James Helm

However, he had no idea that graduate school would be the complete opposite experience. When classes began that year, a lot of the students were eager to start off strong. They got familiar with the other students in the class, introduced themselves to their professors, and did everything they were supposed to do. But not James.

However, he had no idea that graduate school would be the complete opposite experience. When classes began that year, a lot of the students were eager to start off strong. They got familiar with the other students in the class, introduced themselves to their professors, and did everything they were supposed to do. But not James.

He seemed like he didn't really care to be there, or that he was too smart to have to try. One classmate would later say, What struck me was that he was kind of nonchalant. According to his professors and classmates, James would often come to class early.

He seemed like he didn't really care to be there, or that he was too smart to have to try. One classmate would later say, What struck me was that he was kind of nonchalant. According to his professors and classmates, James would often come to class early.

He seemed like he didn't really care to be there, or that he was too smart to have to try. One classmate would later say, What struck me was that he was kind of nonchalant. According to his professors and classmates, James would often come to class early.

after a few weeks James started leaving his labs early he wove nonsensical jokes into his presentations skipped class and seemed completely unconcerned with the tasks given to him now you might just be able to get away with that in undergrad but not here James couldn't just study right before the exam and ace the class

after a few weeks James started leaving his labs early he wove nonsensical jokes into his presentations skipped class and seemed completely unconcerned with the tasks given to him now you might just be able to get away with that in undergrad but not here James couldn't just study right before the exam and ace the class

after a few weeks James started leaving his labs early he wove nonsensical jokes into his presentations skipped class and seemed completely unconcerned with the tasks given to him now you might just be able to get away with that in undergrad but not here James couldn't just study right before the exam and ace the class

In graduate school, there are endless presentations, group projects, and lab rotations. You have to put in the work to succeed, and James wasn't doing that. For his entire life, he had been really good at school, and what was once a fulfilling distraction for him was clearly no longer working. In his book, A Dark Night in Aurora, Dr. Reed suggests, Maybe James was impatient.

In graduate school, there are endless presentations, group projects, and lab rotations. You have to put in the work to succeed, and James wasn't doing that. For his entire life, he had been really good at school, and what was once a fulfilling distraction for him was clearly no longer working. In his book, A Dark Night in Aurora, Dr. Reed suggests, Maybe James was impatient.

In graduate school, there are endless presentations, group projects, and lab rotations. You have to put in the work to succeed, and James wasn't doing that. For his entire life, he had been really good at school, and what was once a fulfilling distraction for him was clearly no longer working. In his book, A Dark Night in Aurora, Dr. Reed suggests, Maybe James was impatient.

Maybe his studies weren't moving him fast enough towards his goal of figuring out what was wrong with him. But during this time, James also had another distraction, his very first girlfriend.

Maybe his studies weren't moving him fast enough towards his goal of figuring out what was wrong with him. But during this time, James also had another distraction, his very first girlfriend.

Maybe his studies weren't moving him fast enough towards his goal of figuring out what was wrong with him. But during this time, James also had another distraction, his very first girlfriend.

Now, when he and Gargi weren't in class, they hung out at James' apartment, a small one-bedroom on the third floor of an apartment building near campus. This apartment building would, in a matter of months, become a literal ticking time bomb. But from October 2011 to February 2012, it was James and Gargi's little escape.

Now, when he and Gargi weren't in class, they hung out at James' apartment, a small one-bedroom on the third floor of an apartment building near campus. This apartment building would, in a matter of months, become a literal ticking time bomb. But from October 2011 to February 2012, it was James and Gargi's little escape.

Now, when he and Gargi weren't in class, they hung out at James' apartment, a small one-bedroom on the third floor of an apartment building near campus. This apartment building would, in a matter of months, become a literal ticking time bomb. But from October 2011 to February 2012, it was James and Gargi's little escape.

They watched SNL reruns, had sex, played video games, and ate dinner together. On dates, they sometimes visited the Century 16 movie theater, the same theater that would become the center of James' demented plan. But despite having a love interest for the very first time in his life, James was still struggling with his mental health.

They watched SNL reruns, had sex, played video games, and ate dinner together. On dates, they sometimes visited the Century 16 movie theater, the same theater that would become the center of James' demented plan. But despite having a love interest for the very first time in his life, James was still struggling with his mental health.

They watched SNL reruns, had sex, played video games, and ate dinner together. On dates, they sometimes visited the Century 16 movie theater, the same theater that would become the center of James' demented plan. But despite having a love interest for the very first time in his life, James was still struggling with his mental health.