I am Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, a 61-year-old Uber driver, and I was murdered because of a cruel scam that turned lies into lethal fear.
I left my home in Dublin, Ohio, doing what I had done countless times before — driving for Uber, trusting that a delivery request was legitimate. I had no idea that I was being manipulated by the same scammer who had already poisoned someone else’s mind with threats and lies.
An unknown scammer had called William J. Brock, feeding him terror and deception, convincing him that a relative needed $12,000 in bond money and that his family was in danger. The scammer didn’t just want money — they weaponized fear.
At the same time, that unknown scammer used me as a pawn, directing me to Brock’s home between Dayton and Columbus to pick up a package for delivery. I was never told about threats. I was never told there was danger. I was completely unaware of the lies that had already taken hold.
When I arrived at Brock’s home in March 2024, unarmed and unsuspecting, I was met not with questions — but with bullets.
William J. Brock shot me six times.
I posed no threat. I carried no weapon. I was not part of any plot. I was simply an Uber driver doing my job, trapped between a paranoid victim and a heartless scammer who set this chain of events in motion.
Later, Brock claimed self-defense. He said the unknown scammer had threatened him and his family, and that fear drove his actions. But prosecutors made it clear: I was unarmed, and I never knew about the scam calls or the demands for money.
A jury convicted Brock of murder, felonious assault, and kidnapping. He now awaits sentencing. Justice was served in the courtroom — but it came far too late for me.
As Clark County Prosecutor Daniel Driscoll said, both families lost loved ones because of this scam. And the bitter truth remains: the real criminals — the unknown scammers who engineered this tragedy — are still free.
They stole more than money.
They stole lives.
And they have yet to face justice.