With their anger and tears stirred by the sight of James Holmes in a courtroom with red hair and glassy eyes, the families of those killed in the Colorado theater massacre now must go home to plan their final goodbyes.NICHOLAS RICCARDI and P. SOLOMON BANDA
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – With their anger and tears stirred by the sight of James Holmes in a courtroom with red hair and glassy eyes, the families of those killed in the Colorado theater massacre now must go home to plan their final goodbyes.
Tom Teves’ stare bore into Holmes as the 24-year-old former graduate student sat as though in a daze during his court appearance Monday. Teves’ son was one of the 12 people Holmes is accused of killing after Alex Teves dove to protect his girlfriend in the shooting early Friday.
Another 58 were wounded, including seven critically, when a gunman opened fire at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in nearby Aurora.
The father called the red-and-orange-haired object of his anger “a coward” for allegedly mowing down defenseless victims, including a girl.