. >> ron bamieh is jane's defense attorney.ccording to him, dave laut is far from the hometown hero so many believed him to be. the real truth about dave laut, said bamieh, for nearly three decades, he subjected his wife to horrific abuse. >> like all abuse, it's power and control. we have verbal abuse, names he called her over a long period of time. emotional abuse. the way he treats her. we have physical abuse, that's everything from the punching to the kicking to the slapping to the hitting, throwing her down, pulling her hair, spitting on her. >> and jane wasn't the only victim, said bamieh. dave was angry that his adopted son, michael, was not athletic. >> neighbors would hear him call michael names, [ bleep ], racial names to michael that are just horrible. we have him yelling at him in the street because he can't ride a bike or catch a football or play baseball. >> all those years jane was afraid to report dave, said bamieh, afraid of what he might do to her loved ones. so she covered up her abuse and her injuries. we ob