EP. 204: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 2)

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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In 2012, a vicious and brutal shooting rocked the community of Aurora, Colorado, when violence erupted in a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises”. Join us today as we break down the tragedy minute by minute, explore the tragic events of that day and honor the victims that passed. - 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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0:00.0	This week's episode is sponsored by A True Story, the chilling new horror film, The Ritual,
0:08.0	in theaters June 6th, starring Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Abigail Cowan, Ashley Green, and Patricia Heaton.
0:16.7	The ritual is based on the terrifying possession of Emma Schmidt,
0:21.7	and what became the most documented exorcism in American history.
0:27.5	Two priests, divided by doubt, must come together to face a darkness that challenges the very limits of their faith.
0:35.7	Don't miss the movie critics are calling a spiritual successor
0:39.5	to The Exorcist. Coming to theaters everywhere, June 6th, get your tickets at the ritual
0:46.6	movie.com.
0:49.7	Warning, the following podcast is not suitable for all audiences. We go into great detail with every case that we cover
0:55.9	and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories
0:58.7	by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
1:01.6	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover
1:03.4	may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
1:07.9	This podcast is not for everyone.
1:10.2	You have been warned.
1:12.2	It's a few minutes past midnight on July 20th, 2012.
1:16.5	In the town of Aurora, Colorado,
1:18.9	hundreds of people have made their way to the Century 16 theater
1:22.3	to watch the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie, The Dark Night Rises.
1:29.5	Many people in the theater have been waiting for this night for a while. People were dressed up in costumes, flaunting
1:35.2	homemade signs, and some even showed up hours before just to get a good seat. As the lights dimmed,
1:42.6	everyone grabbed their popcorn, soda, and candy, and they
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