Hi Dante:)
I have not found our old thread - but we questioned whether Maria & Laurean had an illicit affair - & she got pregnant & became vindictive when he refused to leave his controlling wife.
If Maria was so terrified of Laurean - we have to wonder how she was lured to the Laurean house. It looks like a woman’s plan - to call her over to discuss child support in exchange for dropping the rape allegation(s).
I have this nagging belief that the wife attacked Maria and bullied Laurean into skipping town. The wife seems not to be afraid of her “murdering husband”. It looks as if he has been following her orders since day one.
JMHO - but I’ve been wrong before;)
Unless he kidnapped her, this could well be the case. Just from the few facts revealed initially, it sounded that she was had at least a partial involvement. And him having a barbecues over their bodies was beyond perverted!