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Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes is seen in this combination photo as he attends his first court appearance in Aurora, Colorado, July 23, 2012. Holmes, the man accused of shooting dead 12 people in a Colorado movie theater during the midnight screening of the new Batman movie early Friday, made his first appearance in court, sitting silently in a red jailhouse jump suit and with his hair dyed bright red.
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Holmes appeared to be dazed, confused and sleepy. He also seemed to fall sleep while the judge read about the proceedings.
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Evidence suggests that Holmes planned his attacks months before it happened. He ordered thousands of rounds of ammunition through the internet. He spent about 15,000 dollars in all, including the for weapons he used.
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Holmes was born in California 24 years ago. He was a bright kid, a 'brainiac', something of a loner during his high school years and college in California and Colorado.
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He did not have many friends and his social media connections weren't that many either.
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At the time of the shooting, Holmes had dropped out of the PhD. program at the University of Colorado, were he was pursuing a career in Medicine.
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Some of the relatives of the victims were present during the proceeding yesterday, like the father of the 6 year old girl.
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Many are wondering if his passion for video games during his adolescence years played a part in alienating him from reality.
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He dyed his hair like the character in Batman, the Joker, his eternal nemesis. Was he on drugs or medications during the attacks?
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Holmes could face 71 counts and could be sentenced to the death penalty if found guilty. The case could drag for months. Meanwhile, he will be held at an isolated cell in the County jail.
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Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes is seen in this combination photo as he attends his first court appearance in Aurora, Colorado, July 23, 2012. Holmes, the man accused of shooting dead 12 people in a Colorado movie theater during the midnight screening of the new Batman movie early Friday, made his first appearance in court, sitting silently in a red jailhouse jump suit and with his hair dyed bright red.
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