The depiction of the other murders has a direct storytelling part in the plot or in the personality of each character. The character of the two stupid guys (Carl and Grimsrud) are well established by that point—as is Jean (Jerry's wife)—so depicting the exact situation and murder is pointless. It would be gratuitous and redundant. By leaving it unseen, the audience is more engaged to contemplate: Would she have screamed? What would the numskulls have done? Is this a likely, but stupid thing they would do?
By not showing Jean's murder, the audience gets an emotional recess which can then be used to build the tension further and better for the subsequent grisly wood chipper scene.
The script does not contain her murder—only the aftermath, though I don't know if that's because the posted script was retroactively matched to the print or if it was shot to match this script. Search for "Jean sits" in the script to see for yourself.
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