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James Holmes

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James Eagan Holmes (born December 13, 1987) is an American convicted 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 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Holmes is the 278th most popular extremist (up from 285th in 2024), the 15,317th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,409th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, James Holmes ranks 278 out of 283. Before her are Noordin Mohammad Top, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Moses Sithole, Wail al-Shehri, Atefeh Sahaaleh, and Aliaskhab Kebekov. After her are Robert William Fisher, Colin Pitchfork, Mohand al-Shehri, Baitullah Mehsud, Nawaf al-Hazmi, and Seung-Hui Cho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, James Holmes ranks 397. Before 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 15,323 out of 20,380. Before 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).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, James Holmes ranks 93. Before her are Yolanda Saldívar (1960), Richard B. Spencer (1978), Charles Cullen (1960), Eric Rudolph (1966), Jared Fogle (1977), and Gary Ray Bowles (1962). After her are Robert William Fisher (1961), Ronald Dominique (1964), Amy Fisher (1974), Omar Mateen (1986), Adam Yahiye Gadahn (1978), and Dylann Roof (1994).

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