CBS NewsAdam Lanza’s father, Peter Lanza, is speaking at length for the first time since his son shot and killed 26 people more than a year ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Adam Lanza also killed his own mother and himself that December day in Newtown, Conn. His father, Peter, gave an extensive interview with The New Yorker magazine. He says the only reason he is alive is that he was not in Newtown that day.
When Adam Lanza took a rifle to Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, his father Peter hadn’t seen him for more than two years — only getting periodic updates from his ex-wife Nancy about their troubled son.
Adam had been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, and had been growing increasingly hostile toward his mother.
As Peter Lanza told the New Yorker, “With hindsight, I know Adam would have killed me in a heartbeat, if he’d had the chance. I don’t question that for a minute. The reason he shot Nancy four times was one for each of us: one for Nancy; one for him; one for (his brother) Ryan; one for me.”
Peter Lanza insisted his son gave no warning signs — that he had no idea Adam Lanza was capable of such unspeakable violence. He told the magazine, “(Nancy) never confided to her sister or best friend about being afraid of (Adam). She slept with her bedroom door unlocked, and she kept guns in the house, which she would not have done if she were frightened.”
He said only two victims’ families have accepted his offer to meet with him. “I need to get some good from this. And there’s no place else to find any good. If I could generate something to help them, it doesn’t replace, it doesn’t. … But I would trade places with them in a heartbeat if that could help,” he said.
CBS News spoke with one couple who reached out to Lanza — Alissa and Robbie Parker. The couple’s 6-year-old daughter, Emilie, was killed at Sandy Hook.
Robbie Parker said, “I got the impression from him that he was grateful for the opportunity to offer his condolences and his apologies.”
As much as Lanza revealed, there is one matter he wants to keep private — what he did for Adam’s funeral. “No one knows that,” he says, “and no one ever will.”
Peter Lanza made one more startling admission, CBS News’ Don Dahler reported. He recently started wishing that his son had never been born. He said, “That’s not a natural thing, when you’re thinking about your kid. You can’t mourn for the little boy he once was. You can’t fool yourself.”
Dragging this lie out again. I guess people have forgotten that the 2nd ammendment needs to be eliminated along with the rest of the Bill of Rights? (pretty much gone at this point, see Federal/IRS building in Maryland).
“one for each of us”… that doesn’t sound scripted at all.
“Robbie Parker reached out to Lanza”… you mean the fool actor whose dead kid later showed up in a pic with Obama? You mean the actor whose pics are so photochopped that anyone can see that the kids have no legs…. Jeez….
“no one will ever know what happened to Adam’s body”…. Now that is one I can believe in!
Maybe he never was…
Yes, because wishing your son was dead is clearly a natural thing to say no matter how bad your son is. NOT!
He says, “Adam would have killed me in a heartbeat”.
Nice father. I can see he cared more about himself than his son. Most parents (the morally and caring kind) would give up their lives for their sons. Evidently, he doesn’t care.
Finally, where did they dig up this guy? It took him a whole year to come out. Granted he looks like Lanza, but really? How much did he get paid for this acting debut?
I also agree with Chris’ comment above, “Maybe he never was…..”
My BS meter is pegged.
just keep telling the lie..oh and make sure its a big lie, now keep telling it over and over in multiple ways, trying like hell to make it true..but alas..its still a lie and most intelligent people can see right thru you
you wish adam never existed? well guess what.. he never did, wish came true lier
Peter, Peter, Peter … tisk, tisk, tisk [shaking my head]. You knew about this all along sir. What did “they” hold over your head and threaten you with?
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This doesn’t even amount to “Bad Theatre” (SNL) any more.
Freakin’ pitiful.
Oh..this is from CBS “the all-seeing eye” news. That explains everything.
Wow! This article is such complete bullshit. It’s hilarious. Robbie Parker tried to help Lanza? BAHAHAAHAHA!!! Talk about trying to connect two phoney characters together to make it seem like it was real. This story is phonier than a 3 dollar bill. Talk about beating a dead horse. This is complete bullshit beyond belief. I’d hang the writer if I saw him.