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Man wants new sentence in teen’s rape, murder, dismemberment

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FILE - This combination of undated file photos provided Friday, March 29, 2019, by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. Child welfare agencies in Pennsylvania missed one &quot;red flag&quot; after another in the case of a teenager who endured years of physical, mental and sexual abuse before her 2016 rape and murder, according to a report released Monday, April 2. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP)

Caseworkers missed ‘red flags’ before teen’s brutal death

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

This combination of undated photos provided by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office on Friday, March 29, 2019 shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. On Friday, March 29, 2019, Packer, who plotted the rape, torture and murder of her own teenage daughter pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. On Thursday, Sullivan pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and related offenses and was sentenced to death. (Bucks County District Attorney’s Office via AP)

‘Evil attracts evil’: Judge gives mom life in teen murder

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of file photos provided on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, by the Bucks County District Attorney shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. A jury is considering the death penalty or life in prison for Sullivan in the 2016 rape and murder of 14-year-old Grace Packer, while Grace's mother, Sara Packer, is due to plead guilty, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, to first-degree murder in exchange for a life sentence. (Bucks County District Attorney via AP, File)

Man gets death for teen’s rape, murder, dismemberment

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This combination of file photos provided on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, by the Bucks County District Attorney shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. Sullivan pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, to first-degree murder in the 2016 death of 14-year-old Grace Packer. Sullivan pleaded guilty to all charges in the 2016 death of Grace Packer. The penalty phase of his trial opens Friday, March 15, 2019 outside Philadelphia. A jury will hear testimony about Sullivan’s crimes before deciding on a sentence of either life in prison or death. (Bucks County District Attorney via AP, File) **FILE**

Mom admits plotting girl’s death: ‘I wanted her to go away’

By Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press

This combination of file photos provided on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, by the Bucks County District Attorney shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. Sullivan pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, to first-degree murder in the 2016 death of 14-year-old Grace Packer. Sullivan pleaded guilty to all charges in the 2016 death of Grace Packer. The penalty phase of his trial opens Friday, March 15, 2019 outside Philadelphia. A jury will hear testimony about Sullivan’s crimes before deciding on a sentence of either life in prison or death. (Bucks County District Attorney via AP, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Mother refused to aid daughter during attack

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This combination of file photos provided on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, by the Bucks County District Attorney shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. Sullivan pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, to first-degree murder in the 2016 death of 14-year-old Grace Packer. Sullivan pleaded guilty to all charges in the 2016 death of Grace Packer. The penalty phase of his trial opens Friday, March 15, 2019 outside Philadelphia. A jury will hear testimony about Sullivan’s crimes before deciding on a sentence of either life in prison or death. (Bucks County District Attorney via AP, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Prosecutor suggests death for man in teen murder

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This combination of file photos provided on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, by the Bucks County District Attorney shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. Sullivan pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, to first-degree murder in the 2016 death of 14-year-old Grace Packer. Sullivan pleaded guilty to all charges in the 2016 death of Grace Packer. The penalty phase of his trial opens Friday, March 15, 2019 outside Philadelphia. A jury will hear testimony about Sullivan’s crimes before deciding on a sentence of either life in prison or death. (Bucks County District Attorney via AP, File) **FILE**

DA: Man should die for teen’s rape, murder, dismemberment

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

CORRECTS SPELLING OF SARA ON SECOND REFERENCE - FILE - This combination of file photos provided on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, by the Bucks County District Attorney shows Sara Packer, left, and Jacob Sullivan. Sullivan pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, to first-degree murder in the 2016 death of 14-year-old Grace Packer. Grace's adoptive mother, Sara Packer, is expected to testify against Sullivan during the penalty phase of his trial. She has agreed to plead guilty and serve a life sentence. (Bucks County District Attorney via AP, File)

Man pleads guilty in rape, murder of Pennsylvania teen

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State considering death penalty for dismembered teen’s mom

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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2017 file photo, Sara Packer, center, handcuffed, the adoptive mother of Grace Packer, is led out of District Court in Newtown, Pa., by Pennsylvania Constables and taken into custody. Packer, whose teenage daughter's dismembered remains were found in the woods last fall, has been charged along with her boyfriend Jacob Sullivan with killing the girl in a &quot;rape-murder fantasy&quot; the couple shared, a prosecutor said. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Ex-foster kids: Abuse was routine in dismembered teen’s home

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Rose Hunsicker, center, the biological mother of Grace Packer, weeps as she prays with members of Bikers Against Child Abuse outside the church Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, on her way in to a memorial service for Packer, the local teen who who authorities say was killed and dismembered by her adoptive mother and her boyfriend, at the New Life Presbyterian Church in Glenside, Pa. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

The Latest: Friends: Slain teen had typical parent issues

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Rodney, left, and Rose Hunsicker, birth parents of Grace Packer, arrive for a memorial service in Glenside, Pa., Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. Friends described Grace, allegedly killed by her adoptive mother and the mother’s boyfriend, as a bubbly girl who looked out for lonely classmates at school. (Art Gentile/The Intelligencer via AP)

Teen slain in ‘rape-murder fantasy’ was friend to the lonely

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

Woman charged in adopted daughter’s death fostered 30 kids

By MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Girl killed in ‘rape-murder fantasy’ endured life of abuse

By MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Police search home in connection with teen’s dismemberment

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This photo provided on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, by the Bucks County District Attorney shows Sara Packer. Packer, whose teenage daughter's dismembered remains were found in the woods last fall, has been charged along with her boyfriend Jacob Sullivan with killing the girl in a &quot;rape-murder fantasy&quot; the couple shared, a prosecutor said Sunday. (Bucks County District Attorney via AP)

Mom, boyfriend charged in teenage girl’s dismemberment death

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Body of Pennsylvania teen found; mom faces lesser charges

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