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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#383030;font-size:14px"><strong>Beau Rothwell is convicted by Missouri jury of murdering his pregnant wife by hitting her in the head with a mallet during heated argument over his extra-marital affair</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#383030;font-size:14px"><strong>In addition to the murder count, Rothwell, 31, Creve Coeur, was found guilty of tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#383030;font-size:14px"><strong>Rothwell admitted to killing his 28-year-old wife, Jennifer Rothwell, during his trial, but denied the killing was premeditated and sought conviction on a lesser charge of manslaughter </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#383030;font-size:14px"><strong>He testified at trial that he bludgeoned Jennifer to death with a mallet at their home on Nov. 11, 2019, during the heated argument </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#383030;font-size:14px"><strong>Jennifer Rothwell&#8217;s body was found about 45 miles northwest of her home, authorities said she was about six weeks pregnant when she died</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#383030;font-size:14px"><strong>Prosecutors painted the defendant as a meticulous planner, buttressed by his texts with the other woman, as well as a list of pros and cons he made for leaving his wife &#8211; before the brutal murder </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#383030;font-size:14px"><strong><strong>He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole at sentencing scheduled for July 8</strong> </strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Beau-Rothwell-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-406574" width="834" height="1134"/><figcaption><strong>Beau Rothwell, [photo], of <strong>, Creve Coeur, </strong>MO., was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant wife Jennifer Rothwell whose battered body was found about a week after she was reported missing in 2019. He admitted that he bludgeoned Jennifer to death with a mallet at their home on November 11, 2019, during a heated argument over his affair with another woman</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A case of suspected intimate partner violence and homicide in a Missouri household has been settled after tree years when a jury has convicted the widower of murder in the death of his pregnant wife whose battered body was found about a week after she was reported missing in 2019. <br>In addition to the murder count, the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/beau-rothwell-found-guilty-of-murdering-his-pregnant-wife/article_99045230-2c88-5c6c-8f07-f8e87178f645.html" target="_blank">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a> reports, 31-year-old Beau Rothwell of Creve Coeur, was also found guilty on Thursday of tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse.<br>Rothwell admitted to killing his 28-year-old wife, Jennifer Rothwell, during his trial. <br>However, he denied the killing was premeditated while seeking the conviction be based on a lesser manslaughter count. <br>He testified during the trial that he bludgeoned Jennifer to death with a mallet at their home on November 11, 2019, during a heated argument over his affair with another woman. <br>Rothwell reported Jennifer missing on November 12, before police found her car abandoned on the side of a busy intersection. On November 19, 2019, Jennifer&#8217;s body was found in a wooded ravine off U.S Route 61 and Route KK in Lincoln County, about 45 miles northwest of her home in Creve Coeur.<br>Authorities said she was about six weeks pregnant when she died. <br>In the days prior to her tragic death, Jennifer, who was a chemical engineer, had looked up &#8216;what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant&#8217; on her cellphone, police said. <br>Rothwell is could be facing life imprisonment without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced on July 8.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Jennifer-Rothwell-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-406576" width="840" height="808"/><figcaption><strong>In the days prior to her tragic Jennifer Rothwell, had looked up &#8216;what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant&#8217; on her cellphone, police said. Post mortem showed the 28-year-old chemical engineer was six weeks pregnant when she was murdered.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Beau Rothwell reported his wife, Jennifer Rothwell, missing late Tuesday, November 12, 2019. <br>By noon on November 15, he was charged with second-degree murder. Police said they found wet carpet soaked with bleach and large areas of blood in carpet and carpet padding in the couple&#8217;s home north of Creve Coeur. <br>Police had found evidence that Rothwell bought cleaning supplies, including bleach and gloves on November 11, a day before he murdered his wife.<br>In addition to the murder count, Rothwell, 31, Creve Coeur, was found guilty Thursday on charges of tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse. <br>Prosecutors revealed at trial that Rothwell had made a pros and cons list about his affair before killing Jennifer. <br>The murder suspect noted in his laundry list, &#8216;better sex life,&#8217; &#8216;more respect,&#8217; and &#8216;fresh start&#8217; as pros, and listed &#8216;half my assets/money,&#8217; &#8216;trust is shaken/tainted,&#8217; &#8216;my family disappointment,&#8217; and &#8216;take on her kid with his probs,&#8217; as cons in deciding the eventual fate of is wife, the St. Louis Dispatch reported. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Beau-Rothwell-and-Jennifer-Rothwell-wedding-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-406577" width="839" height="817"/><figcaption><strong>Beau and Jennifer Rothwell at their wedding in 2015 ;</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">At trial Rothwell&#8217;s attorney argued that the pregnancy had not been a surprise to him and he was happy about it but it was an argument about his extra-marital affair what ignited the violence that led to Jennifer&#8217;s murder. <br>But, prosecutors shared Facebook messages where Rothwell told his mistress that &#8216;part of him wanted Jennifer&#8217;s pregnancy not to work out. <br>&#8216;If there is a miscarriage or something I&#8217;ll leave her after that and be with you,&#8217; another message reads. <br>Investigators testified in court that the bereaved husband referred to his wife&#8217;s body as &#8216;it,&#8217; when telling police where it was located.<br>In the days prior to her tragic death, Jennifer, a chemical engineer, had looked up &#8216;what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant&#8217; on her cellphone, police said. <br>Jennifer was found naked and in fetal position, with her head covered in a plastic bag on November 18. Rothwell testified that he hit his wife in the head from behind with a mallet, followed her as she stumbled toward the garage door and hit her again.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Beau-Rothwell-and-Jennifer-Rothwell-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-406579" width="838" height="922"/><figcaption><strong>Beau Rothwell, [right], according to Facebook messages shared by prosecutors, told his mistress that &#8216;part of him wanted his wife Jennifer&#8217;s [left], pregnancy not to work out. </strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when he&#8217;s sentenced July 8. <br>Prosecutors painted Beau Rothwell as a meticulous planner and showed the jury his texts with the other woman, as well as a list of pros and cons he made for leaving his wife. ; <br>He appeared to have sealed his fate when after he had reported his wife missing, when police later found bottles of bleach in the home and a wet, blood-stained carpet. Investigators said DNA from the blood evidence in their home matched his missing wife. <br></p>

Missouri man convicted after admitting to fatally hitting pregnant wife in the head with a mallet during heated argument over his extra-marital affair, in 2019 – Beau Rothwell made list of pros and cons about his mistress, before murder
