[Blue Jays]

"...how can foul play be ruled out..."

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Good question. I suppose (purely a guess) there needs to be a body to assert a crime has occurred?

[Hieronymus]

She always could claim to have had an abortion.

That said, some people do manage to conceal pregnancy. Alternately, keeping a fairly low profile and then up and moving quickly after birth might be a way of putting things behind. As well, if one’s immediate family is in agreement, then it would become much easier.