We move on to the trial, and no doubt, his attorneys will claim "crime of passion," that's what we will see (IMO, but not really), and thats what he's banking on, because a premeditated murder charge carries with it a stronger sentence. But I think, imo, this was premeditated. I think he found out that she was dating Paul, and he was angry. He may have even found out about the cruise.
I'd like to shed some light as a woman who was in an emotionally, and later physically abusive relationship. I'm not sure how much we can talk about without rule breaking, but I suspected him right away because it was text book what I went through. I don' think this was a crime of passion, IMO, I think this was premeditated. Given my experience, I thought that her car was dumped in a tawdy hotel was two fold: one, there have been claims that the keys were left: so hopeful that someone would steal it, but when I went straight to the ex was that it was left in a hotel parking lot: that implies, to me at least, rage and an attempt to make her look seedy--the new boyfriend, he views her then, as doing something 'inappropriate.' It's hard to explain, but as the victim of domestic abuse, this reads very clearly to me.
His lawyers are now, I'm assuming, going to argue crime of passion to get him on a lesser sentence. I'd argue that it wasn't even that. I almost wonder if he knew and was even trying to get her back the night before with the text about her children. IMO, this was premeditated.
