Comment by bombcar
2 years ago
Everything I've seen indicates that the "court" seemed to think it was a case of "murder in red blood" or whatever they call getting angry and killing your wife these days, with a dose of "very intentional coverup afterwards".
Had he driven the car with her dead body directly to the police, he probably would have received the three year sentence or even less.
More has come out since the trial (and mostly on account of Reiser himself making very hard to walk back claims on the record in another court case).
Did more come out or did Reiser make up claims that he though would help his case? That would make him an idiot but doesn't really give any real evidence towards the murder being pre-meditated considring all his other bad decisions in court.
Not saying they were right, but that's likely what they were feeling (and maybe even the family was pushing for - they clearly knew she was dead, and just wanted the children out of the whole thing).