During the premiere of a Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises”in Aurora, Colorado, James Holmes, 24, a diehard fan of superheroes, includingBatman, had shot dead 12 people and injured 58 in the rampage. The first video footage of the suspect had showed him as a nervous, awkward guy, giving a chat at a science summer camp in San Diego on “temporal illusions” at Miramar College. It is also stated that before the attack, James Holmes, a cannabis smoker, had joined a dating website to seek women for pleasure and had also tried to join a gun club.
The University of Colorado is also investigating the matter whether Holmes, a neuroscience PhD student had taken advantage of his position to order thematerials that he used during the attack. When asked, he calmly told detectives that he had taken 100 mg of Vicodin a painkiller that had made him hallucinate and identify himself as the “Joker” of the film Batman. Previously this same drug was noticed inside the body of the late actor Heath Ledger. The late actor had died of an accidental overdose of the prescribed drugs in the year 2008. Ledger had played the role of the Joker as a villain in the previous Batman film “The Dark Knight”. The Doctors from Colorado mentioned that the drug Vicodin has side-effects which include, euphoria (excitement), paranoia (fear), and hallucinations.
The video footage explained about temporal illusions, i.e.illusions that allow and help you hallucinate about the past. A woman who had introduced the talk show said that Holmes’s goals were to formulate scientific discoveries. During those days, he enjoyed playing football and other outdoor games. His main vision was to own a “slurpee machine” (play station). Brad Garrett, a former FBI profiler, stated that Holmes has some significant mental issue and has to be sent for rehabilitation.
Six years after the video, Holmes was unrecognizable after dyeing his hair in red. His profile on dating website Match.com was headlined as;will you visit me in prison? On July 20, 2012, in the ongoing live premiere, Holmes with multiple guns had set off smoke canisters on the spectators. The police after a long chase arrested Holmes behind the Century 16 cinema, next to his car. They recovered several ammunitions and smoke bombs from inside his car.He also had stocked his apartment with different explosives before heading to the theatre.
The suspect was initially jailed at Arapahoe Detention Center, under intensive monitoring process to ensure that Holmes does not commit suicide. He is being protected from other inmates for precaution in such high profile cases. On July 23, 2012, Holmes made his first appearance before the court. The Judge William B. Sylvester has appointed a public defender for Holmes. Formal charges against Holmes will be filed on July 30, 2012.
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