Found Deceased MA - *BOYFRIEND ARRESTED*Kylee Monteiro 18, 3-mo pregnant, Rehoboth, rptd 7 Aug 2025

[Soulmagent]

Indictment hearing from today.

His eyes were on track mode the whole time.

 

[Knox]

His eyes were on track mode the whole time.

Barely blinked.

 

[Bodhi]

"On Tuesday, Groom and Faith Monteiro arrived at the police station for an interview."

Missing Mass. teen’s boyfriend confessed to killing, led police to body, DA says

The day before prosecutors say her boyfriend stabbed her three times, 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro sent an ominous warning to her sister: "If I die it was Greg."

www.masslive.com

That reads to me like Faith was there for police to confront Groom with Kylee's texts to her.

Kylee's sisters Faith and Kitty did an incredible job bringing attention and resources to locate her. I hope their Herculean efforts bring them comfort and some peace in the days and years ahead.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

In Iowa, where I live, if a fetus of any age dies in the commission of a crime, the perp can be charged with and convicted of "nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy", even if the mother survives.

It sounds like those girls never knew anything but tragedy.

Unfortunately, Massachusetts doesn't have a fetal homicide law.

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Some states have "fetal homicide" laws that allow for separate charges related to the death of a fetus. Massachusetts is not one of those states.

 

[Soulmagent]

I dunno what to say here.. RIP Klyee.

 

[GraceG]

In some states, Groom coule be tried for murder of the unborn child under the Fetal Homicide Act but apparently not in Massachusetts as the pregnancy was less than 20 weeks. As far as I can tell (NOT an attorney) Massachusetts only addresses murder charges in relation to the unborn in cases where the fetus was viable (see Commonwealth vs. Ronchi - though you'll have to wade through a lot of legalize on infideltity and other defenses to get to the viabale fetus portion) OR vehicular or involuntary manslaughter.

A brief synopsis of the "viable fetus" portion of Commonwealth s. Ronchi is here: https://lc.org/newsroom/details/022...ourt-affirms-killing-unborn-child-is-murder-2

There have been some attempts to change this - (the full text of the actual bill can be viewed here)
H1683 | Massachusetts 2021-2022 | An Act relative to fetal homicide | TrackBill

A key element in that was the wordage
"(b) Whoever engages in conduct that violates any of the provisions of law listed in this
12 chapter which results in the death of, or bodily injury to, a child in utero when the conduct
13 occurs, is guilty of a separate offense under this section.
14 (c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the punishment for that separate
15 offense is the same as the punishment provided under law for that conduct had the injury or
16 death occurred to the unborn child’s mother."

This bill did not pass, those opposed claiming that it would restrict the rights to legal abortions although there was language in the bill that specifically addressed that concern:
"(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the prosecution:
22 of any person for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant
23 woman, or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such
24 consent is required by law; of any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant woman or
25 her unborn child; or of any woman with respect to her unborn child.”

Hopefully, Kylee's case may get someone to take another look at the MA laws, he should be held accountable for two deaths, by murder, not manslaughter, in my opinion.

 

[Kittypoo]

Can mods update the heading please?
So sad

 

[Bodhi]

Kylee's sisters organized a candlelight vigil in Rehoboth for Saturday night.

Hundreds gather in Rehoboth to remember Kylee Monteiro

Friends, family and community meet in Rehoboth to mourn the young murder victim

www.thesunchronicle.com

 

[Bodhi]

This video shows the large turnout at the Vigil for Hope for Kylee Monteiro. I hope coming together for the candlelight vigil helped her family, friends, and everyone in attendance. Coverage of the vigil raises awareness about deadly violence against pregnant women.

Vigil held in Rehoboth for Kylee Monteiro, pregnant teen allegedly murdered by boyfriend

More than 100 people gathered in Rehoboth Saturday night during a vigil for Kylee Monteiro, the pregnant teenager who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend and buried in a shallow grave.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Tricia]

Can mods update the heading please?
So sad

Please hit the report button when there are changes in a case. We are not able to read all of the posts made daily on Websleuths. Thank you very much. This is so sad.

 

[justme11]

Thank you, @Tricia

 

[wendybtn]

Grim. I am so sorry. When a pregnant woman is missing, I always post the above article, that Homicide is the number one cause of death for pregnant women in the United States.

How can we do something about this grim statistic?

Idk. But it seems like the murder of pregnant women is worse now than 40 years ago.

 

[reasonableguess]

Idk. But it seems like the murder of pregnant women is worse now than 40 years ago.

Just more widely reported. Even through the early 2000s, many states regarded such crimes as a "family matter" and they were not reported, tracked, or prosecuted at all. (Source: I worked in a domestic violence safe house serving women from 2 states.)

 

[AuDHD]

Just more widely reported. Even through the early 2000s, many states regarded such crimes as a "family matter" and they were not reported, tracked, or prosecuted at all. (Source: I worked in a domestic violence safe house serving women from 2 states.)

this. Or the family wouldn’t report that there had been a pregnancy bc the deceased was unwed and they didn’t want to admit it for fear of shame on them or her memory.

My dad was adopted from an unwed mother’s home in the 1950s. The couple stayed together and had more kids, but they put him up for adoption bc it was before they were married. so sad.

 

[tlcya]

sad to read the update. Many suspected based on a history of case following but still sad. She was such a young woman and had already seen such tragedy. And now snuffed out by one she loved at one time, her baby never to be born.

Just really really depressing. Prayers for her loved ones.

 

[Nieves]

I hope Justice acts and gives everyone what they deserve.

 

[Nieves]

Idk. But it seems like the murder of pregnant women is worse now than 40 years ago.

Idk. Perhaps crimes against women or disappearances didn't matter as much in the past. Many cases never reached the courts or the media.

 

[Nieves]

Just more widely reported. Even through the early 2000s, many states regarded such crimes as a "family matter" and they were not reported, tracked, or prosecuted at all. (Source: I worked in a domestic violence safe house serving women from 2 states.)

Yes. I agree. A long time ago (well, not so long, only decades ago) those crimes were "family matters" in a lot of families.

 

[Nieves]

Or justice cannot act without sufficient evidence and consequently we have cold cases.

 

[Nieves]

The world has not stopped being dangerous or fatal for the weakest, women, children, the elderly, minorities.. No country is exempt from murders of women. It's a tragedy.