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A woman loves the man suspected of killing 12 moviegoers last summer so much she dyed her hair bright orange to match his.
Misty Benjamin, 30, attended all three days of James Holmes' preliminary hearing this week and told The Daily Mail she did so because she doesn't think Holmes is a bad person, even though "what he did was bad."
"Tons of people are hating me because I'm deciding to be compassionate and show compassion for a person that committed a horrendous crime," Benjamin said.
"When I first saw him, I was physically attracted to him," she added. "I thought, 'oh crap. I think he is cute.'"
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Experts have long speculated why people, mainly women, have a tendency to latch on to notorious killers.
One theory speculates serial killer groupies want to be seen as rescuers and believe they can change the accused murderers. Others thrive on the drama surrounding the suspect, according to TruTV.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/misty-benjamin-loves-james-holmes-2013-1
pkdu
(3,977 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)These people need serious help.
Like the idiot that married Bundy while he was on death row and even had a kid by him?
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)There's someone for everyone.
Looooooser