My guess is that the Missus has been part of this since the beginning. Like she knew about the rape charge and the pregnancy.
Maybe they were planning on taking the baby and making it look like Marie and skipped town. Something went wrong in the procuremnet process-— and Marie and the baby died.
So, they cleaned house and disposed of the body/s. But the family kept making a stink. SO, plan two. Him running and her trying to make out like there was a suicide that went south.
IOW, I think the wife is as guilty as the husband. As you can tell, I’m feeling really cranky today. But if you paint the walls after a murder, you’re guilty of sumtin’.
Absolutely!
My thoughts exactly. An ‘adoption’ gone bad...