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<p>DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) &#8212; Prosecutors say they haven&#8217;t decided whether to seek the death penalty for a Pennsylvania woman charged along with her boyfriend in the rape, death and dismemberment of her adopted daughter.</p><p>Forty-two-year-old Sara Packer has pleaded not guilty Friday to homicide, rape, kidnapping and other charges in 14-year-old Grace Packer&#8217;s death last year.</p><p>Bucks County prosecutors say aggravated circumstances exist to seek the death penalty because Grace was kidnapped and tortured before she was killed.</p><p>Defense lawyer Keith Williams say there&#8217;s no evidence Sara Packer raped or killed the girl.</p><p>Prosecutors say Packer watched 44-year-old boyfriend Jacob Sullivan act out a rape-murder fantasy they shared. He faces his formal arraignment March 21.</p><p>Sara Packer is also charged with illegally collecting more than $4,000 in government benefits after Grace&#8217;s death.</p><style>
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