Newtown killer’s father is ‘broken,’ family says

Adam Lanza’s father remains “broken” and family members are “shaken to the core” and stigmatized a year after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, his aunt has told a British newspaper.

“Peter has only spoken about it to a very, very small number of people, including myhusband, Michael, his brother, as they are very close,” Lanza’s sister-inlaw, Marsha, told the Daily Mail from her home in Crystal Lake, Ill. “Peter is a changed man. He’s broken. How can you ever begin to try and deal with that? It’s just impossible.”

Dec. 14 marks the first anniversary of Adam Lanza’s spree. He first killed his mother, Nancy, in her bed, and then slaughtered 20 firstgraders and six educators at the school in Newtown, Conn., before taking his own life.

Investigators said the antisocial 20-year-old was obsessed with violent video games and mass murders.

Peter and Nancy Lanza divorced in 2001, but he had regular contact with Adam until their relationship deteriorated. He last spoke with his son in 2010.

The family is still at a loss to explain what motivated the blood bath, Marsha Lanza said.

“Was there something more we could have done? Did we miss the signs?” she said. ‘I went over old Facebook messages that Nancy sent me at the time, and nothing seemed to indicate this was coming. We’re still struggling to understand it ourselves.’

She also said she has been shamed in public because of their last name.

“It happens everywhere — the bank, restaurants, gas stations,” she said. “You see them see the name ... and then you know what they’re thinking.”