It could be just that simple.
http://www.fayobserver.com/article_ap?id=116508
"...Laurean asked his wife whether she was "with him on this" as they headed to the attorney's office, according to the affidavit. She responded: "I do not know. Is there anything you have not told me?" That's when Laurean told her what had happened, the affidavit states.
Bruce Shifflet, Laurean's father-in-law who lives outside of Prospect, Ohio, declined to comment. Lauterbach family attorney Chris Conard and Lauterbach's uncle Pete Steiner, who has served as family spokesman, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Authorities said Thursday they may have recovered the weapon used to kill Lauterbach, although they declined to say who gave them the item last weekend and what it was. Prosecutors have said an autopsy failed to answer all the questions about Lauterbach's death, including whether she gave birth before her death and of the identity of the father.
Authorities believe Lauterbach was killed around Dec. 15. Marine officials have said they attempted to find her after she failed to report to work on Dec. 17, but had evidence _ including a note left for her roommate in which she wrote she was tired of the Marine Corps lifestyle _ that led them to believe she left on her own.