We are treading thin ice here and don't want to sleuth the victim. But I will say, IF IF IF the "crime wasn't as much of a crime" and he ended up doing 8 years and becoming a lifetime Tier 3 RSO for it, that could definitely be motivation for revenge when he finally got out. Can you just imagine, sitting and stewing about it, all the rage that would build up inside you? Going through whatever rehabilitation measures they require? What's it called when, if someone accuses you of doing or being something, you end up doing or being it? Self fulfilling prophecy? Like in a relationship where one partner constantly accuses the other partner of cheating, and it leads to that person cheating. I know it's wild and out there but he did not take that washcloth with him. Either he was an inexperienced perp and just make the dumbest mistake ever (probably), or he didn't take it with him b/c he didn't anticipate police getting involved. We know he has the violent streak, evident by the domestic abuse--and if he was even a shred less guilty than he was found to be, that could definitely have created a monster. Now, I don't think this is as likely a scenario. I think he was and is guilty on all charges.