The Case of the Deadly Fall

Detectives Davis and Moreno watched as a couple of paramedics took away the body of Claire Looms. She was dressed in a red taffeta dress with black pumps. The outline of her body remained on the concrete driveway.
“It was a terrible accident,” her husband sobbed. “I knew I should have stopped her. Now it’s too late. I’ve lost her forever!”
“It’s always difficult to lose a loved one,” Moreno said. “But we need you to make a statement. We’d like to clarify a few details.”
“Oh, sure,” Mr. Looms replied as he wiped some tears from his eyes. “Claire insisted on cleaning out the gutters herself. I told her that we could get a professional to do it, but she didn’t want to spend the money. Well, anyway, I helped her with the ladder.”
Davis noticed the fallen ladder beside the house.
Mr. Looms continued with his story.
“She worked at it a while and seemed to be doing well, so I went into the house. A few minutes later, I heard this awful scream and a loud crash. I rushed out and found her… there on the pavement. Oh, it was awful!”
Davis talked with Moreno privately as Mr. Looms stared into space.
“It was an awful death, but his story is even more awful!”

WHAT DID DAVIS SUSPECT?

THE ANSWER
He suspected that Mr. Looms had pushed his wife out a window. No women would wear a red taffeta dress and black pumps when climbing a ladder to the clean the gutter!