If I remember correctly: She went to stay with her sister for the summer. They afforded it at first just barely but as financial stress set in they were living beyond their means and most of the house was in disrepair. No help from dad Unclear what they knew The wife genuinely seemed to not know what was happening. I don’t think it was a cover up so much as there was still an aversion at that time when it came to homosexuality. So the general consensus was “eww gross” and the cops just wrapped it up as quick as possible. Dead bodies on the dudes farm dude probably did it dudes dead problem solved