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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 05:56 PM Jul 2012

On Holmes' first night in jail, prisoners serenaded him with a chant of “kid killer”

Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes jailed in solitary: ‘All the inmates were talking about killing him’
'He was spitting at the door and spitting at the guards,' a just-released inmate told the Daily News. 'He's spitting at everything. Dude was acting crazy.'

By Matthew Lysiak In Aurora, Colo. , James Arkin AND Larry Mcshane / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 12:35 PM
Updated: Sunday, July 22, 2012, 8:17 AM

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/aurora-shooting-suspect-james-holmes-jailed-solitary-inmates-talking-killing-article-1.1119173

On the suspect’s first night in jail, other prisoners serenaded him with a chant of “kid killer” — a reference to the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old girl.

“All the inmates were talking about killing him,” Wayne Medley, 24, said as he left the facility. “Everyone was looking for an opportunity. It’s all they could talk about.”

Inmate Dima Danilov, 22, said the suspect’s face was covered with a red towel when he arrived at the jail about two hours after 12 people were killed and 58 injured in the Aurora, Colo., multiplex.

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The deranged suspected killer, a former honors student and Ph.D. candidate, said nothing and walked deliberately to his cell with six officers. He was offered a breakfast of grits and sausage, and a ham sandwich for lunch. If Holmes was sent into the general jail population, “he won’t live to see Monday’s court appearance,” Danilov said.
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On Holmes' first night in jail, prisoners serenaded him with a chant of “kid killer” (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 OP
Where have I heard this story before? sadbear Jul 2012 #1
Sandusky obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #2
If that was true, I don't know, if it is SoutherDem Jul 2012 #3
If you watch MSNBC starting on Friday nights you'd see that prisons are full of rabid dog stuff lunatica Jul 2012 #4
After Rachel goes off on Friday, I turn to Disney SoutherDem Jul 2012 #5
That's interesting lunatica Jul 2012 #6
Yes, it was great and Morgan Freeman is one of my favorite actors. SoutherDem Jul 2012 #7
FISH!!! backscatter712 Jul 2012 #8

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)
3. If that was true, I don't know, if it is
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:13 PM
Jul 2012

could he be starting the insanity defense? He now has a whole jail of inmates and guards who can testify he was acting like a rabid dog.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
4. If you watch MSNBC starting on Friday nights you'd see that prisons are full of rabid dog stuff
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:24 PM
Jul 2012

I imagine the guards and inmates are quite used to it.

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)
5. After Rachel goes off on Friday, I turn to Disney
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 07:35 PM
Jul 2012

I have never wanted to know what happens in prison. Maybe I am hiding my head in the sand but that is just me, I have yet to watch the Green Mile and just saw Shawshank Redemption about 6 months ago and only then when a friend assured me I would like it.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
6. That's interesting
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 09:49 AM
Jul 2012

Did you like Shawshank redemption? I think it's among the best movies made. And I'm no prison movie fan either. Just a fan of a good story, told well.

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)
7. Yes, it was great and Morgan Freeman is one of my favorite actors.
Mon Jul 23, 2012, 09:58 AM
Jul 2012

There are some other movies I have never watched which many love, Rocky and the God Father movies just as a couple of examples.

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