The Pennsylvania mom accused of helping her teenage son dispose of his murdered 18-year-old soccer player girlfriend’s body tearfully said she was “sorry” that her son “took a life.”
Rachel Moser was seen shackled at the hands and feet Thursday as she was led to a squad car after being charged with helping her son, Royce Moser, 18, clean up after he allegedly stabbed to death Karoline Heintz, a standout player for Pennsylvania Western University.
“I’m sorry,” the mom said as reporters peppered her with questions as she was marched barefoot by a pair of Pennsylvania State Troopers.
“Why are you sorry, Rachel?” a reporter asked — with the mom replying mournfully that it was because “my son took a life.”
Heintz’s body was found in the back hatch of her Jeep Cherokee around 12:30 a.m. Thursday just outside the Pennsylvania Western University campus in California, Pa., where she had been a standout incoming freshman on the women’s soccer team.
Royce had allegedly placed Heintz’s body in the back of the vehicle before racing to his mother’s home in Beallsville in a desperate search for help.
Authorities said the mother and son “tried to clean clothes, tried to clean the car up, tried to get rid of any blood stains possible and then proceeded to take that vehicle with the mother tailing all the way down to California Borough.”
They were both arrested Thursday morning, the teen allegedly confiding in his mother that he had a “demon take over” him, and was instructed to stab Heintz, CBS News Pittsburgh reported.
Royce Moser was charged with homicide while Rachel Moser is facing charges for allegedly helping cover up the crime, including hindering apprehension, tampering with evidence, obstruction and related offenses.
Both remain in custody.
