A Meta man has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend in June 2010 in Maries County
Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman said Terry Fritz , 43, was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action by a jury in Texas County, Friday afternoon.
He is facing life in prison without parole.
The case was moved to that county on a change of venue,
Fritz remains was charged with the death of Kinga Gillibrand, 35, the mother of his son.
The killing happened in the home the couple shared in the Meta area.
Initially Gillibrand's body could not be found, but in November 2010, deer hunters found human remains on property that Fritz had access to. DNA tests eventually determinted the remains were Gillibrand.