Aurora movie theater shooting trial day 32: CU psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton expected to testify

CU psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton is expected to testify on day 32 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. During the course of the trial, prosecutors will argue that Holmes, the admitted gunman, was sane when he went into the midnight premiere of the Dark Knight Rises in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater and opened fire on the audience, killing 12 and wounding 70. His defense attorneys will try to spare Holmes’ life by arguing that he was insane. 7NEWS and TheDenverChannel.com will have gavel to gavel coverage of the trial starting at 8:15 a.m. (MST) everyday and ending around 5:30 p.m. (MST) Watch new live video on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/7NewsDenver/live Additional resources:LIVE VIDEO & BLOG: http://bit.ly/theatertrialTIMELINE of the case: http://bit.ly/theatertimelineJURY PROFILE: http://bit.ly/theaterjury CONTINUING COVERAGE: http://bit.ly/theatercoverage

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how long was it from when Dr. Margaret Roath knew JH had homicidal thoughts to the actual shooting

by bob 6/16/2015 5:09:52 PM
Fenton knows she has to be careful with testimony with the pending lawsuits

by mandi 6/16/2015 5:09:57 PM
I think Dr. Fenton is doing very well. She is in a very difficult position. As a clinical pyschiatrist (rather than a forensic one) she is surely not used to discussing her patients' issues in court, especially under these circumstances. Over just a handful of visits, she could not have known what was in Holmes' mind unless she has ESP.

by flip 6/16/2015 5:09:58 PM
Dr. Fenton says the gunman did not discuss his theory of "human capital" during the first meeting.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:10:32 PM
Tamara Brady told Judge Carlos Samour Jr. about the tweet. A day earlier, while the defense cross-examined a key mental health expert, a message went out from Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler's Twitter account referencing the 22 hours of video-recorded interviews that Dr. William Reid conducted with James Holmes and that jurors in the trial watched this week and last.

"I agree on the video," the message read. "I hope the jury thinks so, too."

by LG 6/16/2015 5:10:36 PM
This lady is W.E.I.R.D

by Tara 6/16/2015 5:11:23 PM
when you've been on all the same drugs as the defendant .....

by COURTney 6/16/2015 5:11:24 PM
Brady's cross is going to be interesting. Dr. Fentons testimony can feed into the defense.

by Kristle 6/16/2015 5:11:25 PM
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Dr. Fenton: "I had the impression [his homicidal thoughts] had been there a long time... maybe years."

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:12:33 PM
Suzanne, well said...as one of the people who picked up on that nick-name, I will stop using it. Your point is well-taken.

by flip 6/16/2015 5:12:34 PM
Dr. Fenton said the gunman complained the medication wasn't helping and made him sleepy.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:13:16 PM
@LG: Really good recap on the tweet incident.

by Kristle 6/16/2015 5:13:18 PM
Dr. Fenton met with him for 15-20 minutes during their second session. He agreed to come back for follow up appointments.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:14:33 PM
@Mandi she still has to tell the truth no matter what law suit is pending this is the criminal case

by LG 6/16/2015 5:14:36 PM
@Tara: She's prolly taking the highest dose of all her medications, lol.

by Kristle 6/16/2015 5:15:00 PM
@Tara - how is Fenton "weird"? Just curious about your assessment

by Eric 6/16/2015 5:15:02 PM
Dr. Fenton: At 4th meeting gunman said he felt less anxious, but was having trouble remembering things. He said he was sleeping about 9 hours a day and still felt tired.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:15:26 PM
@COURTney (ahahaCOURT...ney...) I'm on a lot of the same medication as he was prescribed as well. A lot of the medicines mentioned (as fenton said) have multiple uses when it comes to treatment. Still, it /is/ pretty weird!

by Proph 6/16/2015 5:15:28 PM
@ Kristie DT has to be careful and can only cross according to what PT ask. Judge had said that earlier. DT has to wait until they call her as their witness to go further, correct??

