Gregory Groom was ordered held without bail in the murder of his pregnant 18-year-old girlfriend Kylee Monteiro in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
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A haunting text was revealed in court Wednesday as Gregory Groom was charged with murder in the
death of his pregnant 18-year-old girlfriend Kylee Monteiro in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Prosecutors said just before she was killed, Monteiro texted her sister saying, "If I die, it was Greg."
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He pleaded not guilty to murder and several other charges at his
arraignment in Taunton District Court Wednesday.
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After the argument, Mohan said Monteiro sent a text message to her sister. He read it in court Wednesday.
"He threw me on the ground and pulled my hair and strangled me. My phone is at 4% and if I die, it was Greg," Mohan said.
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Mohan said Groom admitted he had an argument with Monteiro, pushed her, and that she fell back and hit her head. Police then asked Groom to tell them where Monteiro's body was buried. Mohan said Groom drew a "rudimentary map" of the County Street property where Groom lives.
Mohan said Groom eventually told investigators he killed Monteiro after the argument on August 6 behind a shed on the property. He stabbed Monteiro twice in the neck and once in the chest with a kitchen knife, causing the blade to break, the prosecutor said. Groom then allegedly told police that he buried her about 20 yards away.
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