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  • **FILE** This courtroom sketch shows James Holmes being escorted by a deputy as he arrives at preliminary hearing in district court in Centennial, Colo., on Jan. 7, 2013. Investigators say Holmes opened fire during the midnight showing of the latest Batman movie on July 20, killing 12 people and wounding dozens. (Associated Press)

    FBI: Holmes' booby trap included improvised napalm

    An elaborate booby trap system that authorities say was set up to pull police away from the Colorado theater shooting included improvised napalm and thermite, which burns so hot that water can't put out the blaze.

  • A police officer talks on his radio July 20, 2012, outside of the Century 16 theater at Aurora Mall in Aurora, Colo., where at least 14 people were killed and many injured at a shooting at the theater. (Associated Press)

    Security guards not on duty during fatal 'Dark Knight' showing

    The Colorado movie theater complex that was the scene of a gunman's massacre this month didn't have any uniformed security guards on duty the night of the shooting, even though other theaters operated by the same company did provide such protection for the busy premiere of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."

  • In this image taken from video provided by KUSA.com, James Holmes, left, the suspected gunman in Friday's Colorado theater massacre, makes his first appearance in court with his attorney Tamara Brady in Centennial, Colo., on Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/KUSA.com)

    Colo. massacre shooting suspect in court with orange-red hair

    His hair dyed orange-red and a dazed look on his face, the man accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage at the opening of the new Batman movie appeared Monday in court for the first time.

  • Police: Colo. suspect planned massacre for months

    The shooting suspect accused in a deadly rampage inside a Colorado theater planned the attack with "calculation and deliberation," police said Saturday, receiving deliveries by mail that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs.

  • Bomb squads disarm traps at Colo. suspect's apt

    The Colorado shooting suspect planned the rampage that killed 12 and injured dozens of others at a suburban movie theater with "calculation and deliberation," police said Saturday, receiving months of deliveries in advance that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with explosives aimed at killing first responders.

  • Windows are broken July 20, 2012, at the Aurora, Colo., apartment of James Holmes, 24, the alleged gunman in an assault at a theater during a midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight." Twelve died and more than three dozen people were shot in the assault. (Associated Press)

    Police: Colo. suspect rigged apartment bombs 'to kill'

    The Colorado shooting suspect planned the rampage that killed 12 midnight moviegoers with "calculation and deliberation," police said Saturday, receiving deliveries for months that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs.

  • Police: Colo. suspect rigged apt bombs 'to kill'

    The Colorado shooting suspect planned the rampage that killed 12 midnight moviegoers with "calculation and deliberation," police said Saturday, receiving deliveries for months that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs.

  • Police: Colo. suspect planned attack for months

    The shooting suspect accused in a deadly rampage inside a Colorado theater planned the attack with "calculation and deliberation," police said Saturday, receiving deliveries by mail that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs.

  • Police: Colo. suspect planned massacre for months

    The shooting suspect accused in a deadly rampage inside a Colorado theater planned the attack with "calculation and deliberation," police said Saturday, receiving deliveries by mail that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs.

  • People gather early morning July 20, 2012, outside the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at the scene of a mass shooting in which 14 people were killed and 50 others were injured. Police said a gunman appeared at the front of the theater where the latest Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" was playing and opened fire. (Associated Press/The Denver Post)

    Police: Colo. suspect's apartment booby trapped; five buildings evacuated

    Police said Friday that the suspected gunman in the movie theater massacre rigged his north Aurora apartment with explosives before he killed 12 people at a midnight showing of the latest "Batman" movie.

  • Police use a video camera July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo., to look inside an apartment of the suspect in a shooting at a movie theater. As many as 12 people were killed and 50 injured at a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora earlier that morning during the showing of the latest Batman movie. (Associated Press)

    Police: Colo. shooting suspect bought 6,000 rounds of ammunition

    Police moved to complete the grim task of identifying the dead and notifying their families Friday evening in the aftermath of the movie theater massacre that left 12 dead and 58 wounded.

  • Parallels between Batman film and the shooting

    In "The Dark Knight Rises," a masked villain leads a murderous crew into a packed football stadium and wages an attack involving guns and explosives. It's just one of the more haunting scenes in what was one of the most anticipated movies in years.

  • Warner Bros. grapples with Colo. shooting

    Director Christopher Nolan expressed sorrow and devastation Friday as the movie industry struggled with the deadly Colorado shooting at a midnight screening of Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises," one of the most anticipated films in years now enmeshed with a horrifying tragedy.

  • People gather early morning July 20, 2012, outside the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at the scene of a mass shooting in which 14 people were killed and 50 others were injured. Police said a gunman appeared at the front of the theater where the latest Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" was playing and opened fire. (Associated Press/The Denver Post)

    Horrific attack at Batman screening; 12 dead

    As the new Batman movie played on the screen, a gunman dressed in black and wearing a helmet, body armor and a gas mask stepped through a side door. At first he was just a silhouette, taken by some in the audience for a stunt that was part of one of the summer's most highly anticipated films. But then, authorities said, he threw gas canisters that filled the packed suburban Denver theater with smoke, and, in the confusing haze between Hollywood fantasy and terrifying reality, opened fire as people screamed and dove for cover.

  • Parallels between the film and the shooting

    In "The Dark Knight Rises," a masked villain leads a murderous crew into a packed football stadium and wages an attack involving guns and explosives. It's just one of the more haunting scenes in what was one of the most anticipated movies in years.

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