The Mind of a Mass Shooter: James Holmes and the Aurora Theater Shooting
Forensic Friday11 Jul 2025

The Mind of a Mass Shooter: James Holmes and the Aurora Theater Shooting

In this episode, we discuss the July 20th, 2012 mass shooting at the midnight premier of the Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. We talk about the events that took place and the heroic actions of law enforcement in the immediate aftermath. We dissect the deep psychological issues that plagued Holmes throughout his life and discuss his mindset in the lead up to the atrocity, including a debate about the balance between mental illness, detachment from reality, and premeditation in criminal a...

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