On the day of the shooting, ABC News ran this article called Aurora Suspect James Holmes’ Mother: ‘You Have the Right Person’:
A California woman who identified herself as the mother of James Holmes, the 24-year-old man federal authorities said is the suspect in a mass shooting in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, told ABC News her son was likely the alleged culprit, saying, “You have the right person.”
The woman, contacted at her home in San Diego, spoke briefly with ABC News and immediately expressed concern her son may be involved in the shooting death of at least 12 people overnight.
“You have the right person,” she said, apparently speaking on gut instinct. “I need to call the police… I need to fly out to Colorado.”
Turns out the mother never said “You have the right person” referring to her son. She was referring to herself and she refused to even comment on her son to the reporter that called her because she wasn’t familiar with the story. Wow.
Levin explains below: