James Holmes is one of the most recent serial killers to be caught and charged for what he had done. James killed 12 people and injured 70 others in mass shooting in movie theater in aurora colorado. People showed up to the movie theater expecting to watch the new batman but they got much more than they ever expected. The police station is only about a block away to the theater so the police did not take long to show up and they were able to take James down without having to kill or injure him.
James’s psychiatrist said he was sane at the time and was sane enough to go to for trial for the terrible crime he had done. Although James is sane he does have a mental disorder, which caused him to even think about doing a crime like this. “Brilliant and gifted John Nash, portrayed in A Beautiful Mind, also diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia, won a Nobel Peace Prize while ill. One thing is clear: it is possible to be very
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When he was arrested, Aurora police officer Jason Oviatt, said he was “completely compliant.” "He was just standing there not doing anything, not urgent about anything," Oviatt testified. He also said that “Holmes didn't resist, not in the slightest.” Many of the victims and the victims families showed up to the trial. One victim is Farrah Soudari. She was 23 and at the movies with her co workers when the attack happened. She lost a kidney and spleen and suffered stomach damage. She underwent four surgeries and will need at least one more to repair her leg. Sandy Phillips was also there watching. Her 24 year old daughter was one of the people killed. She said that, "You go right back to the day you lost your loved one. It takes you back to your own grief and doubles it.'' This is just a glimpse of how much hurt James Holmes made. He affected many people's lives and many families. Many people believe that he should have gotten the death penalty but his mental illness saved his
4th Hour Charley Poole District Performance Event Jimmy Valentine was a man that changed his life from robbing banks and being in jail to successfully owning a shoe store. Jimmy valentine is a famous, or rather infamous bank robber that just got out of jail. He found a new town that he would like to stay in. He also goes by the new name of Ralph Spencer. Jimmy Valentine was truly dedicated to living a moral life because he changed his name, he was about to give away his robbery gear, and he gave up crime to start a shoe company.
Kolby Thomas Missouri History Ms. Gregory February 26, 2018 Frank James Frank James was born on January 10, 1843 in Kearney, Mo. The reason I chose him was because I feel like he is left out more because of his brother Jesse James. Him and his brother were both criminal but Jesse James is remembered more because of his violent killings.
James Riddle was born on 14th February 1913 in Brazil. He was the second born in a family of four children and was an athlete. He started working full time while still a teenager in a department store as a stock boy after quitting school at the ninth grade. In 1930, he started working in a warehouse as a freight handler. This provided a platform for his career.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca once said, “A sword never kills anybody; It is a tool in the killer’s hand.” Herman Webster Mudgett, also known as H. H. Holmes, was America’s first notorious serial killer and was from Chicago, Illinois during the 19th century. He mostly targeted young females and was known for his hotel where he killed most of his victims. He was eventually captured and was hanged in 1896. Due to the fact that Holmes committed many repugnant crimes while being completely aware of his actions, he should have gone to prison.
Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas shooter, killed fifty eight people who had gathered along the Las Vegas strip for a music concert before shooting and ending his life. A statement from his brother to reporters stated that their father at some point was featured in the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Patrick Hoskins Paddock, their father got arrested in 1960 after robbing banks and was served with a 20 year jail term. Eight years while serving his term in jail, he managed to escape and was on the run until 1978. Reports provided by the FBI stated that he was to be considered harmful to the society (Kutner, Max).
Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer who killed 17 males over the course of 13 years. Jeffrey would go after mean, at gay bars, bus stops, and malls luring them to his house with promises of money then gave them alcohol that was laced with drugs then strangled them to death. After, Dahmer would engage in sexual acts with the dead bodies before dissecting them and disposing of them. Jeffrey would often keep the individual's skulls or other body parts as souvenirs. He also, took photos of his victims throughout the stages of murdering them, so he could relive the experience of the murders.
With a honeyed Sam Cooke worthy croon and a slicked style reminiscent of the Dapper Rebels, Leon Bridges is in all aspects a rarity. Less than two years ago, 25 year old Leon Bridges was washing dishes in a Texas restaurant. However in just over a year, following numerous gigs in coffee shops and a fortuitous chance meeting with White Denims Austin Jenkins, 40 record labels would show an interest in his soulful reversion to the past.
A week later, he was charged with “24 counts of first-degree murder and 116 counts of attempted murder, as well as two charges related to the possession of serious weapons” (James Holmes- Mass Murderer). Two months later, they wanted to add new charges against him. “In March 2013, Holmes made an offer to plead guilty to the charges in exchange for life in prison without the possibility of parole” (James Holmes- Mass Murderer). This was a good idea on his part, because he would avoid the death penalty. Unfortunately, the case was moved against him because the prosecutors denied his offer.
Warren Jeffs’ children have been very quiet over the years, but now two of them are speaking out in a new interview. CNN shared that one of Jeffs’ sons and one daughter are sitting down for an interview that will air on This is Life With Lisa Lang, which will air on Wednesday September 30. The two have actually left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS and are now revealing things that they couldn’t share before about their life growing up with Warren Jeffs as their father. It is time for the deep, dark secrets to be revealed straight from Becky and Roy Jeffs. Becky Jeffs is sharing that she was sexually abused as a child and only came clean about it when one of her sisters shared that it happened to her as well.
Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton was a spy. He was described as a spy that "never slept". While he was working as Abraham Lincolns best spy during the Civil War, he also had ahis own company that he had to run. The 'Private Eyes '. During the times that he lived there was slavery and many plots to kill Lincoln.
Have you ever wondered if your beliefs are your own, or if you have been indoctrinated by your parents? Just like some parents make their children go to church every Sunday, John Brown’s parents raised him to have a strong hatred of slavery. Sometimes indoctrination is positive. John Brown was an abolitionist who believe, unlike many other, that slavery was evil. John brown was born on May 9, 1800, in Torrington, Connecticut.