Gregory Groom, Kylee Monteiro
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The 22-year-old man will be charged in connection with the murder of missing 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, who was 11 weeks pregnant.
Police, DA: Kylee Monteiro’s boyfriend confessed to stabbing teen to death, burying body on property
The suspect in the murder of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro faced a judge Wednesday morning where prosecutors recounted Gregory Groom's confession in the incident to Rehoboth police.
The ex-boyfriend of a missing 18-year-old who was 11 weeks pregnant has been arrested after her remains were discovered, officials said.
She always brought a smile into every room she walked into and her laugh was contagious,” said a former classmate of Kylee Monteiro.
Gregory Groom, of Rehoboth, confessed to police that he stabbed Kylee Monteiro multiple times with a kitchen knife, according to prosecutors.
Kylee Monteiro’s disappearance and death, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, highlights an unsettling truth for many women in unstable and abusive relationships: pregnancy can increase the risk for violence.