Man Charged In Grace Packer's Murder Waives Hearing

A man charged in the murder of 14-year-old Grace Packer has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.

A formal arraignment for Jacob Sullivan has been scheduled for noon Friday, March 31, at the Justice Center in Doylestown.

Sullivan is facing charges of homicide, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful restraint, kidnapping, possessing instruments of crime, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse of corpse, simple assault, tampering with physical evidence, and corresponding conspiracy charges.

Sullivan’s co-defendant, Sara Packer, waived her preliminary hearing earlier this month. Her formal arraignment is scheduled for noon Friday, March 10, at the Justice Center.

Both defendants continue to be held without bail at the Bucks County prison.

Authorities announced the charges against Packer and Sullivan in January, saying the pair killed Grace Packer by beating, raping, poisoning and ultimately strangling her in Richland Township over an 18-hour period in July.

According to authorities, Packer and Sullivan then preserved the girl’s corpse for weeks in cat litter before dismembering and dumping it in a remote area of north central Pennsylvania.

Grace had been reported missing last July in Montgomery County. Her remains were found by two hunters Oct. 31 in a wooded area near a reservoir in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.