[KittenClaws]

He seemed to have bounced back from his wife’s funeral....About one week or so after her loss.
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Maybe that funeral was Prepayment for services rendered?

Two words in the news report: “unknown reasons”

[Nateman]

Maybe that funeral was Prepayment for services rendered?

Maybe more like the bloody horse head in "The Godfather": a way to make sure he follows through on what they told him to do.