(NaturalNews) James Holmes, the Aurora, Colorado shooter who reportedly
opened fire at a Batman movie premiere, was a medical student at the
University of Colorado, pursuing a PhD in neuroscience, reports ABC
News. (http://abcnews.go.com/US/mass-shooting-colorado-movie-theater-14-peop...)
As
part of the attack, Holmes painted his hair red and referred to himself
as "The Joker," one of the arch enemies in the DC Comics-inspired
Batman movie series. (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/07/20/police-14-dead-in-colorado-the...)
According
to news reports, this sudden violent rampage was completely out of
character for James Holmes, who was described as "shy."
The New York Times is now reporting:
Billy
Kromka, a pre-med student at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
worked with Mr. Holmes for three months last summer as a research
assistant in a lab of at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Mr. Kromka said he
was surprised to learn Mr. Holmes was the shooting suspect. "It was
just shocking, because there was no way I thought he could have the
capacity to do commit an atrocity like this," he said. (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/us/colorado-mall-shooting.html?page...)
"He spent much of his time immersed in the computer, often participating in role-playing online games..."
There is already conjecture that James Holmes may have been involved in mind-altering neuroscience research
and ended up becoming involved at a depth he never anticipated. His
actions clearly show a strange detachment from reality, indicating he
was not in his right mind. That can only typically be accomplished
through drugs, hypnosis or trauma (and sometimes all three).
