Bristol County District Attorney announces indictment in the murder of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced the indictment of 22-year-old Gregory Groom of Rehoboth. 

Groom has been indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury for the Murder of his girlfriend, 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, on August 7th, at 107 County Street in Rehoboth along with Witness Intimidation. 

According to WCVB, prosecutors previously stated that Groom was the initial person to notify police of Monteiro’s disappearance on August 8th. He claimed she had come to his residence seeking shelter but departed after a dispute.

Prosecutors further noted that Groom subsequently confessed to authorities that he had shoved Monteiro during a confrontation on August 6th, causing her to fall and strike her head. He also acknowledged dislodging her phone from her grasp, which resulted in charges of domestic assault and battery.

When informed by police that they intended to search his property, Groom eventually admitted to repeatedly stabbing Monteiro with a kitchen knife amid the dispute. Prosecutors added that he described excavating a grave in the nearby woods to conceal her remains.

Monteiro’s body was discovered approximately 20 yards from the shed where the incident took place, buried about 5 feet deep, according to the prosecution’s account in court.

Groom is currently held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in the Fall River Superior Court on Tuesday, November 25th.