Decedent was killed at approximately 8:30 a.m., August 21, 1963, a Wednesday morning.  Decedent's best friend (Wilcox) testified that during a conversation with the mother on the afternoon of the day descedent was killed, the mother told him that she was almost certain that she was pregnant and that she had missed a period and was distressed about what to do with the child.

The mother admitted under oath that she had advised a girl friend that she was not aware of her pregnancy until after the descedent's death.  The record contains no evidence that the decedent ever mentioned his fiancee's possible pregnancy to his roommate before meeting his untimely death.

The mother first saw a physician on September 3, 1963.  After examination, the doctor concluded that there was a questionable pregnancy or that the patient was suffering from oligomenorrhea.  A pregnancy test was negative at this first examination performed by the treating physician, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology who ultimately delivered the child.  The physician testified that it is normal for the breasts to become very tender and sore "in the early weeks and again in the late weeks."