A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for an Earlville man who killed his wife with a corn rake, then tried to make it look like an accident. 43 year old Todd Mullis will be sentenced on December 17th at the Delaware County Courthouse in Manchester. On Monday, a jury in Dubuque convicted him of first-degree murder. The conviction carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. Mullis killed his wife, 39 year old Amy Mullis with a corn rake on November 10th. Prosecutors said he was enraged over an affair Amy Mullis was having and that he had been considering killing his wife for years. Shortly after the verdict was read, defense attorney Jake Feuerhelm said his client would appeal the conviction.
