12 people and wounding 70 others, is being housed at a facility...

Florida club shooter used same gun favored by other mass murderers

Nightclub terrorist Omar Seddique Mateen was able to legally buy the AR-15 rifle he used to slaughter 50 at an Orlando gay bar even though he was on the FBI’s...

Theater killer fought with inmate who wanted to send him to 'Satan's lake of fire'

James Holmes, the Colorado gunman sentenced to life behind bars for murdering a dozen people at a midnight movie, has been moved to an out-of-state maximum security prison after a...

The haunted lives of the jurors who convicted James Holmes

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — For nearly 14 weeks, they sat in a suburban Denver jury box, listening for hours as witnesses described the searing pain of gunshot wounds and the terror...

Inside the booby-trapped lair of the 'Dark Knight' shooter

These pictures show the chilling cache of homemade explosives that Colorado movie-theater shooter James Holmes used to booby trap his home before embarking on his murderous rampage. Holmes, 27, who...

Judge sentences Colorado theater shooter to life in prison plus 3,318 years

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The man who unleashed a murderous attack on a packed Colorado movie theater was ordered Wednesday to serve life in prison without parole plus 3,318 years —...

Colorado theater shooter's parents hug survivor in court

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — One survivor of the Colorado movie massacre demanded the gunman give a televised apology. Another victim said James Holmes should make himself available for study by scientists. And a...

Families lash out at Colorado theater shooter at sentencing

Devastated victims of the Colorado movie theater massacre told stories of anguish and despair on Monday as they testified at James Holmes’ sentencing. “There’s no human language that can convey...

Colorado theater shooter avoids death thanks to 'steadfast' juror

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — James Holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison after at least one juror balked at the possibility of sentencing him to death for the...

Colorado theater shooter's sister says she still loves him

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — When the younger sister of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes visited him in jail nearly two years after the attack, she no longer saw the loving brother...

Theater shooter may not be executed even if sentenced to die

DENVER — The time has come for jurors to hear whether James Holmes should be executed for killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater. But even if they choose...

Colorado theater shooter found guilty, eligible for death penalty

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Jurors convicted Colorado theater shooter James Holmes on Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a midnight Batman premiere, rejecting defense arguments that the...

Defense rests in Colorado movie theater shooting trial

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The defense in the Colorado theater shooting trial rested its case Friday after trying to show James Holmes was insane when he carried out the deadly 2012...

Psychiatrist called theater shooter's mom after he confessed homicidal thoughts

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- The psychiatrist who treated James Holmes before he attacked a Colorado movie theater said she did not have enough evidence to have him detained, but was so...

Colorado theater shooter had homicidal thoughts: psychiatrist

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- The psychiatrist who treated James Holmes before he attacked a Colorado movie theater said Tuesday that she would have called police and had him detained if she...

Theater shooter's ex: 'I didn't see a future with him'

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Their first date was a horror film festival and they grew closer after that, sharing nights together at home watching movies or playing board games with friends....

Judge in Colorado theater shooting trial dismisses 3 jurors

CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Three jurors in the Colorado theater shooting trial were dismissed Tuesday amid concern they violated orders not to talk about media coverage of the case. Judge Carlos...

'Murder' notebook proves theater shooter was sane: prosecutors

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Prosecutors are methodically building a case that James Holmes knew right from wrong when he planned and carried out the deadly Colorado theater shootings, hoping to convince...