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

3rd & 7 37yd

That is the reason for the death penalty - because the victims DONT come back. It is
the VERY reason.

by Tiki Torch 8/4/2015 8:34:29 PM
Oh boy, Jack-in-the-box Brady is getting into objecting position....knew it!

by flip 8/4/2015 8:34:33 PM
@tg_kendall it's not allowed by the judge I doubt they are going to risk such a thing by playing games on a cell phone or p/c

by LG 8/4/2015 8:34:43 PM
""I HAD five children "" - poor woman

by Tiki Torch 8/4/2015 8:34:44 PM
Phil, I'm looking at now 4 copies of John's photo.

by Tammy Garrison 8/4/2015 8:34:46 PM
I thought each witness that is called during phase 3 had a chance to state their opinion if they wanted JH to have the death penalty or not? And a chance to address him if they wanted? Am I wrong?

by Sarah 8/4/2015 8:34:47 PM
Now there is finally one.

by Tammy Garrison 8/4/2015 8:34:48 PM
Larimer argued in the school paper with an editorial that they needed to be supportive of diversity

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:35:05 PM
Larimer says her son graduated with honors from Univ of Wisconsin

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:35:39 PM
Larimer says her son considered a career in politics

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:35:55 PM
He'd said he would run for president in 2020 when he was 35

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:36:18 PM
does anyone think its possible that PT is strategically asking certain things knowing the DT will object? Just a thought. Maybe a question for legal expert?

by emma 8/4/2015 8:36:24 PM
special place in my heart for mothers of five - thats my mom, its a tough job

by Tiki Torch 8/4/2015 8:36:27 PM
Wow! She raised 5 kids.

by Kristle 8/4/2015 8:36:27 PM
Larimer changed his mind later and started considering the Navy

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:36:44 PM
Is the attorney reading a script? Shouldn't make the witness repeat answers methinks.

by Danielle 8/4/2015 8:36:52 PM
IT DRIVES ME CRAZY THAT JH GOES BACK AND FORTH WHILE THESE FAMILIES ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES!! I WANT TO JUST REACH IN STOP HIS CHAIR. GRRRR!!

by tmt 8/4/2015 8:36:55 PM
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"He enlisted. He came home one day and said, 'I did it, I enlisted.'"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:37:09 PM
He started in the Navy in Feb. 2011

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:37:16 PM
Victoria -thanks for the share! @Flip- jack-in-the-box is perfect. I needed a little laugh through this much suffering. Ugh.

by BluesB 8/4/2015 8:37:32 PM
I like this mom, she seems very accepting.

by Danielle 8/4/2015 8:37:34 PM
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"John had a mind for details, which is why nobody liked playing trivia games with him"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:37:53 PM
Family teased him that he should consider being a spy or spook... and he ended up in cyber security "cyber fleet"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:38:14 PM
He was stationed at Buckley AFB in Aurora

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:38:26 PM
pay attention McGuire, she just answered that

by JG 8/4/2015 8:38:37 PM
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"he was one of the newer people there, but he was looked to by the younger recruits".... "They looked up to John and they were asking him questions"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:38:58 PM
@Sarah the legal analyst said earlier today on the news that there are very few things that are absolutely not allowed and stating their position on the death penalty, either pro or con is one of those things.

by Suzi Lewis 8/4/2015 8:39:19 PM
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"The Navy actually gave us an award for John, posthumously. It was a joint service award"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:39:42 PM
ahhhhhhh the feed froze!!

by LG 8/4/2015 8:39:54 PM
@LG: signal is strong here on the outgoing side

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:40:08 PM
Navy created an award in his name

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:40:17 PM
@Suzi - Thanks!

by Sarah 8/4/2015 8:40:19 PM
Good Man. Haze Gray and underway ----all the way. (Navy Vet myself)

by Tired 8/4/2015 8:40:21 PM
It is all Brady can do to keep her seat in the seat. She might want to be shackled like "good little jimmy".

by JW 8/4/2015 8:40:28 PM
Wow, Tiki-you should be proud. Awesome! This sweet mom sounds so proud, too...Each witness is causing me dehydration trom tear flowage... (sigh).

by BluesB 8/4/2015 8:40:57 PM
JH seems to be listening intently to Mrs. Larimer. I think she sounds a lot like JH's own mother. Her voice and mannerism.

by Kristle 8/4/2015 8:40:59 PM
Larimer worked 12-hour shifts, one week of day and another of nights. With a long weekend in between

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:41:25 PM
John Larimer showed his family around during one of those long weekend

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:41:41 PM
If she scoots any closer to the edge of her chair, she's going to fall on the floor.

by Suzi Lewis 8/4/2015 8:41:54 PM
@Emma I think if the PT had too many objections sub stained for asking the wrong questions, it wouldn't look good to the jury

by Just Thinkin 8/4/2015 8:41:55 PM
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"His first job was at a movie theater" his mother says.

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:42:07 PM
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"I think the only reason he kept the job at th movie theater was so that he could see movies for half price or for free"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:42:27 PM
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"He was just that kind of caring person and he truly was. The outpouring of support from people who knew him was just amazing"

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:42:45 PM
What a great man that our country has lost

by Just Thinkin 8/4/2015 8:42:47 PM
"He had a sense of humor that was a little advanced" as a child

by Phil Tenser 8/4/2015 8:43:15 PM