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Remains were found in the search for Kylee Monteiro on Tuesday in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and her boyfriend, Gregory Groom, is facing charges.
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.
When Groom was interviewed by police Aug. 19, he said Kylee Monteiro arrived at his house Aug. 6 from a residential program and said she hoped to stay with him, revealing she was pregnant and he was the father, a prosecutor said, according to WLNE.
Massachusetts police converged in an area where 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro was last seen, almost two weeks after she was reported missing.
REHOBOTH, Mass. — Friday marks the eighth day that 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro has been missing. Monteiro, who is 11 weeks pregnant, was last seen on Thursday, August 7, at her boyfriend’s home in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, according to family, friends, and law enforcement.
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Pregnant high school grad shared unsettling concern before vanishing after argument with boyfriend
I tried talking with her after that, and she just stopped responding,” the friend, who was not identified, told WCVB 5.