Rollin Oliver, the 21-year-old accused of murdering Denver Police Officer Celena Hollis at City Park in June, was back in court this morning, where his defense attorney requested that the preliminary hearing in the case be postponed. His attorney explained that there’s a lot of evidence in the case and…
After the Aurora theater shooting, the Century 16, where a twelve people died and dozens more were hurt during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, closed, and there are very real doubts about whether it will ever re-open. Nonetheless, pages for the theater remain on all the major…
There have been plenty of theories about James Holmes’s actions in the Aurora theater shooting, including some that appear semi-plausible (e.g., reactions to antidepressants) and others that seem unmoored from reality (the assault was staged to promote a United Nations gun control measure). The possibility advanced by Father Dwight Longenecker?…
Yesterday, we noted that Dr. Lynne Fenton, the psychiatrist ID’d as treating accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, was the target of stories about previous disciplinary action more minor than headlines implied. Now, however, Fenton is getting press more positive for her but potentially injurious to the University of Colorado…
The heated gun control debates that have emerged in response to the Aurora theater shooting that left twelve dead have reached elected officials at all different levels of government — whether they want to talk about it or not. Since Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, arguably the most prominent Colorado member…
All day on Saturday, July 21 — the day after authorities say 24-year-old James Holmes killed twelve people and injured 58 others at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora — Sergeant Cassidee Carlson couldn’t stop thinking about something the governor’s communications director had said to her…
The description of the crime scene and the suspect in the death of ninety-year-old Kenneth “Bud” Elmgreen are, to put it mildly, strange. But Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office representatives believe the case adds up to murder — and the person they’ve arrested is Elmgreen’s 53-year-old son and namesake…
On Friday, we shared with you recently filed court documents in the Aurora theater shooting. Among their revelations: Accused killer James Holmes was under psychiatric care prior to the assault. Now, however, that same document, which remains uncensored in our post, and in this one, has been altered on the…
Several years ago, Westword created the Mile High Murder archive to track area homicides. Since we began covering the July 20 attack on the Century 16, however, we haven’t included our reporting in that category, instead grouping it under several other headings, including our Aurora Theater Shooting archive. Our approach…
Update: Shortly after publishing the following item about Dr. Lynne Fenton, a CU psychiatrist who treated accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, we heard from Steffan Andrews, Fenton’s ex-husband, and one of the people to whom she provided Claritin and other meds without keeping proper records, earning censure from a…
There’s one mug shot that will forever be associated with Colorado crime in 2012 — and yes, you’ll find it below. But before and after the dreadful events of July 20, plenty of other folks allegedly did wrong — or were found guilty for doing so. Check out the twenty…
On Monday, accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes was charged with 142 counts, including attempted murder allegations involving 116 people. Among them is Carli Richards, who was wounded in the attack. Now, Richards is publicly calling for Holmes to get the death penalty — and not by lethal injection…
As the Aurora theater shooting was taking place, the sound system at screening room nine at the Century 16 was playing the music of Hans Zimmer, who composed the score of The Dark Knight Rises. Now, as our Backbeat blog has reported, Zimmer wants his music to help with healing…
An all-white bicycle with a bouquet of yellow flowers is now locked to a street pole on Lincoln at 6th Avenue — an intersection where a cyclist collided with a car whose driver allegedly stole the bike and fled from the scene. The memorial, put up by local bike advocates…
The thorny political territory of gun control can be especially challenging for President Barack Obama’s cheerleaders in Colorado, where debates about access to guns have great local significance after James Holmes shot seventy people in an Aurora movie theater. Since the attack, Obama has called for a “common sense” approach…
Update: As we reported last week, Yousef Gharbi, sixteen, was among the most seriously wounded victims of the Aurora theater shooting, having been struck by a bullet that may have to remain in his head for the rest of his life. Since our post, Yousef’s mom has been regularly updating…
Last week, we told you about the first lawsuit filed after the Aurora theater shooting, by a Beverly Hills lawyer representing an uninjured young man who didn’t wind up on the list of people James Holmes is accused of trying to kill. Now come reports of a possible second lawsuit…
Yesterday, suspected Aurora theater shooter James Holmes was officially charged with 142 allegations, including 25 murder accusations and 116 counts of attempted murder. The latter list, which includes people who were wounded or managed to evade injury, is so long that many of the names will be unfamiliar even to…
In the immediate aftermath of the Aurora theater shooting, President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney backed off politics for a few days. But the pair are back to going after each other hammer and tongs, as are their supporters — like a group in Idaho that…
Last week, we told you about the proliferation of James Holmes Facebook tribute pages, with the largest of them — featuring bad-taste jokes, memes and images like the one seen here — having collected more than 400 likes. That particular page has been taken down, but a good many remain,…
Update below: At a hearing this morning, the 18th Judicial District DA’s office formally informed suspected Aurora theater shooter James Holmes of the charges against him — and there are 142 of them. Westword was in this courtroom this morning and will provide detailed coverage of the hearing shortly. But…
Update below: Moments ago, we reached James Mapes, the man who was arrested late last night for visibly wearing a weapon into a Thornton movie theater. Mapes has a concealed-carry permit and says he wasn’t attempting to garner attention for Second Amendment-related subjects by wearing a gun in plain sight…
