Colorado theater massacre victims demand to know whereabouts of shooter

From Associated Press (via Fox News):  Several victims of the Colorado theater shooting have filed complaints alleging the state corrections department violated their rights by refusing to reveal where the gunman is serving his life sentence, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Several survivors of the 2012 attack that killed 12 and injured more than 70 have said they were upset after corrections officials quietly transferred James Holmes to an out-of-state prison in January. The agency has repeatedly refused to tell the public — including prosecutors, survivors and the families of the dead — where or how he is being held.

A state committee that handles victims’ rights complaints will address the issue at its Friday meeting. The panel could require prison officials to provide details of Holmes’ confinement, or it could propose ways the department can keep victims better informed in the future.

The case could ultimately be referred to the state attorney general to enforce the committee’s findings.

Corrections spokeswoman Laurie Kilpatrick said the agency had no comment about anything involving Holmes.

Holmes was convicted in August of opening fire in a crowded Denver-area movie theater in July 2012. Jurors could not agree that he deserved the death penalty, so he is serving a life sentence.

Some victims testified during sentencing that they didn’t want Holmes imprisoned in California, closer to his parents who live near San Diego. Prison officials had assured prosecutors last year that they would not move him there.

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