Colorado shooter’s sister says his eyes changed

The younger sister of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes says her brother’s eyes and overall demeanor were different when she visited him in jail last year.

Chris Holmes testified Monday that he responded to questions with one-word answers during the visit nearly two years after the attack. She says his eyes were “almost bulging out of his head in a way.”

Chris Holmes described a normal childhood in California, packed with vacations, but said her brother had a hard time finding friends and adjusting when the family moved to San Diego. She said she didn’t know her brother was mentally ill growing up, but she also didn’t know how to recognize the signs.

The jury is considering whether James Holmes should serve life in prison without parole or be executed for killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in a packed movie theater in 2012.

Defense attorneys say he suffered a severe psychotic break.