Father of Sandy Hook killer 'wished son was never born'

Adam Lanza went from buying toys for needy children to a mass murderer, says father Peter

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THE father of Adam Lanza, who killed 20 young children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012, has spoken out for the first time, saying he wished his son had never been born.

"You can't get any more evil," he told the New Yorker. "How much do I beat up on myself about the fact that he's my son? A lot."

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