Mass Shooting Inside Aurora, Colorado Theater -12 dead & 58 wounded

[Blonde]

Colorado shooting suspect was a psychiatric patient
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 4:01 PM EDT, Fri July 27, 2012

(CNN) -- Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes was a patient of a University of Colorado psychiatrist before last week's attack at a movie theater that killed 12 people and wounded scores, according to a court document filed Friday by his public lawyers.

The disclosure was in a request by Holmes for authorities to immediately hand over a package he sent to Dr. Lynne Fenton at the university's Anschutz Medical Campus.  ::snipping2::

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/justice/colorado-theater-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Edit to update subject line.  MB

[cw618]

so JH wants the book back why,to refresh/relive 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/james-holmes-amnesia_n_1709573.html?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl1|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D184789

 James Holmes Claims Amnesia: Alleged 'Dark Knight' Shooter Wonders Why He's Arrested
The Huffington Post  |  By Michael McLaughlin Posted: 07/27/2012 9:55 am Updated: 07/27/2012 11:03 am

updated 4:01 PM EDT, Fri July 27, 2012
The disclosure was in a request by Holmes for authorities to immediately hand over a package he sent to Dr. Lynne Fenton at the university's Anschutz Medical Campus. 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/justice/colorado-theater-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[crazybabyborg]

Colorado shooting suspect was a psychiatric patient
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 4:01 PM EDT, Fri July 27, 2012

(CNN) -- Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes was a patient of a University of Colorado psychiatrist before last week's attack at a movie theater that killed 12 people and wounded scores, according to a court document filed Friday by his public lawyers.

The disclosure was in a request by Holmes for authorities to immediately hand over a package he sent to Dr. Lynne Fenton at the university's Anschutz Medical Campus.  ::snipping2::

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/justice/colorado-theater-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

(sarcasm alert)  Oh my! I'm soooooo surprised! I'm really beginning to wonder if my hinky meter isn't very reliable in this case.

IMO that SOB just wants the notebook back so he can re-live the "glory" of his actions, cw618. I agree with you! He'd like nothing better than to muse that notebook, while the victims families are burying their loved ones.   

[MuffyBee]

http://www.freep.com/article/20120728/NEWS07/307280040/New-revelation-Psychiatrist-was-treating-Colo-shooting-suspect
New revelation: Psychiatrist was treating Colo. shooting suspect
July 28, 2012

DENVER -- The former graduate student accused in the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting was being treated by a psychiatrist at the university where he studied, a revelation that adds to suspicions that his life was in turmoil in the year before the rampage.

Attorneys for James Holmes, 24, made the disclosure in a court motion Friday as they sought to discover the source of leaks to news media outlets that he sent the psychiatrist a package containing a notebook with descriptions of an attack.

The motion said the leak jeopardized Holmes' right to a fair trial and violated a judge's gag order.

The lawyers added that the package contained communications between Holmes and his psychiatrist that should be shielded from public view. The document describes Holmes as a "psychiatric patient" of Dr. Lynne Fenton.

The motion did not reveal when Holmes began seeing Fenton or whether he was being treated for a mental illness. Legal analysts said they expect Holmes' attorneys to use an insanity defense at trial. Holmes is to be arraigned Monday.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-holmes-doctor-20120728,0,5513197.story
Doctor of Colorado suspect had been disciplined by medical board
July 28, 2012

AURORA, Colo. -- Dr. Lynne Fenton, the University of Colorado psychiatrist who was treating James E. Holmes, according to a court filing by his attorneys, was been disciplined by the Colorado Medical Board in 2005.

State records show Fenton was reprimanded by the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners, received a letter of admonition and was required to take a documentation course. Records detailing the discipline were not immediately available Saturday. Neither Fenton nor Colorado medical board staff could be reached for comment Saturday.

A University of Colorado spokeswoman said she could not comment on personnel matters, but noted that the discipline would have predated Fenton's tenure at the university. Fenton completed a residency in psychiatry at the university in 2008 before becoming an assistant professor and medical director of the student mental health service at the university's Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.
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[MuffyBee]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ohio-texas-funerals-set-colo-victims-16875995
Colo. Victims Mourned at Funerals in 3 States
July 28, 2012

[MuffyBee]

Very sad news.   

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-injured-shooting-miscarries-16879534
Woman Seriously Injured in CO Shooting Miscarries
July 29, 2012

A woman who was critically wounded in the Colorado theater shooting that left dead her 6-year-old daughter has suffered a miscarriage.
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The family of Ashley Moser said in a statement Saturday that she is recovering from surgery but that the trauma caused the miscarriage.
Moser's daughter, Veronica Moser-Sullivan, was the youngest person killed in the attack at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in Aurora, Colo., more than a week ago.

Moser suffered gunshot wounds to her neck and abdomen. A family member has said they hadn't told her about Veronica's death.
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[crazybabyborg]

Very sad news.   

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-injured-shooting-miscarries-16879534
Woman Seriously Injured in CO Shooting Miscarries
July 29, 2012

A woman who was critically wounded in the Colorado theater shooting that left dead her 6-year-old daughter has suffered a miscarriage.
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The family of Ashley Moser said in a statement Saturday that she is recovering from surgery but that the trauma caused the miscarriage.
Moser's daughter, Veronica Moser-Sullivan, was the youngest person killed in the attack at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in Aurora, Colo., more than a week ago.

