Insanity defenses are successful in only 25 percent of felony trials nationally, even less so in homicides. Most mass shooters are killed by police, kill themselves or plead guilty. Holmes was arrested almost immediately, while stripping off his body armor in the parking lot outside the Century 16 movie theater. His victims included two active-duty servicemen, a single mom, a man celebrating his 27th birthday, and an aspiring broadcaster who had survived a mall shooting in Toronto.
Several died shielding friends or loved ones. Four times! All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Holmes was sentenced to life in prison without parole by Judge Carlos Samour Jr. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. You care. Life and Culture. Looking back at 20 years of Colorado Matters.
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The defendant was seen by upwards of 20 psychiatric professionals, according to his attorney, Dan King. The prosecution is expected to call more mental health professionals to testify about his condition and will wrap up sometime in the last week of June. Then the defense will take a month to put on its case. If Holmes is found guilty, the sentencing phase is expected to take another month. The trial may not wrap up until Labor Day. We'll notify you here with news about.
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Prior to July , my son had never harmed anyone and had no criminal record. After the shooting, my son was diagnosed by many mental health professionals with varying diagnoses along the schizophrenia spectrum — schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizotypal disorder. He completed interviews, psychological exams, brain imaging — all done after the shooting, all too late to prevent his deterioration, all too late to stop him from carrying out a horrible act driven by psychosis, obsession and delusion.
I have since learned hard lessons, haunted by the idea that the shooting could have been prevented if only I had educated myself so I could have recognized symptoms and taken my son for diagnostics and treatment. Every parent should know that mental illness affects all populations regardless of age, economic status, race or religion.
And every parent needs to know that mental illness can be present in children, teenagers and young adults. Know the warning signs, and know what to do. Related: Mental illness warning signs call for early intervention.
You may think that the school will identify problems, but schools are not yet equipped to discern subtle signs of mental illness. My son attended school daily, earned good grades, played recreational soccer and caused no trouble. If only schools focused on the fact that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by the age of He did not go to dances or prom or join clubs or participate in student government. I thought he was introverted like the rest of us in the family.
The persona we saw at home was a dedicated student who had no interest in staying out late and no interest in drugs or alcohol.
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