Man convicted of killing Brittanee Drexel in Myrtle Beach calls himself a 'monster' in court - WYFF4 Greenville

GEORGETOWN, S.C. —

The South Carolina antheral accused of sidesplitting Brittanee Drexel successful 2009 portion she was connected a outpouring interruption travel successful Myrtle Beach called himself a "monster" successful tribunal Wednesday.

Brittanee Drexel went missing connected April 25, 2009. In May of this year, Raymond Douglas Moody, 62, of Georgetown, was charged with murder, kidnapping and transgression intersexual behaviour successful the archetypal grade successful the case.

"I was a monster erstwhile I took Brittanee Drexel's life," Moody said successful tribunal connected Wednesday.

He went connected to say, "I don't person the words to explicit however horrible I feel," and said helium was "very, precise sorry."

Moody pleaded blameworthy to the charges and a justice sentenced him to beingness successful prison.

Drexel's remains were recovered connected May 11, 2022.

Authorities said that Moody buried Drexel, who was already dead, connected April 26, 2009.

Moody was considered a idiosyncratic of involvement successful Drexel’s disappearance successful 2012. He has been successful the Georgetown County Detention Center since May 4 connected an obstruction of justness charge.

Authorities said Moody has an "extensive intersexual offender history."

The FBI released a connection connected Moody’s blameworthy plea and sentencing:

"Today marks the ending of a long, acheronian section for Brittanee Drexel’s household and friends, the Myrtle Beach and Georgetown County communities, and each others who poured their bosom and psyche into uncovering the information astir what happened to Brittanee. The information is she was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and killed successful a horrific and incomprehensible way.

"The betterment of Brittanee’s remains successful May, and present the blameworthy plea and sentencing is the culmination, successful part, of the instrumentality enforcement efforts from the local, state, and national level, arsenic good arsenic the countless different entities and individuals who played a relation successful bringing this lawsuit to this point.

"The work of justness done this sentencing volition ne'er wholly alleviate the grief of losing Brittanee, but it is our anticipation it tin assistance the household proceed their healing and absorption connected cherished memories she near behind."

Watch the afloat quality league from the time Moody's apprehension was announced below.

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