--- description: Sabrina Stauffenberg’s body was found near a vinegar plant Wednesday night, hours after she vanished. title: 8-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted and Killed After Being Abducted From Her Front Porch image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb90fb381592790de/6988afd4a988ca4bb66ba4a9/glen-ramey-2000x2000.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 8-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted and Killed After Being Abducted From Her Front Porch by [Char Adams / People](/author/people/) ## Char Adams / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2016 5:03 PM CUT  53-year-old Glen Ramey was arrested in connection to 8-year-old Sabrina Stauffenberg’s death. 53-year-old Glen Ramey was arrested in connection to 8-year-old Sabrina Stauffenberg’s death.Illinois State Police by [Char Adams / People](/author/people/) ## Char Adams / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 28, 2016 5:03 PM CUT An 8-year-old girl was abducted from her front porch in a small southern Illinois city while she waited for a church bus – then sexually assaulted and murdered – one day before Thanksgiving, authorities say. Sabrina Stauffenberg’s body was found near a vinegar plant Wednesday night, hours after she vanished, the [_Belleville News-Democrat_](http://www.bnd.com/news/local/crime/article117361843.html "undefined") reports. On Sunday, police arrested 53-year-old Glen Ramey in connection with Sabrina’s death, PEOPLE confirms. He was taken into custody around 2:20 a.m. on Sunday and charged with first-degree murder and predatory sexual assault. “She was standing on her front porch, waiting for the church bus. She was on the phone with her grandma at the time,” Denise Haley, a friend of Sabrina’s family, told the [_News-Democrat_](http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article117224558.html "undefined")_._ “She was telling her grandma that the church bus hadn’t come.” Sabrina’s grandmother hung up and called the church to ask why the bus was late. When she tired to call Sabrina again, there was no answer, Haley said. Haley told the _News-Democrat_ that Ramey had been dating one of Sabrina’s relatives. Ramey has not yet entered a plea and is being held at the Richland County jail. Online records show that his bail has not been set. He is named as a defendant in several orders of protection filed by multiple women in both 2014 and 2016, the _News-Democrat_ reports. He is not listed on the Illinois’ sex offender registry. Haley started a [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/cm-funeral-expenses "undefined") page to help the girl’s family in the wake of Sabrina’s death. In Haley’s initial post on the page, she wrote: “Last night this little girl was taken too soon. Although details are slim and our whole community is grieving such a horrific loss nothing can compare to what the family is experiencing.” Haley described the little girl as “loving.” “She trusted everybody,” Haley said. “She loved to play outside. She just learned how to ride a bike, so she loved riding her bike.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/crime/girl-8-sexually-assaulted-and-murdered-after-being-abducted-from-front-porch-while-she-waited-for-church-bus/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4583664/sabrina-stauffenberg-abduction-murder/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4583664/sabrina-stauffenberg-abduction-murder/"},"headline":"8-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted and Killed After Being Abducted From Her Front Porch","datePublished":"2016-11-28T17:03:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:00:43.156Z","description":"Sabrina Stauffenberg was abducted while she was waiting for a church bus right before Thanksgiving","url":"https://time.com/4583664/sabrina-stauffenberg-abduction-murder/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb90fb381592790de/6988afd4a988ca4bb66ba4a9/glen-ramey-2000x2000.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Char Adams / People"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb90fb381592790de/6988afd4a988ca4bb66ba4a9/glen-ramey-2000x2000.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"glen ramey","caption":"53-year-old Glen Ramey was arrested in connection to 8-year-old Sabrina Stauffenberg’s death.","creditText":"Illinois State Police","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4583664/sabrina-stauffenberg-abduction-murder/","name":"8-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted and Killed After Being Abducted From Her Front Porch"}}]}] ```