Dan Murphy

This is post-arrest, of course.

Let's find out what we can find out about.

Was he ever violent with her before?

Are there court records that indicate orders of protection back where they used to live?

Were there police reports that show that there had been fights that did not result in arrest or maybe that did and the cases were dismissed?

What can I learn about him and his behavior toward women in general that might help prosecution paint a picture of him that this was not an isolated moment where she came at him?

that this guy has a pattern and a history during his life of controlling behavior, of violent behavior, of escalations.

And in this case, I think we have so much material that shows us that he was intent on harming, if not killing her there.

But in his previous life before this wife, what were his patterns?

That is very compelling evidence in a courtroom.

It's compelling to anyone to learn that the person has a pattern and a history of handling frustrations through violence.

Certainly.

Magazines are what semi-automatic weapons or fully automatic weapons hold the rounds in, as opposed to a revolver, which is in a cylinder and the bullets are easily slid into the cylinder.

The magazine contains, it depends upon the size, the caliber of the weapon, the make.

It can be six or eight rounds.

It can be up to 17 rounds.

There are even larger mags that hold up to 30 that are used with handguns sometimes.

But a magazine is a very simple device, spring-loaded.

You put the rounds in.

It tightens up as you increase the number of rounds in the magazine until it's filled.