re: #15 Sergey Romanov

Cataldo said that Alfetlawi told police he originally wanted to kill Mohamad Mokdad because Jessica was being allowed to become “Westernized” according to reports.

Later, upon further examination of the case, he said he began to realize that the abusive relationship was mainly based on controlling her, however.

“My position is that what the facts and evidence show is that it was not as much about religious beliefs as it was about control,” he said. “He forced her to relate to weird rules around the house; I don’t know if it’s religious but it (mostly centered) around issues of control.