Husband ‘killed with baseball bat by wife when she was pregnant by lover’

In March 2008, a chilling incident foreshadowed the fate of Georgia family man Donald Clark. He awoke one night with a bedsheet over his face and discovered his estranged wife looming over him with an aluminum baseball bat.
This event eerily anticipated Donald’s death just months later.
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Donald tied the knot with his second wife, Jennifer, in 1997, and initially, their life together seemed happy as they welcomed two sons in 1998 and 2000.
The family dynamic began to shift when Donald, out of generosity, allowed Michael Yost, the troubled son of his best friend Charlie, to move in.
Podcaster Annie Elise sheds light on the situation: “Michael had just gotten out of prison on drug charges, so things had been tense at home between him and his parents, so Donald and Jenny offered for him to stay with them. Donald obviously knew about Michael’s messy past and he just wanted to help him turn his life around that’s just who Donald was he was always trying to see the best in everybody.”
Annie notes that Donald might not have been entirely surprised by his wife’s betrayal: “Apparently Jenny had cheated on him before several times with multiple different men and each time that Donald learned about one of these affairs, he would always choose to take her back again.”
Donald, hesitant to split his family, chose to have Michael leave instead. However, not long after, he was shocked awake by his 30-year-old wife wielding a baseball bat.
The couple decided to divorce shortly after that, but by October, Donald opted to give Jennifer another chance, a decision that would prove deadly.
Meanwhile, Jennifer had moved in with Michael, while Donald had a fleeting affair with the nanny he’d hired for his kids. Annie noted that Jennifer likely regretted leaving, saying: “it seems likely that she was tired of her living situation with Michael because he couldn’t provide for Jenny not the way that Donald had.”
But just over a month after Jennifer returned home, Donald vanished, prompting daily-contact-expecting family members to report him missing. When police inquired, Jennifer suggested Donald might have left her for another woman, which relatives found “ridiculous.”
During a house inspection in October, investigators noticed an oddly clean area near Donald and Jennifer’s bed, contrasting with the dusty and cluttered room. Forensic tests uncovered bloodstains on the mattress, which Jennifer attributed to her sons’ play.
Former Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Cayce Ingalls found Jennifer’s explanation for bloodstains in her home dubious, stating: “When was asked about the blood she stated that that was life with boys. Jennifer Clark’s story was not very believable to us.”
The case took a turn when Jennifer gave birth to her third child in November 2008 and listed Michael, not her husband Donald, as the father on the birth certificate.
A breakthrough came just before Christmas when a dog walker discovered Donald’s wallet in a wooded area near his residence. A subsequent search revealed an aluminum baseball bat, similar to one Jennifer had once threatened Donald with, and on Christmas Eve, searchers found Donald’s body.
Prosecutor Richard Milam described the grim scene: “He had a plastic bag over his head. Of course his head was just … battered. That was a clear indication that not only was he hit with a blunt object very hard, he was hit multiple times. It was an ugly mess.”
Following the gruesome discovery, both Jennifer and Michael were arrested and pointed fingers at each other for the murder. Michael eventually struck a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to felony murder, concealing the death of another, and tampering with evidence.
He received a life sentence and won’t be eligible for parole until 2039, at age 53.
Meanwhile, Jennifer took the stand to defend herself, insisting that being nine months pregnant made it impossible for her to deliver the fatal blow. Her 2011 trial was marked by a dramatic “outburst” in court.
Nikki Nalley, Donald’s daughter from a previous marriage, recounted to the US TV documentary ‘Snapped’ how her stepmother lost control: “She jumped up and said that the only good thing about Michael Yost was what was between his legs. Screamed it in the middle of the court,” she revealed.
Jennifer was convicted on February 4, 2011, of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, concealing the death of another, tampering with evidence, and two counts of cruelty to children. She received a life sentence plus an additional 60 years.