14 DAY TRIAL // The trial of the Aurora, Colorado killer that I have covered recently is coming to an end, reports say. Gunman James Holmes will be pleading guilty in the murders of 12 people in a cinema theater in July.
58 moviegoers were also injured when Holmes opened fire during a Dark Knight Rises screening, while donning a Joker getup.
According to the Denver Post, a guilty plea allows Holmes to escape the death penalty. If both parts come to an agreement, the trial could be over by Monday.
Attorney Dan Recht describes that, once the verdict is issued and Holmes goes to prison for life without the possibility of parole, the families of the victims will get some closure.
“They know Holmes will never be out on the streets again. And they don't have to go through the agony and trauma of a drawn-out legal process,” he says.