Pennsylvania teen and his mother are charged in the stabbing death of the son’s girlfriend
Authorities released police bodycam footage Thursday showing the discovery of a Pennsylvania college student’s body that led to the arrest of her boyfriend, who said in court documents that a “demon” told him to stab her. The boyfriend’s mother, meanwhile, is accused of helping him cover up the crime, according to state police. Royce Moser, 18, of North Strabane Township,…
On September 4, 2026, authorities released bodycam footage revealing the discovery of a Pennsylvania college student's body, which led to the arrest of her boyfriend in a homicide case. The boyfriend, Royce Moser, 18, faces a homicide charge for the death of Karoline Heintz, a student at PennWest California University, whose body was found on August 20 after she failed to return to the southwestern Pennsylvania college.
Moser claimed in police documents that a "demon took over" and compelled him to stab Heintz in her vehicle in her boyfriend's driveway. During a preliminary hearing held on Tuesday for both Moser and his mother, Rachel Moser, authorities presented a 37-minute body-worn camera video from an officer. The footage shows an officer walking up to Karoline Heintz's Jeep in the dark, pointing a flashlight inside the back window, and yelling for EMS as sirens are heard in the background.
The officer then breaks two windows to gain access to the vehicle, stating, "Get someone here now." According to the affidavit, Moser told Heintz, "wait, I have something for you," before the incident occurred.
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