Opinion ID: 1958976
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: frederick james roop, sr.

Text: The pregnant victim in this case was living with defendant and their 4-year old son in an apartment in New Castle County. Defendant was aware of his wife's extramarital relationship with another man. On the day of the murder, defendant saw his wife and her paramour in his wife's car and pulled up behind them at a traffic light, at which time the paramour fled. The wife then followed husband to husband's place of business and tried unsuccessfully to explain why she and the other man were together. Upon arriving home later, defendant left his 4-year old son in his pick-up truck, went into the apartment, shot his wife with a .38 caliber handgun, and on the way out of the apartment told a cleaning lady, Hey hon, call the police, I just killed my wife.