I'm glad I didn't follow this case closely in 2016!
I don't think it will go to trial. I think SP can finally exclude her husband from the details and let her attorney negotiate a plea deal for her where she will not have to face her family, friends, or the public during a criminal trial.
We know that SP has long been an enemy to the truth -- they are not compatible whatsoever!
And another long history with self-harming while blaming others for the injury.
Reportedly, when SP was about age 21, her mother contacted police seeking advice about her daughter that was allegedly self-harming and blaming the wounds on her mother.
IMO, a person with the traits described as SP, she'd need attention to the degree the rest of us need air to breathe.
In November 2016, working on handcraft Christmas gifts-- I think SP desperately wanted a windfall that would allow her to pay down her debt so she could start using her charge cards again!
I have no idea what Best Buy electronic installers bring home but I think paying for the lifestyle depicted on social media, daycare for two kids, and the recent breast augmentation, probably had them maxed out.
According to the Complaint, the $49K+ generated on their Get Money page was used mostly to pay their credit cards.
So returning home from her fake abduction to also have a new and ready source to fund multiple sessions of therapy each month (since 2016), this was truly the gift that kept on giving! Seriously, we're talking some dedicated, committed, attention from a therapist where the topic is 100% SP! I'm curious if she had both male and female providers.
Regarding her relationship with KP (husband), a lot of history there too. I recall him stating that SP was his first kiss--I think in middle school!
Having known each other for decades, it seems to me that the couple really couldn't have many secrets from each other. Unlike the teen attending camp where SP was a camp counselor, she couldn't exactly tell KP that she was a Pro Surfer because he'd know this to a complete fabrication!
I think wanting to reinvent herself as somebody she clearly was not, somewhat explains why she constantly sought out other men and had so many affairs.
I think she held steadfast to the abduction farce for better than 6 years because it provided her the best of both worlds: SP got to mother her children, remain KP's bride-- a guy that can't see past the lies or accepts them, and dutifully provides for her.
MOO
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