Killing someone draws unnecessary attention to them and there's always those nasty investigations and questions to be answered. So much easier to fake a death -- especially when you already have blackmail on the person to keep them quiet and complacent. Yeah, people will be upset over the "death" -- for a day or two -- then everyone forgets about it and moves on.
She outed Michelle/Michael and this was the price she had to pay.
Killing someone draws unnecessary attention to them and there's always those nasty investigations and questions to be answered. So much easier to fake a death -- especially when you already have blackmail on the person to keep them quiet and complacent. Yeah, people will be upset over the "death" -- for a day or two -- then everyone forgets about it and moves on.