Reid said he relied on the court records, including his videotaped interviews with Holmes, which were shown to jurors during the trial. The book includes a handful of previously unknown facts, the most startling of which is that Holmes suggested to Reid in one of their videotaped interviews that he might kill again if given a chance.
But Reid told the AP he doubted Holmes was a serious threat to other prisoners. The book also offers a glimpse of the extraordinary steps that state District Judge Carlos Samour — now a Colorado Supreme Court justice — took to prevent pretrial leaks. Emails involving the case were encrypted, and some documents were delivered to Reid in person, instead of by mail or parcel service.
The book knocks down a half-dozen stories that circulated around the case. Reid Meloy, a forensic psychologist and a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, agreed that Reid did not have a doctor-patient relationship with Holmes.
Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but Reid and the other court-appointed psychiatrist, Jeffrey L. Reid and Metzner both said Holmes was mentally ill at the time of the killings — Metzner diagnosed schizoaffective disorder, a severe form of schizophrenia, and Reid found schizotypal personality, a related but less severe disorder.
James Holmes' car is visible in background. The hundreds of photos released by prosecutors include images of the three guns Holmes used in the July 20, , shooting, and his car, where he dressed head-to-toe in body armor before slipping into the packed movie theater. From James Holmes' trial evidence: A photograph of equipment used in the Aurora theater shooting, recovered from Holmes' cell phone.
Family and friends wait outside Gateway High School in Aurora where witnesses were brought for questioning shortly after the shooting. Investigators work at the movie theater on July Yellow markers sit next to evidence, including a gas mask, outside the theater. Holmes was wearing a gas mask during the attack. Police examine the car of James Holmes behind the theater.
It feels like defeat. He assured them it was not. He pointed out that the mandatory life sentences, and the decision not to appeal, means the case ends now and the victims can finally move on with their lives. Had Holmes gotten a death sentence, the case would have dragged on, possibly for decades. Photos: Colorado movie theater massacre. The public gets its first glimpse of James Holmes, then 24, the suspect in the Colorado theater shooting during his initial court appearance July 23, With his hair dyed reddish-orange, Holmes, here with public defender Tamara Brady, showed little emotion.
He is accused of opening fire in a movie theater July 20, , in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and wounding Holmes faces counts, almost all alleging murder or attempted murder. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. More photos: Mourning the victims of the Colorado theater massacre.
Police release the official photo from Holmes' booking after the shooting. Holmes often had a blank stare during his July 23, , court appearance, seeming to be in a daze. Victims and their relatives and journalists watch the proceedings in Flags fly at half-staff on July 23, , at the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Centennial, Colorado, where the movie theater shooting suspect had his first court appearance.
The murder counts against Holmes carry a possible death penalty. Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers talks to reporters July 23, , before heading into the courthouse. Family members of the victims arrive at the courthouse July 23, , for the suspect's first court appearance. The Century Aurora 16 multiplex in Aurora becomes a place of horror after a gunman opened fire July 20, , in a crowded theater.
Holmes is accused of opening fire during a midnight screening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises. Police investigate outside the Century 16 multiplex July 21, , a day after the mass shooting.
Agents search the suspect's car outside the theater. Aurora police escort a sand-filled dump truck containing improvised explosive devices removed from Holmes' booby-trapped apartment on July 21, Authorities have said they believe the suspect rigged his place before leaving for the movie theater.
Police break a window at the suspect's apartment July 20, , in Aurora. Law enforcement officers speak with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, center, outside the suspect's apartment July 21, Law enforcement officers prepare to disarm the booby-trapped apartment July 21, Officials tow cars outside Holmes' apartment July 21, Police disassembled devices and trip wires set up in the apartment. Officers prepare to place an explosive device inside the apartment.
Debris flies out a window, right, after law enforcement officers detonate an explosive device inside the apartment July 21, People mourn the victims during a vigil behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora. A woman grieves during a vigil for victims behind the theater. A distraught woman receives counseling from the Rev. Quincy Shannon, left, in front of Gateway High School in Aurora, where the families of the missing met after the shooting. Lin Gan of Aurora holds back tears as she speaks to reporters about her experience in the Century 16 theater.
People embrace before a vigil for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers. Investigators work on evidence near the apartment of James Holmes on July 20, A popcorn box lies on the ground outside the Century 16 movie theater. Jessica Ghawi, an aspiring sportscaster, was one of the victims.
A woman waits for news outside Gateway High School, a few blocks from the scene of the shooting at the Century Aurora
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