Sevakis worked as a dancer at a strip club. A fellow dancer, Karen Parsley, encouraged Sevakis to leave the domineering Floyd, only for Sevakis to claim that he would kill her and her son if she tried.
At a strip club, Sevakis danced. Her colleague, Karen Parsley, advised Sevakis to escape from Floyd's dominance, yet Sevakis declared that he would kill both her and their son if she tried.