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James Holmes

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James Eagan Holmes (born December 13, 1987) is an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2012 Aurora theater shooting in which he killed 12 people and injured 70 others (62 directly and eight indirectly) at a Century 16 movie theater on July 20, 2012. He had no known criminal background before the shooting occurred. Before the shooting, Holmes booby-trapped his apartment with explosives, which were defused one day later by a bomb squad. Holmes was arrested shortly after the shooting and was jailed without bail while awaiting trial. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Holmes is the 265th most popular extremist (up from 282nd in 2019), the 15,183rd most popular biography from United States (up from 18,409th in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, James Holmes ranks 265 out of 283Before her are Mohammed Bouyeri, Tohir Yoʻldosh, Noordin Mohammad Top, Moses Sithole, Wail al-Shehri, and Atefeh Sahaaleh. After her are Colin Pitchfork, Baitullah Mehsud, Seung-Hui Cho, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Satam al-Suqami, and Beverley Allitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, James Holmes ranks 392Before her are Josie Loren, Tomoaki Makino, Stephanie Sigman, Ingrid Bisu, Migjen Basha, and Rohullah Nikpai. After her are Verónica Boquete, Augustus Prew, Hayley Westenra, Nicklas Bäckström, Paolo Nutini, and Kim Hyung-jun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Holmes ranks 15,189 out of 20,380Before her are Christina Romer (1958), Gary Winick (1961), Darrell Pace (1956), Joel de la Fuente (1969), Raven (1964), and Christopher Daniels (1970). After her are Jon Tester (1956), Carlos Bocanegra (1979), Dr. Luke (1973), Billie Lourd (1992), Bruce Cohen (1961), and Judd Gregg (1947).

Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, James Holmes ranks 88Before her are Warren Jeffs (1955), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Richard B. Spencer (1978), Eric Rudolph (1966), and Jared Fogle (1977). After her are Amy Fisher (1974), Omar Mateen (1986), Dylann Roof (1994), and Thomas Matthew Crooks (2003).