Sam has a heated argument over an affair he claims his wife is having with his best friend. The argument escalates and Sam is overheard by the neighbors saying he wished his wife were dead. After repeatedly trying to get from Sam what happened to his wife, the best friend calls the police after two days, not seeing Sam's wife during that time.

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Sam has a heated argument over an affair he claims his wife is having with his best friend. The argument escalates and Sam is overheard by the neighbors saying he wished his wife were dead. After repeatedly trying to get from Sam what happened to his wife, the best friend calls the police after two days, not seeing Sam's wife during that time. ​

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Corpus delicti refers to the principle that a crime must be proven to have occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime. Establishing that Sam was in a heated argument with his wife before she turned up missing could be necessary to prove the corpus delicti in a case where it's suspected that harm has come to his wife.

Sam Has a Heated Argument Over an Affair He Claims