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Colo. movie massacre: 'My hair stood up on my back'

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    Man recalls encounter with Colorado shooting suspect before the mass killing

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So who's James Holmes the man accused of massacring innocent people who just happen to go to a midnight movie.

But today homes making his first court appearance we're learning more and more about him and -- -- but the Colorado man who says he had drinks -- -- just a few nights before the shooting.

So what impression -- homes -- on -- Mitchell.

-- -- -- -- -- -- this is the bar just a few blocks from James told his apartment.

We're one regular customer believes he saw the suspect -- Tuesday evening and shared -- -- with them.

Jackie when did you last see mister Holmes in what can you tell us about what he was wearing about what he was saying to you all.

Tuesday -- subtle sixers expert missile.

We -- all -- and local Boren you know go with us.

Come up -- you know and news talk and sports -- -- the table and he was there and -- and -- my -- -- things with.

-- So you're sitting at a table with some friends some -- he comes out insist table next year but no one else at that table no moment that -- -- Just him.

And how did your conversation.

Strike -- -- -- even be like if you seen her before did you ever meet him before that.

No -- before it also maybe three or four times.

At their -- Look at.

It's.

Personally currencies and was probably -- -- presumed Tuesday.

And -- -- -- Football.

So recent table next to him trying to sort it minute by minute play -- -- he he just sibling differences.

Hey I'm changing -- dignify himself.

Are -- circus you know we should pay as you know lots of improvement table.

But I'm not sure -- mention -- home user.

-- own world and that.

What was his demeanor like I mean you're happy -- -- -- was he happy go lucky -- can you tell us about the way he was acting poor.

His sort of your mood just quiet armies.

Says of the Broncos might make a play off assuming -- -- and that's gonna say too much into it.

So we I mean.

You notice he was -- but you know he was like and the American all the conversations but you know.

You're missing like he was a -- ago.

Dear -- reports that he had dyed his hair red we've now seen in the media pictures of people instituted dating site did you have -- -- bill.

There was -- There was -- -- not that -- it was a no -- How did you how do you identify -- social after the shooting happened.

You saw on TV is picture or like how did you realize when did you realize this is the guy that we -- -- -- -- -- A walked in the house Friday from -- did work and -- images put them to you know play.

While I noticed -- A -- -- Clinton -- do so I have appear -- as good.

In -- zone we have the zephyr.

And not play well and -- like you know us on the sum up the bar for minimum I don't.

Pretty much notice security guard on the most of the guys saw and -- -- and the war was.

Things don't.

You just by identification you just remember in my hair for a moment -- -- got here.

The other people you're with your friends -- called -- -- and say hey guys do you remember that guy couples talked about it you know.

It -- any of those guys your friends Stewart's table disagree that maybe it wasn't that person now.

They're wireless on the same page of us on the same thing here Gregory's the bartender and India bar owner of the -- says.

We don't think we song we don't think Jackie so on and it was someone else possibly or Armey RS's opinion you know -- Only know he was there -- at my frankly wasn't this I mean he can't have what also what.

-- Well -- -- -- -- and in the mix this with.

They as a result slightly so you go to this far but occasionally and in regularly if you will you know.

Why -- -- is there's some debate in the media accounts about whether he was there enough.

I have -- can export initiative.

-- what I -- And to this point right now looking at their -- on the TV you are sitting in he was there -- -- censure of percent.

The owner here at the zephyr lounge has a different side of the story Myron melnick is the owner here -- this effort.

Admiring it Jacqui Mitchell told is he's certain he saw out on this patio.

Mr.

Holmes and Tuesday evening do you recall that if you talk to your bartenders what do you say about them.

Talked to my staff.

And nobody in my staff is familiar with him I'm here approximately six -- seven hours a day.

I -- anymore and downstairs in my office.

I had not a security camera.

In front of me.

And I watched the door it's our job to actually do -- to monitor who comes in here and we're not familiar with this person as your regular customer.

Now mr.

Mitchell said in -- he'd seen -- in the air two or three times in the past once with a group of those students.

In any -- he was telling -- certain and -- -- night.

But he was by himself that night he told us he didn't recall red or orange here.

Is it possible.

That he could have come in for a period of time.

James Holmes and had a beer out here -- you didn't see it because certain area that he was it was in here.

If I had to testify in court.

I'm not -- 100% certain that he was here.

Are not here.

But I know he's not a regular and as I say we monitor our door.

When somebody and somebody walks in the door if they don't go directly to the bar to get a drink I'm wondering what their businesses here.

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