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  • Jessica Padgett Murdered, Corpse Sexually Abused

    The body of a 33-year-old daycare worker was found on her stepfather’s property and police believe the man may have killed his stepdaughter so he could have sex with her dead body.

    53-year-old Gregory Robert Graf confessed to killing Jessica Padgett and disposing of her body.

    Police found evidence that the body had been sexually abused after Padgett died. An investigation turned up a videotape made by Graf that shows him having sex with the dead body of Padgett.

    Police believe that Graf killed Padgett because he planned to have an ongoing sexual relationship with her body and they plan to use the video and Graf’s confession in court.

    Padgett was a mother of three and a newlywed.

    She had just married her husband Michael Padgett in September. She was reported missing on November 21st after she failed to return back to work after her lunch break. She told her coworkers that she was headed to her stepfather’s home to use his fax machine.

    Prosecutors filed an abuse of corpse charge against Graf on Monday, but said that the new charge will mean that they cannot seek the death penalty.

    “It is not a capital case. We’ve reviewed the aggravating factors,” the DA told presiding judge Stephen Baratta during a court hearing.

    Padgett’s mother lived with Graf in the home where Padgett was murdered, but was in Florida when the crime occurred.

    The family is aware of the tape and the abuse of the body but has not made a statement about it.

    More charges will likely be filed against Graf as the police continue to turn up more evidence.

  • Jessica Padgett: Sex Allegedly Stepfather’s Motivation For Her Murder

    Jessica Padgett, a Pennsylvania mother of three, was found murdered on her stepfather’s property, and he has been charged with her shooting death as well as abuse of a corpse.

    Padgett was killed on November 21, but her body was not found until a week later. Her stepfather, Gregory Graf, admitted to state police that he killed Padgett in order to have sex with her body, which he reportedly filmed. He later hid her remains behind a shed near his home.

    Graf recently asked a judge for a court-appointed attorney, saying he didn’t want to take money away from his family, but the judge denied his request.

    “You’re not going to be able to escape paying for the resources of an attorney. I just can’t allow that,” said Judge Stephen Baratta.

    Investigators have allegedly taken DNA from Graf to aid in the case against him for sexual abuse of a corpse, but because the assault took place after Padgett was dead, prosecutors cannot pursue the death penalty.

    Police also confiscated several bags of marijuana at Graf’s home, where he reportedly had a grow operation, but it’s not clear whether he has been charged for that yet.

  • Jessica Padgett: Gregory Graf Videotaped Himself Sexually Abusing Corpse

    New details have been made public regarding the Jessica Padgett murder case. The most recent revelation is that the assailant and Padgett’s stepfather, Gregory Graf, videotaped himself having sex with Padgett’s corpse after he shot her. According to Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli, the recording was recovered from Graf’s computer. Morganelli said that the video, which is now in possession of state police, offers evidence supporting Graf’s statement when he was arrested for homicide last month. “He videotaped it,” Morganelli said, “so there’s a videotape of him abusing the corpse sexually.”

    Morganelli believes that necrophilia was the main motive in Padgett’s murder, and that’s the argument they’ll be pursuing in court. Morganelli will be filing an abuse of corpse charge against Graf, although it means they won’t be able to seek the death penalty due to the charge being a misdemeanor. “It is not a capital case. We’ve reviewed the aggravating factors,” the DA told presiding judge Stephen Baratta during a court hearing.

    During the same hearing, Graf applied for a public defender but was denied because of his wealth. Graf said in court that he didn’t want to burden his family financially, but the judge rejected the application saying that Graf had enough money to pay for his own defense.

    Padgett was a mother of three who recently married Michael Padgett back in September. Padgett’s body was discovered on November 26 on Graf’s property. When he was arrested, Graf admitted to shooting Padgett and burying her body on his estate. Padgett was last seen on November 21st when she left her workplace, Duck Duck Goose Child Care, for her lunch break.

    Morganelli told reporters that he had spoken to Jessica’s husband, Michael, about the details of the case including the existence of the videotape. He also said that the abuse of corpse charge will be filed on Monday, December 8.

  • Jessica Padgett Murder: Necrophilia Motive in Killing?

