Police release video of finding murdered Pennsylvania college student in back of car

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, faces a homicide charge in the death of Karoline Heintz, a student at PennWest California University whose body was found Aug.20 after she failed to return to the southwestern Pennsylvania college, according to a criminal complaint.Moser said he became angry with Heintz during a conversation in her vehicle in Moser’s driveway and that he had a “demon take over” and tell him to stab her, according to the police affidavit.A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday for Moser and his mother, Rachel Moser, in Heintz’s death.An attorney for Royce Moser declined to comment on the charges against him, and a message left for a public defender representing Rachel Moser was not immediately returned.The 37-minute video released Thursday is from an officer’s body-worn camera.

It shows the California, Pennsylvania, police officer walking up to Karoline Heintz’s Jeep in the dark.The officer points a flashlight inside the back window, yells toward another officer nearby, then gets on his radio.“Control, I need EMS here right now,” the officer said.“I’ve got an unconscious female in the back of this car right now.

Any additional units, any in the available area, please.”An operator radios back, “Is she breathing?”“Negative,” the officer responds as sirens are heard in the background.“I’ve got blood everywhere.”The officer then breaks two windows to gain access inside the vehicle.“Get someone here now,” he said.According to the affidavit, Moser said he told Heintz, “wait, I have something for you” before retrieving a knife from his home.The victim fell out of her vehi...