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Don't you think it's more likely that he just wanted her dead immediately, rather than have her in a PVS for 15 years?

I think it's more likely that he didn't want her dead, and that maybe, just maybe, everyone that thinks he tried to murder her don't know what the hell they are talking about.

[GLDNGUN]

I think it's more likely that he didn't want her dead, and that maybe, just maybe, everyone that thinks he tried to murder her don't know what the hell they are talking about.

Could be, but nobody has said he wanted to "almost" kill her so she'd be PVS for 15 years, and THEN kill her, which is what you suggested.