In a 55-page protective order that Susan filed with the Livingston parish, she claims that Burt physically abused her on multiple occasions. According to the protective order, on January 20, Burt and Susan began an argument when she smashed a radio and space heater on the floor. It is said that she then punched him in the head. In the documents he submitted, it is claimed that when he tried to wipe the blood from her face, Burt began dousing her with water, verbally abused her again and then allegedly threatened to “cut her to pieces.”