You are describing David Koresh like cults, not mainline evangelicals.
Typically people under that sort of control do not act out as she did.
Coupled with the fact that she was embroiled in a Nigerian check-kiting scheme, your little fantasy is more about your prejudices than any facts of this case.
I followed this case closely from the beginning. There is absolutely no proof so far that this woman was abused in any way nor that her husband knew she was involved in the check kiting scheme. The evidence that will be forthcoming will be interesting.
It is my belief that she is going to use the abused housewife defense and smear this man’s name. He can’t defend himself because he is dead. What witnesses will be produced beyond her own father that will point to evidence of abuse? We’ll see. But so far no one has come forward saying they saw evidence of any abuse.
Last of all, she shot the guy in the back while he was in bed sleeping. Hardly self defense. She didn’t shoot him in the middle of a heated violent argument. She could have left him at any time or walked out of the door while he was sleeping if she was so abused but she didn’t. And after she shot him she unplugged the phone so he couldn’t call for help and took off with her 3 little girls taking the murder weapon with her. Why did she need the gun with her? Why not leave it there?
Mary said she went over to her husband and wiped blood off of his mouth. He asked her “why?”. If she was abused he wouldn’t have had to ask and Mary didn’t say “because you abused me” she said “I’m sorry” and left him there to die. These are her own words stated in her confession. She didn’t leave her attorneys much to fight with except to turn her into a victim.
I have been watching her body language from the ill concealed smirk when she was sprung from jail to the smug attitude in the courtroom while she wears her cross proudly around her neck. This woman is no victim.