Crime & Safety
Accused Temple Killer Used Lyft To Move Body: Report
Joshua Hupperterz allegedly took the ride share service to Wayne County, which is about 135 miles to the northeast.
PHILADELPHIA – A new report claims Joshua Hupperterz, the man accused of killing 22-year-old Temple University student and Harleysville native Jenna Burleigh, used the ride share service Lyft to move her body from to Wayne County.
Hupperterz, 29, of Philadelphia, allegedly took a Lyft car from Jenkintown, Montgomery County to Hawley, Wayne County, which is about 135 miles away, Philly.com reports.
Hupperterz has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and possession of an instrument of crime in connection with Burleigh's death, according to court records.
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Burleigh went missing at about 2 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 31 from a bar near Temple. Her body was then recovered in Hawley Saturday, Sept 2, at Hupperterz's grandmother's home, according to police.
Philly.com reports the Wayne County coroner ruled Burlgeigh's death a result of blunt force trauma and strangulation.
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Hupperterz was denied bail, according to court documents.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 20, court records show.
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