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From witness stand, James Holmes' dad tries to bridge an unfathomable gulf
By Ann O'Neill, Ana Cabrera and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN
Wed July 29, 2015
Centennial, Colorado (CNN)On the 58th day of his son's capital murder trial, Robert Holmes took the witness stand on Tuesday and repeatedly tried to make eye contact with the mentally ill young man he still calls "Jimmy."
He spoke of his son's idyllic boyhood in Castroville, a small California town south of San Jose that treasured its children. He described the social awkwardness and isolation that came with a move at 12 to a bigger city, San Diego. The boy once surrounded by a pack of friends suddenly had no one.
But he still had soccer, and he still had school. "He still had a family that loved him," the elder Holmes testified.
He looks back now at that move as a pivotal time in his son's life. There was a before and an after. Before is the Oak Hills neighborhood, near Monterey. After is San Diego.
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By Ann O'Neill, Ana Cabrera and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN
Wed July 29, 2015
Centennial, Colorado (CNN)On the 58th day of his son's capital murder trial, Robert Holmes took the witness stand on Tuesday and repeatedly tried to make eye contact with the mentally ill young man he still calls "Jimmy."
He spoke of his son's idyllic boyhood in Castroville, a small California town south of San Jose that treasured its children. He described the social awkwardness and isolation that came with a move at 12 to a bigger city, San Diego. The boy once surrounded by a pack of friends suddenly had no one.
But he still had soccer, and he still had school. "He still had a family that loved him," the elder Holmes testified.
He looks back now at that move as a pivotal time in his son's life. There was a before and an after. Before is the Oak Hills neighborhood, near Monterey. After is San Diego.
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The Victims of James Holmes