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James Holmes Isn't All That Smart Afterall

When the news media learned that James Holmes majored in neuroscience, they might have automatically assumed that he’s pretty smart. His family bragged about his academic achievements and one of his college friends said that he did well in tests without taking notes in classes. Because he’s socially awkward, he also behaves like a typical nerd.

 

Neuroscientists debunk idea Colorado suspect was supersmart

The suspected mass killer James Holmes no more than an average student, researchers at science camp he attended say... Eagleman says, "Holmes is being depicted as some sort of brilliant researcher who won a rare grant, but there are thousands of research students in this country with such grants. Everyone has one. There is nothing elite about it."

 

A Portrait of the James Holmes from Longtime Friend, Community, and Video

James Holmes

The Los Angeles Times interviewed a friend of James Holmes, who has known him for more than ten years. According to Richie Duong, he seems like a normal nerd: really bright, hangs out with a select group of friends, and does stuff that your average guy likes to do - play cards, watch movies, and play video games.

 

Colo. suspect's neighbors wait for bomb check

Neighbors of the man accused of firing in a packed movie theater outside Denver are facing another day away from home as police work to determine if he booby-trapped his apartment.

 

Names of victims emerge in Colo. theater rampage

Colorado Theater Shooting Victims

Families are being notified by police that their loved ones are among the victims in a deadly shooting rampage in suburban Denver. A sports blogger who recently wrote about surviving a shooting in Canada. A man preparing to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. A young woman whose death announcement brought heartbreak, yet closure, to her family.

 

A closer look at Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes

James Holmes

Holmes graduated in the spring of 2010 with a degree in neuroscience from the University of California-Riverside, where he was remembered as an outstanding student who attended on a merit-based scholarship. "He was at the top of the top," said Chancellor Timothy White at a hastily called news conference. "He really distinguished himself."

 

In pictures: US cinema shooting

Colorado Theater Shooting

14 people killed in US city of Denver...

 

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