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Monday, May 13, 2013

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Holmes Enters Not Guilty By Insanity Plea In Colo. Shootings

An artist's sketch of Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes, from an April court appearance.

May 13, 2013 Charged with 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other crimes, James Holmes is accused of opening fire on the crowd at a midnight movie last July in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people died and an additional 70 were wounded.

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Two-Way

Enough Evidence For Holmes To Stand Trial, Judge Rules

January 10, 2013 James Holmes is accused of opening fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last summer, killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others. He will be formally arraigned Friday on 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other crimes.

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Wednesday, January 09, 2013

The Two-Way

Colorado Shooting Hearing Ends With Chilling Photos, No Defense Witnesses

James Holmes in a photo from the Arapahoe County (Colo.)  Sheriff's Office.

January 9, 2013 In the weeks before the attack, James Holmes took photos of the Colorado movie theater where 12 people were killed and dozens more wounded in last summer's mass shooting, prosecutors revealed Wednesday at a court hearing in Colorado.

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Tuesday, January 08, 2013

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911 Calls Played And Traps In Holmes' Apartment Described In Colo. Court

A courtroom sketch of James Holmes as he was brought into a courtroom in Centennial, Colo., this week.

January 8, 2013 On a 27-second call to police, at least 30 shots can be heard in the background. James Holmes is charged in the murders of 12 people and the wounding of dozens in a movie theater.

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Monday, January 07, 2013

The Two-Way

Aurora Shooting Suspect Looked Like A Fellow Officer, Police Say

James Holmes faces multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the July 20 theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. Here, he's seen in a photo from the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.

January 7, 2013 Moments after a deadly attack that turned an Aurora, Colo., movie theater into a scene of panic and tragedy, the police officer who found suspect James Holmes at first took him for a fellow police officer, due to the body armor Holmes was wearing.

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Saturday, January 05, 2013

The Two-Way

More Gun Violence In Aurora On Eve Of Suspected Theater Shooter's Court Date

January 5, 2013 Four people are dead inside an Aurora, Colo., home Saturday following a standoff with an "armed and dangerous" man holding hostages, police say. Aurora is the Denver suburb where a gunman opened fire in a movie theater last July, killing 12 and injuring many more.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The Two-Way

Unsealed Documents 'Hint At The Evidence' In Colorado Shootings

August 14, 2012 While most materials remain sealed, those that have been made public contain a glimpse or two about the case being made against James Holmes for the attack that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded.

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Monday, August 13, 2012

The Two-Way

Judge Keeps Some Documents Sealed In Colo. Shooting Case

August 13, 2012 The judge also affirmed a gag order, keeping parties involved from talking about the case.

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Thursday, August 09, 2012

The Two-Way

James Holmes, Colorado Shooting Suspect, Is Mentally Ill, His Attorneys Say

August 9, 2012 The revelation came during a court hearing into whether to unseal documents from the case.

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Friday, August 03, 2012

The Two-Way

Stories Of The Colorado Victims: Thinking Of Alex Teves, 'You Smile'

In Aurora, Colo., last week, among the memorials to victims of the shooting was one for Alex Teves. It includes a photo of him with girlfriend Amanda Lindgren. Teves protected her with his body.

August 3, 2012 He was sheltering his girlfriend when he was shot and killed. Friends say the 24-year-old Arizona native had a passion for life and always put others first.

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Thursday, August 02, 2012

The Two-Way

Psychiatrist Was Alarmed By Aurora Shooting Suspect's Behavior, Media Report

James Holmes, who's accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58.

August 2, 2012 According to KMGH-TV and The Denver Post, in early June the psychiatrist began the process of involving the university's "threat assessment" team. But when James Holmes withdrew from the school in mid-June, the university lost its control over him.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

The Two-Way

24 Murder Counts, 116 Attempted Murder Counts For Colo. Shooting Suspect

July 30, 2012 James Holmes faces two counts for each of the 12 people killed and 2 for each of the 58 people wounded in the July 20 shooting rampage at a movie theater. He's also been charged with using deadly weapons and having explosives.

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Colorado Shooting Stories: There Were Many 'Heroes Among Us'

A heart shaped balloon hovered above a memorial for victims outside the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last week.

July 30, 2012 Some of those in the Aurora, Colo., movie theater sheltered their friends and loved ones. Others rushed to help those who were injured. Many showed enormous courage in the early morning hours of July 20, when a gunman killed 12 people and wounded 58.

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The Two-Way

Long Legal Process Begins For Colorado Shooting Suspect

James Holmes, in an Arapahoe County, Colo., court on July 23.

July 30, 2012 Prosecutors are expected to formally file charges today against James Holmes. But it will be months, if not longer, before there's any trial. And if they seek the death penalty, the case could take years to resolve.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

The Two-Way

Court Documents: Alleged Colorado Shooter Was Seeing Psychiatrist

James Holmes in a photograph taken by police during his booking.

July 27, 2012 The alleged gunman sent a Colorado University professor a package that police seized Monday.

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