[supercat]

There are charges that she didn't come to this predicament by an act of God, or a stroke of bad luck. There is medical evidence that something external happened to her. He fears he may be revealed as a batterer.

Only if she dies would anything that happened that long ago be relevant.

On the other hand, if there's been any misappropriation from her trust fund, that would establish a clear criminal motive for him to kill her (so as to avoid detection of his crime). Criminal motive + attempt to kill == attempted murder.

[Thumper1960]

You are correct. I didn't post that properly or nearly as well as you. Thanks for making sure that part of the message is clear to all.

I appreciate it!