Theater shooting trial day 61: Start of 'Phase 3'

Day 61 in the Aurora movie theater shooting trial – People vs. James Eagan Holmes. Today, prosecutors will call family members of the 12 victims who were killed.Jurors have already confirmed they found aggravating factors in the mass shooting for which they convicted the gunman. They also confirmed that any mitigating factors that might exist do not outweigh the aggravating factors. This round of testimony is the third and final phase before jurors decide on the death penalty.Holmes was convicted on 165 counts including murder and attempted murder for the shooting that killed 12 and injured 70 others during a midnight premiere of the Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. His defense attorneys unsuccessfully argued that he was insane at the time of the shooting. 7NEWS and TheDenverChannel.com will have gavel to gavel coverage of the trial starting at 8:30a.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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@BluesB well stated

by Just Thinkin 8/4/2015 7:37:41 PM
I personally think the PT is using all these attorneys because it would be way too hard for one person to do it all. It has to be emotionally draining for them as well.

by Suzi Lewis 8/4/2015 7:37:46 PM
I would so be like Amanda Medek, cutting my eyes to JH leaving the stand. It would be all I could do not to speak.

by wp 8/4/2015 7:37:52 PM
I hope the jury is getting as frustrated with these defense attorneys as we are! Especially is her name Brady? The one with the long hair that keeps asking for side bar. She is a real cry baby!

by Marti 8/4/2015 7:38:00 PM
may all these family members find peace in sharing their stories

by peace4all 8/4/2015 7:38:05 PM
And the ghoul goes back to the bench

by JW 8/4/2015 7:38:06 PM
Tired, I think if the jury starts getting emotional, the judge said he'd put a stop to it.

by Tammy Garrison 8/4/2015 7:38:09 PM
- Quote
"He was funny, he was always -- he made me laugh on a regular basis ever day"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 7:38:24 PM
- Quote
"He was a very happy child"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 7:39:20 PM
Hoover and her sons lived next to Gateway HS. They graduated there

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 7:39:30 PM
He graduated 2 months before the shooting

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 7:39:38 PM
"He skateboarded all the time" and helped other kids to learn

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 7:40:05 PM
I think judge's annoyance is at DT. They covered this. DT only can interrupt and distract. They covered this previously to allow PT their time/approach. PT didn't do this during the Jimmy Show, as sickening as it was. I really think judge is over/disgusted with DT approaches & objections that were already discussed.

by BluesB 8/4/2015 7:41:03 PM
So now I am thinking about the last time these people saw their loved one. Chances are... they had seen their loved one around the time that their loved ones were taken from them.... Unlike JH... who's defense had people testify from TWENTY YEARS AGO!! My Heart Breaks!

by Mayday43 8/4/2015 7:41:07 PM
These are tearing me apart. Micayla's description reminds me of my sister, now AJ's mom talking about the boys only having each other reminds me of my kids....this could have been ANY family. Lost life is sad enough, stolen life is just tragic!

by Marsha Laurienti 8/4/2015 7:41:09 PM
Handsome sons. RIP AJ! #yourface

by Kristle 8/4/2015 7:41:12 PM
Great point, Suzi...

by BluesB 8/4/2015 7:41:13 PM
AJ Boik

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:05:36 PM
I think its wonderful that Rebecca Wingos ex came to the stand, for her, and despite their past troubles. I think he did it for her and their daughters.

by Sara Osborne 8/4/2015 8:21:42 PM
the reason it took so long to inform family members is two fold, 1. crime scene secured and processed and 2. coroners office takes over after processing and does the notifications.

by peace4all 8/4/2015 8:22:16 PM
Good poll question Phil and Sophia...but on the flip side, JH could get up there and say, "I don't care, your losses are my point gained." Highly unlikely that he would say that but you never know. It might just sway people who think he deserves to live in prison for the rest of his natural life.

by Stephany 8/4/2015 8:22:43 PM
Judge is back in the room

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:24:17 PM
They're bringing in the jury now

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:25:02 PM
"Good poll question Phil and Sophia...but on the flip side..."

Your Honor, I object!

Sincerely,

flip

by flip 8/4/2015 8:27:29 PM
I don't think the defense would ever let JH apologize or say anything. I don't think it would change my mind but I truly would like to hear him acknowledge what he did and express his regret.

by Edy 8/4/2015 8:27:32 PM
I noticed that the judge has been watching the jury closely

by mandi 8/4/2015 8:27:34 PM
The only thing i'd want to hear from Holmes is "'i accept the verdict and i'll take my punishment""

by Tiki Torch 8/4/2015 8:27:44 PM
Thought cell phones were not allowed anymore in this trial unless the rules changed between phases?

by Michelle Bell 8/4/2015 8:27:50 PM
@MichelleBell: The attorneys can have their electronics for work but not personal use. Nobody else can have electronics in the courtroom

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:28:13 PM
JH will never give statement.... remember he is claiming mental illness and will continue to pursue that on appeal

by mandi 8/4/2015 8:28:37 PM
He came up with his Human Capital theory leading up to his psychotic episode. I don't know if he still thinks that way now that he's been medicated. Was this addressed in the psychiatric evaluations? I don't remember JH saying if he still feels this way or not.

by Jen 8/4/2015 8:28:40 PM
@mandi he said he would so that he can cut off emotional testimony.

by blue 8/4/2015 8:28:48 PM
yep the last thing you would want is to get the identification wrong - two girls were once switched like that, one poor family thot theyd buried their daughter, the other thot their daughter survived, it was the other way around.

by Tiki Torch 8/4/2015 8:28:49 PM
@ flip--I object to your objecting!!!

by Suzi Lewis 8/4/2015 8:28:50 PM
- New Witness
Kathleen Larimer is the next witness.

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:29:01 PM
Larimer says "I had 5 wonderful children"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:29:55 PM
John Larimer was the youngest of her children

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:30:38 PM
@Blue- I've been watching more today at the full screen version on my laptop, I can see the picture better that they show in the courtroom. During the bench conference I did notice JH staring down AJ Boik's mom.

by Victoria 8/4/2015 8:30:56 PM
Hes got to claim mental illness even 30 years from now, on the eve of his execution !!
(if it comes to that)

by Tiki Torch 8/4/2015 8:31:00 PM
I have NEVER been an "eye for an eye"-type. I take bugs outside in Big Gulp cups to set them free & not take their lives...but listening to this pain & misery for sooooo many-I now "get it" re: death penalty for heinous & indifferent murders like this. Destroying JH won't bring these lost victims back, no. But in my opinion only, he has lost his privilege to eat, sleep, experience any future pleasure or hope-'all of it. He took too much. And mentally ill people do and can express regret, etc. "This guy", (to sound like Brauchler ) simply didn't care. Or worse, he wanted this.

by BluesB 8/4/2015 8:31:05 PM
Phil, are you absolutely certain that not one of the attorneys isn't playing "Game of War" or something on his or her laptop?

by tg_kendall 8/4/2015 8:31:06 PM
Larimer says her son was left handed, had different blood types than her other kids, looked like her grandfather

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:31:23 PM
Slam the door this is over.

by Dakota 8/4/2015 8:31:45 PM
I'm having difficulty uploading John's photo, working on it now... Scratch that, it worked but I had to refresh

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:33:40 PM
John Larimer played one of the reporters in the Laramie Project

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:34:23 PM