Moser suffered gunshot wounds to her neck and abdomen. A family member has said they hadn't told her about Veronica's death.
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I had just come here to post that, Muffy. My God, what that poor woman has been through. She and her loved ones are in my prayers.

[cw618]

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/colorado-movie-theater-shooting-suspect-appears-in-court-charged-with-24-counts-of-murder

video at link and 2 pgs
Colorado movie theater shooting suspect appears in court, charged with 24 counts of murder
Posted: 12:29 PM
Last Updated: 58 minutes ago
By: NICHOLAS RICCARDI and P. SOLOMON BANDA Associated Press
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Colorado prosecutors on Monday charged a former neuroscience graduate student with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder in the shooting rampage at the midnight showing of the new Batman movie.
James Holmes appeared just as dazed as he did in his first court appearance last week, but at one point exchanged a few words with one of his attorneys in the packed courtroom.

Investigators said Holmes began stockpiling gear for his assault four months ago and bought his weapons in May and June, well before the shooting spree just after midnight during a showing of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises." He was arrested by police outside the theater
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Experts said there are two levels of insanity defenses.

Holmes' public defenders could argue he is not mentally competent to stand trial, which is the argument by lawyers for Jared Loughner, who is accused of killing six people in 2011 in Tucson, Ariz., and wounding several others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Loughner, who has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges, has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is undergoing treatment at a Missouri prison facility in a bid to make him mentally fit to stand trial.

more at link

[MuffyBee]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57482458/family-member-says-colo-shooting-victim-will-be-paralyzed-suffered-miscarriage/
Family member says Colo. shooting victim will be paralyzed, suffered miscarriage
July 30, 2012

(CBS News) CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Ashley Moser, a victim of the Colorado movie theater shootings who lost her six-year-old daughter, has suffered a miscarriage and will be paralyzed because of her injuries, according to her family.

MaryEllen Hansen told CBS News that her niece will be paralyzed from the waist down, but the family hoped she would keep the full use of her arms.Hansen told the Associated Press that the funeral for Moser's daughter, Veronica Moser-Sullivan, has been delayed until her mother is well enough to attend, and no date has been set.

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Photos at Link

[KittyMom]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57482458/family-member-says-colo-shooting-victim-will-be-paralyzed-suffered-miscarriage/
Family member says Colo. shooting victim will be paralyzed, suffered miscarriage
July 30, 2012

(CBS News) CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Ashley Moser, a victim of the Colorado movie theater shootings who lost her six-year-old daughter, has suffered a miscarriage and will be paralyzed because of her injuries, according to her family.

MaryEllen Hansen told CBS News that her niece will be paralyzed from the waist down, but the family hoped she would keep the full use of her arms.Hansen told the Associated Press that the funeral for Moser's daughter, Veronica Moser-Sullivan, has been delayed until her mother is well enough to attend, and no date has been set.

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Photos at Link

This poor woman.  How much more can she endure?

[KittyMom]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/02/psychiatrist-warning-about-holmes-ignored-when-dropped-out/
Psychiatrist's warning about Holmes ignored when he dropped out
 
Published August 02, 2012
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The psychiatrist who was treating Colorado movie massacre suspect James Holmes warned a University of Colorado threat-assessment team that he could be a danger, but no action was taken because he soon dropped out of school, the Denver Post reported.


 

[Blonde]

Maybe she should have said other people might be in danger not he could be in danger..
IMO they may not have done anything anyway 

[Blonde]

James Holmes' Psychiatrist Contacted University Police Weeks Before Movie-Theater Shooting:
ABC Exclusive
Aug 7 2012

The psychiatrist who treated suspected movie-theater shooter James Holmes made contact with a University of Colorado police officer to express concerns about her patient's behavior several weeks before Holmes' alleged rampage, sources told ABC News.

The sources did not know what the officer approached by Dr. Lynne Fenton did with the information she passed along. They said, however, that the officer was recently interviewed, with an attorney present, by the Aurora Police Department as a part of the ongoing investigation of the shooting.

Fenton would have had to have serious concerns to break confidentiality with her patient to reach out to the police officer or others, the sources said. Under Colorado law, a psychiatrist can legally breach a pledge of confidentiality with a patient if he or she becomes aware of a serious and imminent threat that their patient might cause harm to others. Psychiatrists can also breach confidentiality if a court has ordered them to do so.

"For any physician to break doctor-patient confidentiality there would have to be an extremely good reason," said Dr. Carol Bernstein, a psychiatrist at NYU Langone Medical Center and past president of the American Psychiatric Association. ::snipping2::

http://gma.yahoo.com/james-holmes-psychiatrist-contacted-university-police-weeks-movie-005231424--abc-news-topstories.html

[MuffyBee]

http://www.austin360.com/music/kiss-motley-crue-give-to-theater-shooting-victims-2432365.html?cxtype=rss_movies_96477
Kiss, Motley Crue give to theater shooting victims
August 10, 2012

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Motley Crue and Kiss are donating money to support those affected by the Colorado movie theater shootings.

