You don’t. My thinking was that someone found her, panicked, and tried to hide the body. Especially someone who knew he’d be a suspect.
Yeah, but a true suicide looks more like one if the person is left where they are.
I’m thinking murder myself.
Yes, lets ignore the most obvious and likely cause of death, murder, and concoct a story about how it was a very unlikely suicide. You are a regular sleuth and a really logical person, aren’t you. (unbelievable)
Amazingly, it turns out that that is exactly the suspect's story. His wife reportedly is the witness who came forward. Here's what he allegedly told his wife:
Before fleeing Jacksonville on Friday, Laurean gave his wife a note that said Lauterbach cut her own throat, the person said. Laurean said in the note that he had nothing to do with her suicide, but that he had buried her body, the person said. But crime scene investigators found blood stains and obvious signs that a cleanup had taken place inside the home...
Incidentally, they should be searching for two people: the woman and her baby, who was due very soon.