ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — The body of 28-year-old Jennifer Rothwell, the St. Louis County, MO woman who went missing over a week ago, is believed to have been located, according to officials.
The discovery was made after Jennifer Rothwell’s husband Beau Rothwell, who is currently in custody, provided to police information on an area in Troy, Missouri, about an hour northwest of St. Louis.
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Police have not officially confirmed the body as being that of Jennifer Rothwell.
At around 5:15 p.m., officers began searching the area off the roadway of U.S. Route 61 just north of KK.
At around 11:15 p.m., a woman’s body was found two miles north of Highway 47 along U.S. Route 61, near Cuivre River State Park, reports KSDK.
Beau Rothwell was charged last Thursday with tampering with physical evidence in the investigation into the disappearance of his wife.
Rothwell is being held on a $100,000 bond.
According to a probable cause statement, Rothwell was seen buying bleach, carpet cleaner and gloves. Inside his home, detectives said they found wet carpet soaked with bleach, and large areas of blood in carpeting and underlying pad, according to KSDK.
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