Man pleads guilty to murder, rape and dismemberment of 14-year-old being fostered by girlfriend
A man in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the rape, murder, and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl, who was being fostered by his girlfriend.
Forty six-year-old Jacob Sullivan pleaded guilty to all the charges against him for the 2016 killing of Grace Packer -- first-degree murder and 18 other original charges including rape and kidnapping -- in a deal that will let a jury outside of Pennsylvania decide if he is sentenced to life behind bars or gets the death penalty.
The victim's adoptive mother, 44-year-old Sara Packer, has made her own agreement with prosecutors where she will plead guilty to first-degree murder. She received an anticipated life sentence in prison for her role in Grace's death. The jury will hear about Sara's anticipated plea agreement when Sullivan is being sentenced and will appear at his hearing as a defense witness, according to the deal she has made.