[MRM]

That is unusual. Bail for murder charges can be denied. Often bail is set so high it can't realistically be met. If someone makes bail there are conditions to their release. The conditions should include no contact with the victim and staying away from the crime scene, not doing anything to upset the victim, etc. There must be some reason to let the defendant live in his home and there must be some protection or buffer zone built into the conditions of release.

A few years ago in our area there was a similar murder where the local neighborhood nut job had a feud with a neighbor over feeding deer in their backyard. He and his wife came out one evening, him wielding a shotgun. After an exchange of words, the guy just blew the neighbor away. The wife was tried for aiding and abetting the murder but was acquitted, even though she appeared to be verbally encouraging the murder, she didn't take part. I thought that was a real miscarriage of justice.