Which elements are typically required to prove murder?

Which elements are typically required to prove murder?

• A. Killing of a non-human animal with malice aforethought.
• B. Unlawful killing of a human being by a person with malice aforethought, caused by the defendant’s act, with a causal connection to death.
• C. Unlawful killing of a human being by a person without malice aforethought.
• D. Unlawful killing of a human being by a person with malice aforethought, but without a causal connection to death.

Answer: (B)