reached a verdict finding james holmes guilty on all 165 counts against him. for the families of the victims it s a decision three years in the making. . this isn t about a thing who indiscriminately kills and it would look at it again if it was let out and the jury saw that and saw it pretty quick, right? they saw it really quick. alexander teeves died on july 20, 2012. he was 24 years old. his father joins us with his reaction to the verdict next. t-mobile now extends your coverage beyond the borders at no extra charge. get 4g lte data in mexico and canada just like in the u.s. and call and text as much as you want to and from the united states, mexico, and canada. you heard right! unlimited calls to any phone - even mobile.
but again it is highly unusual to see the fbi so quickly in the lead with so many agents on the ground, and to have a starting point of terrorism in a case like this. breaking news coverage continues but first two new breaking items we ll begin with this just in from aurora, colorado. the trial of james holmes, the suspected movie theater massacre is now going to the has been with the jury all day and now the jury has reached a verdict. a verdict reached in the trial of james holmes, who on july 20 2012, is accused of shooting up a movery theater and the premiere of the danger knighted rises. he is said to have gone on this rampage, left 12 people dead. there has been dramatic testimony. the jury had the case last evening and deliberated throughout the day and now
there was not an empty seat in the house. it was full of victims family members including sandy and lonnie phillips, the teeves parents. caleb medley was in a wheelchair, he and his family survived but he was in brain surgery at the time his baby was being born at the hospital. they each have their own unique story and they ve been waiting for this moment for the past three years. remember, it was all july 20, 2012, when the shooting happened and they want justice. they want closure to this chapter in their lives. i spoke with lonnie and sandy phillips off to the side who say what s next in our lives. that s the big question after all of this is done. so much energy and emotional time has been spent focusing on this moment, on this day, or on the next month when we finally learn what the sentencing will be and so there s still a lot of questions about moving forward, poppy. also, i know at 11:00 a.m. eastern to really just a
deliberations. a guilty verdict for james holmes would mean the start of another long phase of this trial and the same jury would also decide whether he will live or die. holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. ultimately he chose not to testify but the injury still heard plenty. from from him. the prosecution presented 22 hours of videotaped interviews with a court-appointed psychiatrist recorded two years after holmes shot and killed 12 people and injured 70 more on july 20, 2012. did you know that you would end up killing a lot of people? no. the dead can t be prepared or come back to life or be normal again. it s kind of irreversible. what about the wounded? they re like collateral damage, i guess.
mass shootings in history. anna ka brar ra has more information. we ve heard from college professors, now we re hearing from the accused killer himself. in a videotaped meeting, it s evidence that gets right to the heart of the case. the question of sanity. appearing calm and speaking in a steady monotone voice, the words of accused killer james holmes has projected an image. do you remember when you were arrested? zble what day was that. july 20, 2012. for the jury it was a brief look into the mind to determine whether holmes was really sane when he opened fire in a kroet movie thighs ter. do you take into consideration he knows that he s facing the death penalty?