What I see as an observer of this tragedy:
- husband 30 years older than a wife
Wife - young& beautiful seems to be a "trophy wife"
- they got married after 2 weeks of "dating"
Love-bombing at its worst
- husband had been married twice before
- Previous wife who died 9 months before accused him of DV
- husband had a teen daughter who was completely oblivious that Dad got married again
- husband tortured animals
(dog hit unconscious,
cat thrown down the stairs)
- husband fired a gun in the kitchen with wife inside
- husband threw
a loaded gun at wife / made a hole in the wall during rage attack
- during divorce proceedings husband spied on the wife
- one night he was in the yard of the house she was living and spying on her
- husband hit her with a full, heavy box
- husband hit her in the face/head
Did I miss anything?
Well, ladies and gentlemen
I see a woman mentally/psychologically abused for a long time and on every level.
Manipulated, intimidated, fearful.
A woman fearing escalation,
fearing for her safety.
And fearing for the safety of her young daughter.
And the last thing
mind-blowing for me:
I also see a lot of misogyny
JMO