Missing Pa. Teen Found Dead, Dismembered In Luzerne County

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The mother of a teen girl who went missing in July has been charged with child endangerment and obstruction in what is now a Pennsylvania homicide investigation.

Prosecutors say the body of 14-year-old Grace Parker was found dismembered in a wooded area in northeastern Pennsylvania on Oct. 31.

They say her mother reported her missing from Abington but provided misleading information and failed to tell police when she moved to Bucks County with her son.

Authorities say 41-year-old Sara Parker kept cashing the girl's Social Security checks. She is being held on $200,000 bail while authorities investigate how her daughter died.

Prosecutors say Sara Parker had told them the girl left with $300 cash after an argument.

It's not immediately clear if Parker has a lawyer.

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