The Dr. Greineder and Rabbi Fred Neulander cases are examples of men who murdered, (Fred had someone else do it) their wives rather than get a divorce..
.Divorce would have been more painful and threatening to their "image", family relations and financial state than total "erasure" of the "problem wife"...No more sneaking around, no more questions, no more demands and expectations from the totally disposable little wife, no more hassles..
A child was a potential responsibility hassle looming over Scott, financially, freedom wise, and it would be complicated by family expectations/judgements of whether he was a good father...He needed to erase hassle.
A child was a potential responsibility hassle looming over Scott...
Remember when Scott was first arrested. A few days after that, is first lawyer Macalister released this statement: "Scott did not know she was pregnant." It was all over the news. I think that could have been interpreted to read that Scott did not know she had gotten pregnant when she did. That maybe she wanted a baby and didn't tell him. If that happened, maybe he resented that too.
The personal information about Scott that the DA is bringing out in the trial IMHO is relevant. It more and more points to Scott being more than a cad but also a sociopath.
This would counter his parents claim that he is a sweet, lovable son and husband who wouldn't hurt a fly and will make the jury accept the possibility (at least those who are more intelligent and open minded that Justin No. 5) that he could be capable of killing his wife and unborn child.
Great post! Add to that: if he is a divorced man, there are going to be some who take sides with his wife and will probably begin to think of him with contempt, disdain, even hatred.
If, OTOH, he is the widower, he gets..... SYMPATHY. Love. Kindness. Understanding. Compassion. Positive attention.