>This woman gunned down her husband in cold blood after he discovered her involvement with the Nigerian scammers and the resultant debt incurred in her pursuance of greed.<
This, I hadn’t heard about.
The fact that was a preacher (and hence a domineering, pedantic taskmaster, etc) was a major factor in the minds of many.
I’m willing to leave it to a jury to decide whether a crime like this resulted from selfish intent, mental illness, or some combination of both. But it shouldn’t make any difference in the minimum amount of time for involuntary confinement. Anyone whose mental problems are severe enough to do something like this needs to spend decades in a secure mental hospital, at a minimum.
Severe mental illness doesn’t just go away. In cases involving violence, the violent tendencies often go away after the person reaches old age, with its accompanying hormonal changes and reduced physical abilities. But the notion that someone crazy enough to do something like this is safe to release into society after a few months is . . . well, crazy.