The problem/challenge Rickman and Carter had been in a volatile, off and on relationship for several years. In September 2013, Carter broke off the relationship after several heated arguments, and one of those arguments had led to charges of battery being filed against Rickman, based on Carter’s complaint to the police. On September 13, 2013, Carter was shot to death at Rickman’s home. Rickman said she acted in self- defense after Carter raped her. Prosecutors charged that Rickman’s real motive was in part to retain custody of her child, which was in dispute in a divorce case. Rickman allegedly feared she would lose custody rights if the battery charges remained in place, so in desperation, she resolved to kill Carter. Police and prosecutors knew that the communications be

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