[battousai]

I have to wonder if the mom had started up a relationship with her killer again then broke it off

From what I read elsewhere not at all, this guy was a nut who had a history of threatening her and other women, long criminal history.

Surprising how gun laws didn't stop him from getting a gun, I know we need more gun laws! That'll show them criminals! /sarc

[lastchance]

There is no doubt he should have been in prison.