The James Holmes Conspiracy: The Dark Knight Rises

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Many speculations have been made regarding the massacre taken place at a movie theatre in Aurora Colorado in 2012. In a night where the town people were supposed to enjoy the new release of “The Dark Knight Rises”, a person or a couple, decided to turn it into a deadly and unforgettable night for the movie-goers. The case of James Holmes, the suspect who was captured within minutes of the horrific event and whose picture was immediately plastered all over the news, left the nation with many questions unanswered and relatives of the victims devastated. People believe that the government and media are not being completely transparent about the investigation and the shooting itself. As we can see on the documentary “The James Holmes Conspiracy”,

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