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Pennsylvania Police Charge Two Persons in Fatal Stabbing of College Student
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Pennsylvania State Police arrested 18-year-old Royce Moser after finding the body of 18-year-old college student-athlete Karoline Heintz inside a vehicle near the California Library in Pennsylvania. Investigators determined that Moser fatally stabbed Heintz in the chest during an argument outside a residence in North Strabane before concealing her body in the rear hatch of her Jeep Cherokee. Authorities also charged Moser's mother, Rachel Moser, with multiple felony counts after evidence indicated she assisted her son in cleaning the vehicle with disinfectant spray and disposing of the murder weapon. Royce Moser faces criminal charges including homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence, while Rachel Moser faces charges of hindering apprehension, evidence tampering, and criminal conspiracy.
Why this is news
Pennsylvania State Police charged 18-year-old Royce Moser and his mother, Rachel Moser, in connection with the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Pennsylvania Western University student Karoline Heintz.
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