{"id":336588,"date":"2025-08-23T15:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T20:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=336588"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:36:48","slug":"man-charged-murder-ex-girlfriend-11-weeks-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/man-charged-murder-ex-girlfriend-11-weeks-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with murder of ex-girlfriend, who was 11 weeks pregnant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A Massachusetts man has been charged with murder after the body of a person believed to be his pregnant ex-girlfriend was found buried in his backyard. Police say he has confessed to killing her.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Gregory Groom has been charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Kylee Monteiro, who was 11 weeks pregnant.<\/li>\n<li>A body believed to be Monteiro&#8217;s was found buried on Groom&#8217;s property.<\/li>\n<li>Homicide remains a leading cause of death of pregnant women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Details:<\/h2>\n<p>Gregory Groom, 22, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, has <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/body-missing-pregnant-18-year-found-boyfriend-confessed\/story?id=124808985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly admitted<\/a> to killing his 18-year-old girlfriend, Kylee Monteiro, who was 11 weeks pregnant. Authorities say Groom stabbed Monteiro in the neck and chest with a kitchen knife, and then buried her body on his 25-acre property.<\/p>\n<p>Monteiro was last seen on August 7. One day earlier, she had been texting with her sister, Faith Monteiro, and disclosed that she and Groom had gotten into an argument.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; Monteiro&#8217;s text read. Faith Montiero told police that Kylee had been living in a homeless shelter for pregnant women because her relationship with Groom was &#8220;on and off,&#8221; and they had been having &#8220;domestic issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Groom himself called police on August 8 to report Monteiro missing, explaining that she had been &#8220;at his house, she was looking for a place to stay, they got into an argument and that she ultimately left his residence.&#8221; He also told authorities that she told him she was 11 weeks pregnant, and that he was the father of her preborn child.<\/p>\n<p>Though Groom initially denied any knowledge of Monteiro&#8217;s whereabouts, authorities threatened to get a warrant to search the property with a cadaver dog. Groom then confessed to stabbing her and burying her body, drawing a map which led authorities to the spot where a body, believed to be Monteiro&#8217;s, was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>Groom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/local\/kylee-monteiro-missing-update-rehoboth-ma-boyfriend-gregory-groom-arraignment\/3627613\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was arraigned<\/a> Wednesday in Taunton District Court, where his attorney entered a not-guilty plea. He faces charges of murder, assault and battery on a pregnant victim, aggravated intimidation of a witness, juror, police or court official, and assault and battery on a family or household member.<\/p>\n<p>Bristol Count District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn told reporters that it is &#8220;still too early&#8221; to determine a motive for the killing, but the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters:<\/h2>\n<p>Homicide remains a leading cause of death for pregnant women, and many of these homicide deaths are domestic violence situations. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smfm.org\/news\/new-national-study-finds-homicide-and-suicide-is-the-1-cause-of-maternal-death-in-the-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in January 2025, between 2005 and 2022, of 20,421 maternal deaths, 1,407 were due to homicide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>If you suspect you or someone you know is involved in a possible domestic abuse situation, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehotline.org\/\"><span class=\"s1\">thehotline.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or call 1-800-799-SAFE.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Follow Live Action News on <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> and <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/LiveActionOrg\/\"><b><i>Instagram<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for more pro-life news.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Massachusetts man has been charged with murder after the body of a person believed to be his pregnant ex-girlfriend was found buried in his backyard. Police say he has confessed to killing her. Key Takeaways: Gregory Groom has been charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Kylee Monteiro, who was 11 weeks pregnant. 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