Lena Hale
You’re told every day what a piece of garbage you are. You start to believe it.
“You’re told every day what a piece of garbage you are. You start to believe it,” Lena said. “That systematic torturing, it gets in your brain and it changes your core beliefs about yourself.”
In late 2014, Lena and William moved in with Lania, and soon Lena became pregnant with Rosalee. That’s when the physical attacks began. “He knew I wasn’t going anywhere then,” Lena said.
She wasn’t the only one who accused Lania of violence. He was charged with aggravated assault in 2015 after one of his employees said Lania threatened him with a crowbar, an arrest report states. Court records indicate additional charges for alprazolam and marijuana possession and grand theft. None were prosecuted.