It's not just financial threats. She could have had him throw in jail as an "abuser" by lying to the police. People would believe her over him by default. Luckily he had such a big pile of evidence she couldn't play that card, but that's the card many female abusers use.
Presumably the financial loss from the divorce.
That's the real unspoken truth - abusive women are propped up by the financial threats they can make in divorce court.
I think when he mentioned being buried alive he was speaking literally. No divorce necessary.
It's not just financial threats. She could have had him throw in jail as an "abuser" by lying to the police. People would believe her over him by default. Luckily he had such a big pile of evidence she couldn't play that card, but that's the card many female abusers use.
I wasn't aware corpses could divorce.