Arrest in woman’s slaying
The body of Lower Salford resident Jenna Burleigh was found in Paupack Township
Philadelphia police say the body of a missing Temple University student has been found and a man will be charged in her death.
Authorities say 22-year-old Jenna Burleigh, of Lower Salford, went missing around 2 a.m. Thursday near Temple’s campus. They say ex-Temple student Joshua Hupperterz, last seen with Burleigh, was taken into custody Saturday in Paupack Township in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Police say a body presumed to be Burleigh’s was found on lakefront property there owned by Hupperterz’s grandmother. Authorities believe she was killed in Philadelphia and taken to Paupack Township, about 25 miles east of Scranton.
Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit Capt. John Ryan says the death doesn’t appear to be premeditated.
It wasn’t known if Hupperterz is represented by a lawyer.
Burleigh was a Souderton Area High School graduate and attended Montgomery County Community College before transferring to Temple,
according to a statement from Temple’s Student Government.
In a 2016 post on Medium.com from Jenna Burleigh, she wrote about her
interest in the communications field. “While I went to Souderton, RedAlert, our tv show, was my baby. I was in the class for 3 years, the last two being a producer. I loved it so much and still miss spending hours in the control room by myself watching xfactor auditions.”
“Those that knew Jenna described ‘big-hearted,’ ‘hilarious’ ‘fiercely feminist,’ ‘unapologetically herself,’ and a ‘an incredibly woke young woman,’” the statement from Temple Student Government reads. “She spent much of her time combatting racism and sexism, as well as defending rights for the LGBTQIA+ community, which are issues that we as a TSG administration hold close to our hearts,” the statement continues.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to Jenna’s family and her classmates, both here at Temple and at Montgomery County Community College,” reads a statement from Temple University.
Father Ed Burleigh said Saturday on Facebook “Our Beautiful Angel Jenna is now in Heaven.”