Despite being known for always having a smile on her face, Morgan McCaffery, 18, was privately dealing with a teen relationship with some very grown-up problems.
It was June 2020, and Morgan had been dating her boyfriend Gilbert Newton III for a year.
Although they had broken up a few times, many of Morgan’s friends and family weren’t aware it was a turbulent relationship.
Gilbert, 19, could be aggressive when he didn’t get his own way.
Popular Morgan had just graduated from Nazareth Academy High School – a private Catholic school in Philadelphia.
After the summer holidays, Morgan was going to attend Manor College to study dentistry.
Perhaps the change had inspired her to make a fresh start in other areas of her life –