CO - James Holmes Trial Discussion - Begins April 27, 2015 # 2

[Queen Bee]

Brandon Axelrod -- counts 27 and 85

Not injured by gunfire, leg injury -- tore ligaments in knee while trying to flee. Got married 2 weeks before shooting to Denise Traynom. Currently suing Century 16 theater.
Count 27: Attempted Murder in the 1st degree after deliberation
Count 85: Attempted Murder in the 1st degree extreme indifference

 

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Cathy ‏@courtchatter · 1m1 minute ago
Jury ? #1 - How long did the shots last once they started? I don't know, it felt like forever
#theatershooting

Larry Ryckman ‏@larryryckman · 1m1 minute ago
Axelrod has been dismissed. Next up: Her husband, Brandon Axelrod. #theatershooting
Cathy ‏@courtchatter · 2m2 minutes ago
Jury ? #2 - How long was the pause once the first set of shots stopped? I don't know #theatershooting

 

[Queen Bee]

Brandon Axelrod and his wife, Denise, had just returned from their honeymoon. They watched a marathon of Batman movies before going to the theater, Axelrod testified.

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Brandon Axelrod: "I heard a hissing sound, I saw something go across the lit screen, going right to left... and then the shooting started."

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[Queen Bee]

Brandon Axelrod: "When I saw the smoke I got worried and when the shooting started we got down."

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Brandon Axelrod: "We just tried to stay quiet as long as we could. Unfortunately, when Josh go shot, he screamed out."

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Larry Ryckman ‏@larryryckman · 2m2 minutes ago
Brandon Axelrod: They sat halfway up in middle of stadium-style seats. They were looking at people wearing costumes #theatershooting

 

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Larry Ryckman ‏@larryryckman · 2m2 minutes ago
Brandon Axelrod: They sat halfway up in middle of stadium-style seats. They were looking at people wearing costumes #theatershooting

 

[Queen Bee]

Brandon Axelrod: "I tried to Keep Josh calm. I had bits of him on me... I was concerned that if we didn't get help he was going to die."

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my computer is being weird about tweets currently.....

 

[Queen Bee]

Brandon Axelrod: "My leg hurt but it didn't matter."
Prosecutor: "Why didn't it matter?"
Axelrod: "I just got married. It didn't matter."

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Brandon Axelrod on treatment at Aurora South: "I was given an ice pack and a Bandaid... I tore a ligament in my ankle... I had bits of plastic from the seats in front of me embedded up and down the right side of my body."

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Cathy ‏@courtchatter · 2m2 minutes ago
Brandon Axelrod was not injured by gunfire, leg injury -- tore ligaments in knee while trying to flee. #theatershooting

 

[Queen Bee]

Brandon Axelrod dismissed from the witness stand.

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[Queen Bee]

my computer is being weird about tweets currently.....

it's not u.......having trouble too, i saw that dave was on the thread for awhile, i think it was ws....all good now though.....

 

[Queen Bee]

Marshall Zelinger
@7Marshall

Det. Craig Appel from @AuroraPD now on the #TheaterShooting trial stand. Has sat behind the prosecution throughout every court hearing.

 

[Queen Bee]

APD Det. Appel is now on a joint task with the FBI but was head investigator of the theater shooting for APD.

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Det. Craig Appel testifies he participated in the interview of the gunman. Identifies the gunman as James Holmes.

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The Gold Patrol™ ‏@thegoldpatrol · 1m1 minute ago
#theatershooting
On the stand now is Detective Craig Appel.

The Gold Patrol™ ‏@thegoldpatrol · 52s53 seconds ago
#theatershooting
He worked the homicide unit when the shooting happened

 

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The Gold Patrol™ ‏@thegoldpatrol · 24s25 seconds ago
#theatershooting
The interview was at Aurora city jail in an interview room. No recording devices. (This is where the transcript comes in

 

[Queen Bee]

Det. Craig Appel describes demeanor of gunman: "He appeared somewhat tired.... spoke in a low voice, monotone... wouldn't make eye contact."

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note: testified he was not wearing a gun when interviewing holmes and neither was other officer.....

 

[Queen Bee]

Det. Craig Appel said the gunman did turn to respond to questions by FBI Bomb Technician Garrett Gumbinner.

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Larry Ryckman ‏@larryryckman · 1m1 minute ago
Appel was among detectives who interviewed Aurora #theatershooting suspect. He's describing the interview room now for the jury

Channel 2 Daybreak ‏@ch2daybreak · 1m1 minute ago
@AuroraPD Det. Craig Appel, involved in initial post-#theatershooting interview of Holmes, on stand. Watch live: http://kwgn.com/live

Channel 2 KWGN ‏@channel2kwgn · 2m2 minutes ago
@AuroraPD Det. Craig Appel, involved in initial post-#theatershooting interview of Holmes, on stand. Watch live: http://kwgn.com/live
The Gold Patrol™ ‏@thegoldpatrol · 59s59 seconds ago
#theatershooting
JH sat with back to wall. JH demeanor was tired, slouched in chair, spoke in low voice, monotone, made eye contact @ times

The Gold Patrol™ ‏@thegoldpatrol · 1m1 minute ago
#theatershooting
When ?’s asked by other agent, he made eye contact with him.

Cathy ‏@courtchatter · 50s51 seconds ago
"He appeared somewhat tired...wouldn't make eye contact with me, would look past me." Appel testifies #theatershooting

 

[Queen Bee]

Det. Craig Appel said he brought a recording device into the interview room, but he accidentally turned it off for a few minutes. Appel said "he had a weird feeling" and checked the recorder and turned it back on.

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