Jury Seeks Death for Slasher
[UPDATE] Megan Konopka Slaying: Pictures of Murder Scene Sent to Her Sister
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 12:38 pm
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| Police say Thomas Haggie sent cell phone pictures of the murder scene |
Thomas Haggie, who rented the room in the Riddell House, Greggory Theobald of Elmira, New York have been charged with murdering the 21-year-old pregnant woman. Police learned of the slaying after Haggie called Megan's sister in San Bernadino and sent her two graphic pictures via cell phone of the victim. The sister then called police.
UPDATE: As more details emerge, the murder of Megan Konopka just gets more gruesome -- and stupid. Police say Greggory Theobald has confessed to killing her along with Thomas Haggie. And the sheer worthlessness of the crime is breathtaking.
Investigators first learned of the incident Sunday night, when Shanae Sharpsteen of California called Bradford police. She'd received a call from Haggie, who'd dated her sister Megan. Haggie told her that he'd "killed a girl last night in his apartment in Bradford." Then he sent her two cell phone pictures of the grisly murder scene...
Police thought the background images in the pictures resembled the Riddell House, a rooming house in Bradford. When they entered Haggie's room, they found Megan's body. She was in her third trimester of pregnancy.
After Theobald was arrested, he confessed they killed Megan to prevent her from testifying against them, though reports don't indicate what case he was talking about. There doesn't appear to be pending charges against either man in Pennsylvania.
Theobald says he and Haggie tried to strangle Megan, but she didn't die. Then they slit her throat but she still didn't die, so they "inserted a metal object into her throat to ensure she was dead," according to court records.
Theobald also led police to the place they dumped the knife.
Tags: Megan Konopka, Pennsylvania
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