EP. 203: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 1)

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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In 2012, a violent crime rocked the community of Aurora, Colorado. A heavily armed mass killer had attacked a midnight showing of the newly released film, “The Dark Knight Rises”, and had slaughtered 12 people and injured 70 more in cold blood. But when the smoke cleared and investigators began to piece together what led up to the shooting, they couldn’t believe what they were discovering. - Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.8	the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
0:48.3	This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
0:52.7	Movies have been a safe haven for over 100 years.
0:56.0	They can make us feel sad, happy, scared, hopeful.
1:01.0	They can make us cry and laugh and feel connected to those around us.
1:05.0	It's a way to escape reality for a bit, jumping into a whole different world, which was exactly the case
1:12.4	for nearly 400 people in Aurora, Colorado on July 20, 2012.
1:18.6	It was the midnight premiere of the highly anticipated Batman film The Dark Night Rises.
1:24.4	Everyone in the theater grabbed their popcorn and their candy, and as the lights turned out,
1:29.3	they completely immersed themselves in the film before them.
1:33.3	But soon enough, they would all witness something horrific.
1:37.3	Except, it wouldn't be on a screen.
1:39.3	It would be right there in front of them in that very theater.
1:43.3	About 18 minutes into the movie,
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