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Megan Bodiford was a 25-year-old mom of three earlier than she was shot to dying and set on hearth by her boyfriend.
Now, grim new particulars about her ultimate moments reveal that Bodiford knew her life was at risk.
Police started a lacking particular person investigation after a buddy of Bodiford’s reported that she’d acquired a chilling textual content message:
“When you don’t hear from me in half-hour, he killed me. He has a gun,” Bodiford wrote, based on NBC/CW affiliate WIS.
Police had little doubt about whom Bodiford was referring to.
Bodiford’s boyfriend, Jarrett Haskell Davis, had an extended historical past of authorized hassle, together with an open warrant on prices of home violence in Barnwell County, South Carolina.
The seek for the lacking girl went on for days and ended solely when police discovered a physique inside a automobile that had been set on hearth.
Earlier this week, the 28-year-old Davis accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to 43 years in jail for homicide, together with concurrent sentences of 15 years for third-degree arson, 10 years for desecration or destruction of human stays, and 5 years for possession of a weapon throughout a violent crime.
Now, Bodiford’s family members are lashing out on the justice system, alleging that Davis ought to have been imprisoned for his earlier crimes earlier than he had an opportunity to kill.
“If he would have been locked up the way in which that he was alleged to be the primary time, perhaps he wouldn’t have even gotten an opportunity to get this far along with her,” Bodiford’s cousin Stephanie Nickens informed native reporters.
“It’s gut-wrenching as a result of he didn’t need to do all of that in any respect,” Nickens continued, including:
“I preserve having this thought in my thoughts of how fearful she was in that second.”
Megan is survived by three daughters.
“Megan was a beloved mom to her three daughters, Tesla (7 years outdated), Ivy (4 years outdated), and Kylie (4 months outdated),” reads a GoFundMe web page launched by Megan’s family members.
“She is vastly missed by her household and pals that cherished her so deeply. Please preserve her household in your prayers and think about donating to honor Megan and assist her household on this time of ache and grief.”
Our ideas exit to Megan Bodiford’s family members throughout this extremely troublesome time.
