A haunting text was revealed in court Wednesday as Gregory Groom was charged with murder in the death of his pregnant 18-year-old girlfriend Kylee Monteiro in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Prosecutors said just before she was killed, Monteiro texted her sister saying, "If I die, it was Greg."

Groom, 22, was arrested Tuesday shortly before a body believed to be Monteiro was found during a search of his home and property. He pleaded not guilty to murder and several other charges at his arraignment in Taunton District Court Wednesday.

Prosecutor Jason Mohan said the case began back on Friday, August 8, when Groom went to Rehoboth Police and reported Monteiro missing . They said he told investigators Monteiro had just left a residential program, took a rideshare to his home on August 6

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