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Because of our laws concerning habeas corpus, prosecutors will rarely move forward with a murder prosecution should there be no body as evidence that a murder took place.

A. should there be no body as evidence
B. without a body as evidence
C. unless there may be a body to show
D. without having found a body for evidence
E. lacking the possession of a body for evidence

Source: McGraw-Hill's GMAT

I was split between A and B. Is A wrong only because is wordy?
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“Should there be no body” is an awkward construction; answer B offers the clearest and most concise answer.
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