James Holmes (mass murderer)
| James Eagan Holmes | |
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Holmes' mug shot at Arapahoe
County Jail after his arrest |
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| Born |
December 13, 1987 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Education | B.S. Neuroscience |
| Alma mater |
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| Known for | Perpetrator of the 2012 Aurora shooting |
| Criminal charge | 24 counts of first degree murder 140 counts of attempted first degree murder 1 count of possessing an illegal explosive device 1 sentence enhancement of a crime of violence |
| Criminal penalty | 12 life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole, and an additional 3,318 years |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
James Eagan Holmes (born December 13, 1987) is an American convicted on 24 counts of murder and 140 counts of attempted murder for the 2012 Aurora shooting that killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a Century movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012. He had no known criminal record prior to the shooting. Holmes booby-trapped his apartment with explosives before the shooting, which were defused one day later by a bomb squad.
Holmes was arrested shortly after the shooting and jailed without bail awaiting trial. Following this, he was hospitalized after attempting suicide several times while in jail. Holmes entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. His trial began on April 27, 2015, and on August 24 he was sentenced to 12 consecutive life sentences plus 3,318 years without parole.
Holmes was born on December 13, 1987, in San Diego, California. His father is a mathematician and scientist with degrees from Stanford University, UCLA and UC Berkeley and his mother is a registered nurse. He has one sister. Holmes was raised in Oak Hills, a community near Castroville, California, where he attended elementary school. At twelve years old, Holmes moved back to San Diego. There, he lived in the Rancho Peñasquitos neighborhood, where he reportedly began to decline socially. He went to Westview High School and graduated in 2006. Holmes played soccer and ran cross-country in high school. He attended Penasquitos Lutheran Church with his family, according to the Lutheran church's pastor. According to Holmes' lawyer, Daniel King, Holmes began to suffer from mental health issues in middle school and attempted suicide at age 11.
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