Nashville Tennessean Marie Varsos regained consciousness in enough time to see her husband, Shaun, rummaging through her pockets before he pointed a loaded gun at her and threatened to kill them both, according to a police report she filed on March 8. The Varsoses were in the middle of a divorce. Marie returned to the couple's home to pick up some belongings, but Shaun refused to let her leave, according to the police report. Marie Varsos told police she was able to get away after "talking him down." The police report noted she had visible marks on her neck, likely from strangulation.