Missouri Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Wife in 2019

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Missouri man of first-degree homicide within the loss of life of his pregnant spouse whose battered physique was discovered a couple of week after she was reported lacking in 2019.

Along with the homicide depend, Beau Rothwell, 31, Creve Coeur, was discovered responsible Thursday of tampering with bodily proof and abandonment of a corpse, the St. Louis Submit-Dispatch reported.

Rothwell admitted killing his spouse throughout his trial, however denied the killing was premeditated and sought conviction on a lesser manslaughter depend. He testified in the course of the trial that he bludgeoned 28-year-old Jennifer Rothwell to loss of life with a mallet at their residence on Nov. 11, 2019, throughout a heated argument over his affair with one other lady.

Beau Rothwell testified that he hit his spouse within the head from behind with a mallet, adopted her as she stumbled towards the storage door and hit her once more.

He faces life in jail with out the potential for parole when he’s sentenced July 8.

Prosecutors painted Beau Rothwell as a meticulous planner and confirmed the jury his texts with the opposite lady, in addition to an inventory of execs and cons he made for leaving his spouse. He had reported his spouse lacking, and police later discovered bottles of bleach within the residence and a moist, blood-stained carpet. Investigators stated the blood was his spouse’s.

Jennifer Rothwell additionally had appeared up “what to do in case your husband is upset you might be pregnant” on her cellphone earlier than she went lacking, police stated. Her physique was discovered about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of her residence and authorities stated she was about six weeks pregnant when she died.

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