Theater shooting trial day 13: Seat-by-seat ballistic evidence

Day 13 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, prosecutors will resume with a CSI technician reviewing ballistic evidence from the theater seat-by-seat.

3rd & 7 37yd

Row 11 seat 14 and Row 14 seat 11

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:17:05 PM
Pettolina was in the theater during trajectory reconstruction too, also began to collect evidence from impact points

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:20:38 PM
So there you have it, 240 ballistic impacts. (Nobody heard a number higher than that, right?)

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:21:30 PM
@Phil not yet........

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:22:40 PM
Now Pettolina is being asked to identify and confirm the evidence she found inside seats and walls

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:23:07 PM
This is not exciting

by Hung 5/14/2015 5:24:12 PM
She has a whole bin full of expended rounds.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:29:11 PM
Get me a brand name and I should be able to find out how many were in each Shotgun round.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:32:30 PM
The reason I ask is I can look up the caliber of the pellets.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:32:31 PM
@Phil, Do you have any idea if the shot gun rounds were double aught buck? Or can you find out?

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:32:32 PM
@NT8: Not sure. The best I have is a photo i'll post in a second

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:32:49 PM
Military double 00 buck are .38 caliber pellets, I think 12 per round.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:33:17 PM
photo of ammo boxes found in apartment. difficult to identify

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:33:17 PM
@Phill meh way too blurry, I know the shot shells were Turqouise. I will really have to hunt that info.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:34:44 PM
This poor jury. I understand this is important but all at once? The way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. But this is the elephant all at once. At least I can leave my computer, check email, etc.

by Suzanne 5/14/2015 5:34:49 PM
Zzzzzzzzzz

by Victoria 5/14/2015 5:44:20 PM
People in theater went thru hell,all these shots

by Jean 5/14/2015 5:44:22 PM
I think that it helps that the police officer has a clear and distinct voice, if she didn't, the entire courtroom would be snoozing!

by rosemarie 5/14/2015 5:44:24 PM
I know what you mean about the elephant all at once but there might be some value in once again graphically illustrating the sheer number of shots fired in that short time.

by rosemarie 5/14/2015 5:44:26 PM
@Phil OK think I have narrowed it down to Fiochi brand. pop tha picture of a single shot shell so I can guage the height of the brass if you have it. when you get time.

by NT8 5/14/2015 5:44:28 PM
I wonder if this was the section that the bullets went thru and hurt 2 people in theater 8.

by Abrandt 5/14/2015 5:44:31 PM
People in theater went thru hell

by Jean those poor people in... 5/14/2015 5:44:32 PM
If I were a juror, I'd be lost at this point.

by Liz 5/14/2015 5:44:33 PM
it's probably better in the long run to do it all at once. otherwise the witness has to stay under subpoena which can cause problems. i do agree that the jury must be yawning. lol at least they get lunch soon.

by sydnijmm 5/14/2015 5:44:35 PM
Bench conference

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:47:42 PM
- Objection
Objection overruled, items admitted

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 5:48:15 PM
Spengler didn't move until the Judge did.

by NT8 5/14/2015 6:00:29 PM
Anyone think that Spengler is going to cross-examine???

by Victoria 5/14/2015 6:00:30 PM
jj114... I can't tell if Mr. King is talking to JH or not. Sometimes I think Mr. King might be talking to himself. Not sure.

by Sherrie H. 5/14/2015 6:00:31 PM
Shotshell Type: 12 Gauge

Length: 2 3/4"

Shot Weight: 8 Pellet

Shot Size: 000 Buckshot
Closest I can find so far. Remingtion

by NT8 5/14/2015 6:00:32 PM
Halftime Stats 6 Objections 6 OverRuled @ 100%
DT is Oh-Fer 6

by NT8 5/14/2015 6:17:33 PM
Hi everybody. And @Phil I like your stripey tie! What's for lunch... sammiches again or something spiffy like sushi?

by Penguins219 5/14/2015 6:17:34 PM
6 pellets in 00 buckshot 6 .38 caliber pellets per shell.

by NT8 5/14/2015 6:17:36 PM
000 buckshot is .36 caliber.

by NT8 5/14/2015 6:17:38 PM
is anyone else having choppy playback? sound is fine, but not video. not important, just curious.

by sydnijmm 5/14/2015 6:17:39 PM
@Penguins219: Jon and I haven't decided on lunch yet....

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 6:18:00 PM
240 ballistic impacts found after theater shooting, Aurora Police CSI testifies in Holmes' trial
7NEWSCrime scene investigators counted 240 ballistic impacts during their investigation of the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting.

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 6:18:44 PM
On the tail end of lunch, we will have @marshall back to answer some questions. Anybody have anything to ask?

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 6:55:46 PM
What time is court supposed to resume after lunch?

by Question 5/14/2015 6:59:09 PM
@Question: 1:30ish

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 6:59:14 PM
It's hard listening to those voicemails again. Was not expecting to hear those!

by proph 5/14/2015 6:59:15 PM
@Phil Will JH's actions today (hand on head on desk, yawning) likely have an affect on the jury? Or will they write it off due to the monotony of the large amount of evidence?

by jj1114 5/14/2015 6:59:23 PM
@jj1114: Well, they are instructed not to consider things like that... but I'll try to get @Marshall to speak about the normal mood in the courtroom, since I've not been inside during the trial

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 7:00:04 PM
We're going to take a break for a little while to update our theater map and grab a bite to eat. Be back to talk soon!

by Phil Tenser 5/14/2015 7:18:29 PM
Back up now

by NT8 5/14/2015 8:15:43 PM

Theater shooting trial day 13: Seat-by-seat ballistic evidence

Day 13 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, prosecutors will resume with a CSI technician reviewing ballistic evidence from the theater seat-by-seat.

240 ballistic impacts found after theater shooting, Aurora Police CSI testifies in Holmes' trial