Dr. Fenton
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first heard May 2025
last heard May 2025
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Another said that she called him the giggler, as he was always known to giggle throughout his shift.
Now, James worked at this job for about three months during the summer and fall of 2010. But soon enough, his parents started urging him to go back to school. After all, that was his goal all along. So from there, he started the application process once again. In one of his essays he submitted, James writes the following-
And this time around, he was far more successful. Of the six schools he applied to, three moved forward with his application, the University of Iowa, the University of Illinois, and the University of Colorado. Now the University of Iowa asked to have an in-person interview with James, to see if he was a good fit for their program.
But after their interview, a psychology professor told the admission board, "...not to admit him under any circumstances." There aren't any details as to why this professor was so adamant about this, but that very decision may have prevented a massacre from happening in that town. However... the University of Colorado was impressed with James Holmes.
In fact, he was one of six students that they picked to be a part of this program. And they offered him $26,000 a year in financial aid. So for James, it was an easy decision. he would attend the University of Colorado, nestled in the town of Aurora.
That acceptance, that single chance moment in time, is what led to Aurora being forever associated with one of the most deadly mass shootings in history. James' story is brimming with moments like these. where his path diverges in two directions. And sadly, he repeatedly descended down the darker path over and over and over.
usually wearing jeans and some type of t-shirt. But he wasn't very friendly. Another student said, quote, he would basically communicate with me in one word sentences. He always seemed to be off in his own world, which did not involve other people as far as I could tell, end quote.
It was also said that during these classes, while everyone else was taking vigorous notes on the lesson, James wouldn't. he would just kind of stare off. One of his professors even said that James appeared so withdrawn that he wasn't even sure he was actually comprehending anything when he would get called on in class. Everyone said he began his answers with a long drawn out, uh...
While attending the University of Colorado, James crossed paths with a student named Gargi Dada. He saw her one day in one of his classes and he thought she was beautiful. Soon enough, the two would strike up a conversation and that's when James learned that she wasn't just pretty, but wildly intelligent as well. They also had a lot of similar interests.
Now, Gargi ended up inviting him to a study session that week. They exchanged emails, but that night, James sent her his phone number. He said, quote, "'If you text me, I will tell you an amazingly best ever world's greatest knock-knock joke.'" Now, something that Gargi said was that James was super witty and fun over texts, but in person, he was completely different.
He would try to make jokes, but they often didn't land because of how awkward he was. But nonetheless, she decided to go out with him. Their first date was at a horror film festival. And during it, James told her that he had been with other girls before. But that wasn't true. Gargi was his first girlfriend and his first sexual experience. And from there, he quickly fell in love.
By January of 2012, James even texted his friend Ben, telling him that he was having delusions. Now Ben was open to the conversation and he was supportive, but James wouldn't really open up. Ben started asking him, well, are you seeing things? Are you hearing things? James admitted that he wasn't having any auditory hallucinations.
but he was seeing things so ben then asked him well what are you seeing what delusions are you having but james's response was chilling he told his friend that it was a quote secret now we know that james started having thoughts of killing people years prior images that would pop up in his head But according to James, for the first time in his life, they weren't just images in his head anymore.
He was actually seeing these violent things in the spaces around him, right there in the room with him. He mainly claims to have seen shadows, including a shadow that was quote, juggling heads.
Now, after their breakup, Gargi and James continued to see each other and talk frequently. But the things James was saying were concerning her, so much so she urged him to see a psychiatrist. So that March, James reached out to the Student Health Service Center and made an appointment with a social worker named Margaret Rolfe.
During their first session on March 16th, Margaret sat down with James and asked him about what was going on in his life. What symptoms are you having? But like many times before, James didn't wanna open up. He even told her that he didn't wanna tell her about the thoughts he was having because, quote, you would have to report me, end quote.
But finally, after a while, he admitted that he, quote, wanted to kill people. Now, I always thought that if someone says this in therapy, the professional is supposed to report it. But apparently, James told her that he didn't have anyone in particular that he wanted to kill. And since there was no specific target, she didn't have to report it.
Following their session, Dr. Roth wrote that James, quote, had no dangerousness. She also wrote, quote, Now immediately after their first session, Dr. Roth emailed the senior psychiatrist, Dr. Lynn Fenton. In her email to her, she wrote, quote, He is the most anxious guy I have ever seen and has symptoms of OCD.
What most concerning is that he has thoughts of killing people, though I do not think he is dangerous. He said he did not want to tell me everything he was experiencing, as I might have to report it." So from there, Dr. Len Fenton agreed to meet with James on March 21st.
So during their first appointment, Dr. Fenton was mostly trying to understand James's history, what symptoms he had. The first session is usually just getting a broad understanding and establishing a rapport. But that was hard for James. He didn't like opening up. However, he did mention that he had just been dumped. Dr. Fenton then asked him about his past relationships.
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