
“When Larry’s desperate begging and threats failed to stop May from seeking a divorce, the thought of losing his family was unfathomable to him,” Vicente wrote. “As of January 9, Larry does not direct any more spells or ‘hexes’ toward May, nor does he make any more requests for assistance with his crumbling marriage.” “He sends emails through the beginning of February asking to punish the man with whom May had an affair,” the detective said. 9, one day after his wife’s disappearance, “Larry’s focus shifts.” While investigators say they built their case on evidence of Larry’s online obsession with his wife, a sudden departure from that activity was also presented as a critical clue. “I think she wants me to snap,” he wrote in an email, according to the detective. In January 2021, as Larry learned that his wife was serious about proceeding with a divorce, “Larry was growing more desperate,” Vicente said. “She’s only nice to me when she needs me or sick.” “Can you hex to have her hurt enough that she will have to depend on me and need my help,” Larry wrote in an email, according to the affidavit. On a family trip to ride dirt bikes, for example, Larry appeared to request a curse that would make his wife crash and get stuck on bedrest, investigators say. “The emails became increasingly panicked,” Vicente says, describing spells that Larry purchased to harm Maya badly enough that she relied on him and couldn’t leave.

Eventually, though, Millete wrote that it was “time to take the gloves off.” The magic was initially aimed at making Larry’s wife obey him or fall back in love with him, Vicente said. The purported psychics and spirit channelers sold Larry spells he could “cast” on May. The husband had repeated contact with various companies offering “spells” online, authorities said.

There were also the “spellcasters,” a revelation that first came to light in a news conference held by authorities the day of Larry’s arrest. Larry searched “plant you take to never wake up,” “water hemlock” and for a variety of drugs that could be used to incapacitate a person, including the known “date rape” drug Rohypnol, investigators found. But the searches also veered into violence, demonstrating “homicidal ideation,” according to the detective. This included more mundane searches – like “my wife doesn’t want me to touch her” – and articles about maintaining a relationship. Investigators found that Larry’s internet activity also centered on controlling Maya in the marriage. Meghan McCain book shares why she left ‘toxic’ times at ‘The View’
