Walter Rogers, 43, was found dead from a shotgun blast at his Anne Arundel County home on April 23, 2004. She placed the initial call and was arrested two days later and charged with first-degree murder.

During the investigation, Laura Rogers said her husband had been controlling and abusive for years. Her teenage daughter from a previous marriage told her Walter had been sexually abusing her and was the father of the girl’s unborn child. Laura discovered a videotape that she said Walter had made documenting the abuse. She later confessed to shooting Walter while he slept and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a negotiated deal.

At sentencing the judge, after viewing the videotape, described Walter Rogers as a horrible human being and, citing a battered spouse syndrome diagnosis and the circumstances, imposed a 10-year sentence but suspended all but the 198 days Laura Rogers had already served. Does anyone have information about the family, the videotape, or the case that could add detail to the timeline?