Holmes played soccer and ran cross-country in high school.He attended a local Lutheran church with his family, according to the church's pastor.In Aurora, Holmes lived on Paris Street in a one-bedroom apartment, in a building with other students involved in health studies.In a rental application for another apartment he applied for, he described himself as "quiet and easygoing".

But he turned down the offer and in June 2011 enrolled as a neuroscience Ph D student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.Two years later Holmes spent the summer of 2008 working as an instructor at another camp for underprivileged children.According to the CV he submitted to the camp he was an "aspiring scientist" and had been working on mapping the neurons of zebra finches, and studying the flight muscles of hummingbirds.He left some digital footprints, like a university email address, an old My Space photo, a dating profile on Match.com, and a profile on Adult Friend Finder, as well as a resume at the employment website According to a few sources, Holmes may have hired prostitutes and left reviews of them on an online message board.
But he turned down the offer and in June 2011 enrolled as a neuroscience Ph D student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.
Two years later Holmes spent the summer of 2008 working as an instructor at another camp for underprivileged children.
According to the CV he submitted to the camp he was an "aspiring scientist" and had been working on mapping the neurons of zebra finches, and studying the flight muscles of hummingbirds.
He left some digital footprints, like a university email address, an old My Space photo, a dating profile on Match.com, and a profile on Adult Friend Finder, as well as a resume at the employment website
According to a few sources, Holmes may have hired prostitutes and left reviews of them on an online message board.
Holmes was hospitalized after attempting suicide several times while in jail in November 2012.