I speak for Michael Snyder shot eight times by his wife and then buried in the yard only to be found by his stepson’s conscience as the stepson confessed his limited involvement in the crime to friends and later the police.

And where was Michael’s six year old daughter as shot after shot impacted her father, as mom wrapped dad’s body in a tarp to be stored until later buried?

Conscience does not seem to be an issue for the wife after several shots, getting a friend to bring a backhoe in for body disposal; lying to the police about her husband’s whereabouts; and failing to disclosure to the new homebuyers that she had turned the yard into an impromptu cemetery where she acted as judge, executioner, corner, and mortician.

Why, because she was the victim of years of abuse of course. Abuse which lead her to defending herself against abusive husband who, by the way, was also apparently dealing with questions about his own sexuality.

And the only witness to the abuse, apparently not the seventeen year old son, or the six year old daughter who should be able to outline incident after incident of where stepfather/father heaped this abuse on mom to such an extent that seven or eight bullet holes proved the only remedy. But I am sure you give them enough time and they will come up with the stories necessary to defend their one surviving parent. After all we do not wish the fourteen year old daughter to lose both parents, especially a mother who involves a minor child in the attempt to hide her criminal actions.

And there are no police reports, no shaking heads among neighbors and friends, just one male ‘friend’ who saw the bruises on the wife and did not respond by calling the police, by setting up counseling or other services, no he responded by lending her the murder weapon.

And if you believe all of this is ridiculous beyond belief, Google “Mary Winkler”.