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'I Am Bad News,' Aurora Gunman Warned Weeks Before Movie Theater Attack

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MSNBC.COM - The text message, sent to another graduate student in early July, was cryptic and worrisome. Had she heard of "dysphoric mania," James Eagan Holmes wanted to know?

The psychiatric condition, a form of bipolar disorder, combines the frenetic energy of mania with the agitation, dark thoughts and in some cases paranoid delusions of major depression.

She messaged back, asking him if dysphoric mania could be managed with treatment. Mr. Holmes replied: "It was," but added that she should stay away from him "because I am bad news."

It was the last she heard from him. click here to read more