James Helm
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155 appearances
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first heard May 2025
last heard May 2025
James Helm’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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now people have debated back and forth between what the burn dollar bills represented some people believe that it was because james had lost his student insurance and could no longer use her services because he wasn't a student anymore and then of course he sent his journal likely to taunt dr fenton to show her that the entire time they had been seeing each other this is what he had been planning so after sending out the package james finished booby trapping his apartment
He had set up a trip wire right in his front door. Over to the side was a thermos filled with glycerin. According to James' plan, when authorities would come into his apartment, they would trip over the wire, and that thermos would pour the glycerin into this pan that was laying there. The pan was coated with potassium permanganate, and when those two mix, it's supposed to create a flash fire.
He also covered the floor with gasoline and oil. So when that flash fire ignited, it would start a massive fiery blaze. He also sprinkled magnesium on the floor. And the reason he did that is because magnesium fires get worse when water is put on them. So when the firefighters would come and try to put the fire out, it would burn even harder.
James also considered the possibility that no one would walk right through the tripwire. So it's here where he came up with another plan by making a launch control box.
Now, soon after James left his apartment, one of his neighbors actually heard the music blaring from his unit and she went over to confront him. It was almost midnight and their apartment had quiet hours so no one was supposed to be playing music this loud. So, she walks over and bangs on the door. However, no one answers.
now this girl said she actually grabbed the doorknob and noticed that it was unlocked she was about to open it and tell the person inside to turn the music down but something inside of her told her not to do it instead she went downstairs told her boyfriend about what she saw and together they called the police but nothing happened by the time the police realized what was going on it would be too late
While in the car, James quickly put on a bulletproof vest, a ballistic helmet, bullet-resistant leggings, a throat protector, a groin protector, and tactical gloves. He also put on a gas mask. But while he was putting everything on, he actually heard something right outside his door. When he looked out, he saw a worker throwing something in the dumpster.
Now, James had put a tint on his windows before the shooting, but you could still see the inside of his vehicle. He would later say that he thought his plan was about to be ruined, and he was fully prepared to shoot the worker if they walked over to him. But they never did. They walked back inside the theater without ever noticing him.
Join us next week as we walk you through everything that happened on that horrific night. For today's episode, we will be making a donation to Sandy Hook Promise. And Courtney and I both encourage all of you listeners out there to make a donation of your own as well. Hey, everybody. Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Murder in America.
So, Courtney and I have been wanting to tell this story for a long time. It is such a detailed story with so many things that were missed, and it's just infuriating. I don't know, it really is frustrating telling these stories time and time again and researching these stories and having our team write these cases up and help guide us through them.
And you realize that each one of these cases is almost a carbon copy of the one before and the one after. People always miss the warning signs. Nothing changes in our country. And it's just so sad. You feel like you can see these events coming from a mile away. But the common theme that you hear from everybody usually involved in these things is that nobody really saw it coming.
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