Dr. Fenton
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189 appearances
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first heard May 2025
last heard May 2025
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And that's when he thinks about doing it at a movie theater, specifically the Century 16 Theater near his apartment. In his notebook, James writes the following.
James had been to this theater a number of times, but that week he went back, not because he really wanted to see a movie, but because he wanted to scope the place out to see what he was working with. While there, he noticed that the theaters had these double doors, so he decided that he would buy some handcuffs so he could lock them together. A locked door meant more casualties.
and James wanted to kill as many people as he could. But that also meant that he would have to do it during a movie where a lot of people would show up. So after looking at the movies that were releasing that summer, James decided to do it during the midnight showing of the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Later that night, he wrote this in his journal.
In his notebook, he also writes about how he's finally going to give in to his hatred of mankind. He's finally going to do something about it. But he notes that first, he needs to do some research.
He also decides that on top of committing a mass shooting, he wanted to booby trap his apartment. So he started buying explosives and more weapons. He bought a Glock Model 22 and a 40 caliber handgun at a local sporting goods store. Then he bought a Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun and close to 7,000 rounds of ammunition. And he didn't try to hide these purchases.
He used his real name, credit card, and email for all of it. He also continued writing in his journal.
As James's arsenal of weapons started growing, he began taking the guns apart in his apartment. He wanted to get familiar with everything. He also started researching other mass shootings. He wanted to look at those to see what the police response times were and how much ammo he needed. He even calculated how far the Aurora Police Department was to the Century 16 Theater.
He calculated that they would probably get there in about three minutes. something he would have to consider. He also said that around this time, his homicidal ideations were getting worse. During his lab rotations, James claimed to have seen flickerings, blobs, and head juggling shadows. Now, some people believe this, others don't.
But one thing that we do know is that James's desire to kill was getting stronger, while his motivation to do well in school was worse than ever.
For the session, both Dr. Fenton and Dr. Feinstein were there, and this time they would both be asking him questions. How did your exams go? Dr. Fenton asks.
Dr. Fenton says she's sorry he didn't do well, but some students can retake them if they talk to their professor.
Now, most students in his position would be freaking out, but strangely, James didn't seem to care. Dr. Fenton even wrote down in her notes that he was, quote, inappropriately nonchalant, end quote. In fact, he almost looked relaxed, like dropping out gave him some relief. Now, they started asking him about his plans once he dropped out.
Well, are you going back home to California? They ask him.
Fenton and Feinstein figured that given his situation, he had appropriate goals for his future. Nothing that screamed he was going to end his life or the life of others. So next, they ask if he told anyone he had dropped out.
Dr. Fenton and Dr. Feinstein try to convince him to keep coming back to therapy, but James said that since he's not a student anymore, it won't be covered by insurance. However, they tell him to keep coming back anyway, and they'll figure it out. But next, James does something really strange. About 20 minutes into their 50-minute session, he randomly stands up, turns on his heels, and walks out.
No handshake, no goodbye, or anything. But he never indicated he was planning to harm anyone. So again, they said they couldn't put him under any psychiatric hold. Here is Dr. Fenton explaining this.
But Dr. Fenton was so uneasy about the situation, she decided to break her pledge of doctor-patient confidentiality and she called James' mother. When Arlene answered the phone, Dr. Fenton said that James had been seeing her for his anxiety, but then she said, Did you know he quit school? Arlene said she suspected it because the last time they spoke, James said he was struggling.
But Arlene claimed that she was never informed that James was having homicidal ideations. She and Dr. Fenton also talked about James continuing treatment, even though he wasn't a student anymore. And Arlene offered to continue paying for the therapy sessions. However, James would never come back.
The beta team is in charge of helping students that have potentially dangerous behavior. After receiving a report, they will then conduct a background check on the individual to see if they have some sort of criminal record. They also check to see if they have been in the military to look at possible PTSD, and then they will go from there.
So Dr. Fenton said she called them to figure out what she should do next. Here is this potentially violent man who just dropped out of school. What should we do with him?" Now, in the beta's report, they said, quote, Lynn Fenton described James Holmes as having homicidal thoughts and also stated that he had threatened and harassed her via email text message. End quote.
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