CONWAY, S.C. (Court TV) — Nearly four years after the body of Gregory Rice was found wrapped in a tarp and dumped in a South Carolina river, his ex-girlfriend, who reported him missing, is set to stand trial for his murder.

Meagan Jackson’s booking photo. (Horry County Sheriff’s Office)

Meagan Jackson, 40, a former body transporter and the mother of Rice’s four children, is accused of plotting to kill him with her then-lover, Christopher Dontell, a former Horry County deputy coroner. The two were having an affair at the time of Rice’s death, and both were initially charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping.

Rice was last seen on Oct. 2, 2020. According to court records, Jackson reported him missing three days later. His body was discovered by fishermen on Nov. 8,

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