by Suzanne 6/16/2015 5:15:33 PM
hope cross exam if any is not the usual pointless repetitive nature of the DT

by JG 6/16/2015 5:15:36 PM
@Kristle thank you :)

by LG 6/16/2015 5:15:37 PM
I am not sure how Dr. Fenton can be helpful to the DT, unless she gets qualified as an expert witness and can rebut the "sane" diagnosis of the previous 2 psychs.

by DocJ 6/16/2015 5:15:40 PM
These people are not really getting therapy in order to "get help", because he doesn't really feel he needs to change, he just needs to "kill people" to make himself feel better. Therefore, therapy for these types, doesn't work, they are not there to heal, they are there to manipulate the system even further, and make themselves feel smart, and outsmart these people. NOT TO GET ACTUAL HELP. He even says, "If I told her my plans she would lock me up"

by suzie 6/16/2015 5:16:19 PM
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Dr. Fenton met with the gunman April 17. His appearance was the same as it had been.
"His mood seemed fine and he was not suicidal," Fenton testified.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:17:14 PM
Fenton seems more relaxed now

by mandi 6/16/2015 5:17:16 PM
i wonder what JH eyes looked like to her at the time

by bob 6/16/2015 5:17:17 PM
I agree Suzie.

by EZ 6/16/2015 5:17:33 PM
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Dr. Fenton: "He said that he broke up with his girlfriend about a week ago, he was doing OK but had an increase in obsessive thoughts about women."
Also had obsessive thoughts about "men" and "everyone."

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:19:12 PM
Dr. Fenton said she felt questioning him more directly about his homicidal thoughts might push him away and that he wouldn't answer.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:19:58 PM
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Dr. Fenton: "He was angrily asking me, 'Why you won't tell me your philosophy on life? I've told you mine.'"

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:20:51 PM
I think DT will try and show that if she felt he was such a danger why didn't she let any one with authority know and get him some serious help

by LG 6/16/2015 5:20:54 PM
can we stop with all the name calling? people are different/nervous when in court and some have speech impediments. everyone is differnent

by naturegurl 6/16/2015 5:20:59 PM
I haven't noticed anything wrong with how Fenton is testifying. If she sounds 'nervous', well of COURSE. Her past client went on a homicidal shooting spree, and now she is talking about him while he is sitting 10 feet away.

by MiikeyGurl 6/16/2015 5:21:01 PM
@Bob ooooo. I forgot about the weird eyes that Dr. Reid kept checking. Good question!

by DocJ 6/16/2015 5:21:02 PM
It seems like the only reason he even went to see her was at Gargis suggestion.

by Kristle 6/16/2015 5:21:04 PM
She seems to be very careful of the answers she is giving - asking for repeat of AC's questions. Either bad about paying attention or very very deliberate in her answers.

by NH 6/16/2015 5:21:06 PM
Thanks @ flip

by Suzanne 6/16/2015 5:21:07 PM
I guess I feel like shes super uncomfortable and nervous so it just seems to me her personality is strange, but im sure its just because shes here

by Tara 6/16/2015 5:21:26 PM
@Anica I thought the g/f broke up with him... and I thought Fenton said that earlier too and then now said he broke up with her?

by LG 6/16/2015 5:21:31 PM
@LG: I guess he told her a different story.

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:21:58 PM
Dr. Fenton says the gunman made "a few select, odd statements that I didn't understand."

by anica.padilla 6/16/2015 5:23:17 PM
IMO the only reason a witness would have to "cover their ass" is because they feel as though they did something wrong. I get the feeling that Dr. Fenton tried to help the killer.

by Resa 6/16/2015 5:23:19 PM
i wonder what she meant by angry. people say JH didn't show emotions

by bob 6/16/2015 5:23:26 PM
@LG Back then the mental hold law was written so that it made it harder to hospitalize against their will, since then the law was rewritten.

by Abrandt 6/16/2015 5:23:30 PM
18 minutes ago
Dr. Fenton: "He tells me he's having some relationship problems, that his girlfriend had recently broken up with him."

by LG 6/16/2015 5:23:39 PM