James Holmes appears in court at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Centennial, Colo., on July 23, 2012
Prosecutors hope to use the online dating profiles of the accused gunman in last year’s mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater to prove the defendant isn’t insane.
Hearings to determine whether James Holmes’ online dating profiles are admissible in court begin Monday, the Associated Press reports. Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the Aurora movie theater massacre that killed 12 people. But prosecutors claim that some of his postings on online dating websites, like Match.com and Adult FriendFinder.com, show that he knew the shooting was wrong.
Holmes posted comments like, “Will you visit me in prison?” on his online profiles.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
[AP]