First, I am having a hard time playing catch up on these threads so apologies if this has been addressed.
Three observations:
1. Regarding his argument he had with SW the night of. There's no proof of that. IMO, it was his cover-up as things were very quickly closing in on him. I don't understand why this is taken as fact and analyzed when there is nothing but his word which we know is utterly worthless.
2. SW text messages to a friend, less than a week before she was murdered included (emphasis in bold is mine. The all caps emphasis, however, are SW):
SW:
"He has changed, I don’t know who he is.”
Friend: “What do you mean?”
SW: “
He hasn’t touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when I’m trying to figure out what is wrong. I just want to cry."
SW: "We’ve never had a problem in our relationship like this. No joke
. NEVER. THIS IS TOTAL LEFT FIELD”.
So, six days before, he suddenly changed, his behavior became very distant and remote in a way that SW had never observed.
To me it seems rather obvious....
That he had made the decision to murder his family. To remove the obstacle to the new life he wanted, the fresh start, he needed to
dehumanize her, keep his distance both emotionally and physically, if he was going to go through with it.
So I don't see an alleged argument.
More likely? A surprise attack when she was asleep.
Only his sick mind knows what happened but, just like Christian Longo, I find this utterly remorseless and calculated. Just because there is a leg shaking during sentencing doesn't mean he had an ounce of remorse. It's a way to release anxiety, period. He was a cornered animal, listening to the highly emotionally charged statements, so not a surprise this caused some discomfort in him.
3. How this case has haunted me as it probably has you too. Today, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, my heart is with her family and loved ones of SW and the precious children. I hope the family received a bit of closure with his sentence but I can't imagine how tormented they feel today.
Link to Longo interview who was surprised
at his own lack of remorse:
Christian Longo Murders - Death Row Execution Policy