The bands said at their concert in suburban Denver on Wednesday night that they would donate $100,000 to the Aurora Victim Relief Fund.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-usa-shooting-denver-idUSBRE87C0GE20120813
Judge keeps key documents sealed in Colorado shooting case
August 13, 2012

(Reuters) - A Colorado judge on Monday ordered that the bulk of key documents detailing the case against accused movie theater gunman James Holmes remain sealed, largely rejecting a request by news organizations to lift the so-called gag order.

Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester did allow for the release of 34 documents, mostly relating to media motions and procedural issues.

But he ordered that the documents media members most wanted to see - affidavits of probable cause, subpoenas, arrest warrants, search warrants, and requests for or court orders for production of records - all be kept under seal.

Prosecutors have charged Holmes with 24 counts of first degree murder and 116 counts of attempted murder in the July shootings at a midnight screening of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colorado. Twelve people were killed and 58 were wounded.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Holmes-doesn-t-react-to-talk-of-struggling-victims-3792291.php
Holmes doesn't react to talk of struggling victims
August 16, 2012


FILE - In this July 23, 2012 file photo, James E. Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo. Holmes attended a brief procedural hearing in his case on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 in which the prosecution sought the judge's permission to release contact information for the victims to a charity that's raised $4 million for victims. Photo: Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool / AP

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting showed no emotion in court Thursday as a lawyer discussed a charity's efforts to distributed $4 million it raised for the victims.

James Holmes attended the brief procedural hearing in which the prosecution sought the judge's permission to release contact information on the 12 people killed and 58 injured. The group Giving First raised the money, but another nonprofit would give it out. Most documents in the case have been sealed, so even that step required Judge William Sylvester's approval.

"People have been incapacitated or lost family members and are in dire financial straits," prosecutor Rich Orman said.

Holmes was wide-eyed but didn't show any reaction. He mostly looked ahead but glanced at Orman a few times.
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[MuffyBee]

http://**/investigations/ci_21314240/aurora-theater-shooting-costs-police-lawyers-already-soaring
Aurora theater shooting: Costs for police, lawyers already soaring
August 16, 2012

AURORA —  Police spent nearly 26 percent of the year's law enforcement budget for overtime pay in responding to the July 20 mass shooting in a movie theater.

The city so far has spent $462,600 on overtime costs for police officers and civilian employees following the midnight movie killings at the Century Aurora 16 theater and has applied for a federal grant to help cover the costs. The costs include investigators and responders on the morning of the shooting, security at a large vigil held later and protection for visiting dignitaries.

On average, Aurora spends $1.8 million a year on police overtime. Fire department overtime totals have not yet been released.
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.wftv.com/ap/ap/top-news/casey-anthony-lawyer-retained-in-theater-shootings/nRF4x/
Casey Anthony lawyer retained in theater shootings
August 20, 2012

DENVER —

An attorney who represented Casey Anthony, the Florida woman acquitted in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee last year, has been retained by the mother of one of the victims of last month's theater shooting in Aurora.

Publicist Michael Wright said Monday that Jose Baez is investigating a possible civil lawsuit over responsibility for the shootings, including security measures at the theater. Baez is representing Shirley Wygal, mother of Rebecca Wingo, who died in the shootings.

A spokesman for the theater did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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[labubske]

http://www.wftv.com/ap/ap/top-news/casey-anthony-lawyer-retained-in-theater-shootings/nRF4x/
Casey Anthony lawyer retained in theater shootings
August 20, 2012

DENVER —

An attorney who represented Casey Anthony, the Florida woman acquitted in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee last year, has been retained by the mother of one of the victims of last month's theater shooting in Aurora.

Publicist Michael Wright said Monday that Jose Baez is investigating a possible civil lawsuit over responsibility for the shootings, including security measures at the theater. Baez is representing Shirley Wygal, mother of Rebecca Wingo, who died in the shootings.

A spokesman for the theater did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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I understand (at some level because I cannot truly understand) her anger and sorrow...however...suing the theater is not right.  How on earth were they suppose to know that this would happen...or that this needed to be prevented. This is not something that happens. Are we going to have to go through security to go and watch a movie?  No.  Are we suppose to have our bags or purses checked prior to getting into a theater?  No. The issue lies with many people.  Society is not educated on mental illness and still allows a stigma to be attached. Families are not educated on what to look for or they ignore the signs and just call them "crazy."  Doctors are so overbooked that they do not spend enough time with each patient and simply prescribe some medication in hopes that they will return for follow up visits and often times they do not (that is part of the disease, thinking they don't need medication). And so on...going around suing people IS NOT THE SOLUTION!  Forcing the higher ups to take mental illness more seriously...forcing insurance companies to take mental illness more seriously...educating society on mental illness...and treating it like any other disease (because it is...it is a cancer...it is diabetes...it can kill too) THAT IS THE SOLUTION! So big headed Baez you do NOT need to take advantage of these grieving families...you need to tell them YES there is a problem...so let's fix it...you CAN be a TOOL...you can be a part of the SOLUTION!