    Jessica Padgett was allegedly murdered by her stepfather, Robert Graf. The missing daycare worker’s body was found on November 26th. Authorities have determined she was shot, and are now trying to determine if necrophilia–sex with her dead body–was a motive for the killing.

    Padgett, a mother of three, vanished Friday, November 21st, after leaving her workplace, the Duck Duck Goose Child Care in Northampton, for her lunch break. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli says his office is trying to determine if a sexual attack may have happened before, during or after the shooting death of Jessica Padgett.

    “We know she died of a gunshot wound and we haven’t excluded necrophilia as a possible motive in the killing,” Morganelli said. “His possible motive was to have a sexual relationship with the body.”

    He added that there’s nothing that indicates the two had any kind of sexual relationship prior to Jessica Padgett’s murder.

    Jessica Padgett reportedly left work to go to her mother and stepfather’s home, where she planned to use their fax machine. The one at her office wasn’t working. She never returned to work after her lunch hour. Her body was latered discovered inside her car in the parking lot of a Dollar General store, which is located near her mother and stepfather’s home.

    Officials said earlier this week that they believe Robert Graf killed Padgett in his home and then drove her vehicle to the dollar store parking lot where he retrieved his own vehicle, which he had likely parked there earlier in the day.

    Philly.com reports that Robert Graf videotaped himself having sex with Jessica Padgett’s dead body.

    John Morganelli declined to discuss what the video showed, other than to say Graf committed a variety of sexual acts against Padgett, 33, of Whitehall Township, who once described him as like a second father.

    Authorities say they are working to determine whether the murder was premeditated. Authorities say Padgett’s mother was away in Florida at the time her daughter was murdered.

    Padgett’s family released a statement following news of the arrest saying they are “devastated by the loss of Jessica.”

    “She was a beautiful, vibrant young woman who was loved by her family and friends. The world shines less bright today,” the statement reads.

    If necrophilia was involved in the murder of Jessica Padgett, it adds an even worse air of disgust to this tragedy. Not only will her mother and children grieve her horrific passing, they will always be reminded of the perverted aspect of her death.

  • Jessica Padgett Alleged Murderer’s Stunning Motive: Sex With Her Dead Body?

    The murder of 33-year-old Jessica Padgett is tragic enough in and of itself.

    The Pennsylvania daycare worker was allegedly killed at the hands of her own step-father, 53-year-old Gregory R. Graf, which only added to the horrible nature of her death.

    However, the motive put forth by prosecutors lifts Padgett’s untimely death puts a disturbing and bizarre spin on exactly why Graf is believed to have murdered his step-daughter and hid her body on his seven-acre property.

    According to the Allentown Morning Call, Graf is believed to have murdered Padgett in order to have sex with her corpse.

    At the time Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli made the accusation, his office was reportedly trying to determine whether Jessica Padgett was the victim of a sexual assault before or after her death.

    Officials confirmed on Friday that Padgett was indeed sexually assaulted after she was killed.

    Even worse, there is reportedly video evidence of the twisted event.

    According to Morganelli, Graf videotaped himself engaging in sexual acts with Padgett after killing her. If true, this will no doubt serve as the key evidence meant to convict Jessica’s stepfather for her murder.

    Jessica Padgett was last seen alive when she left Duck Duck Goose Daycare in Northampton, Penn. on November 21. She intended to stop by the home of her mother and step-father in order to send a fax.

    Padgett’s mother was away on vacation at the time of the incident.

    After Jessica Padgett had gone missing, law enforcement searched her parent’s property and eventually located her body behind a shed.

    Shortly after, Graf was charged with her murder.

    Even if this turn of events is startling to the average person, it’s unsurprising to Dr. Fred Berlin, an expert who specializes in sexual disorders.

    Berlin, who was testified during the Jeffrey Dahmer trial, said that while necrophilia is extremely rare, in the more notorious instances, it can lead to brutal acts of murder.

    Dr. Fred Berlin noted that Dahmer would drug young men so that he could pretend that they were corpses. Needless to say, this already troubling behavior took a turn into even more terrifying territory.

    While Graf will likely never achieve the infamy of Dahmer, the alleged motive behind his murder of step-daughter Jessica Padgett will certainly haunt the memories of their Pennsylvania community for some time.