Woman who beat to death a man she says molested her for years as a child will be sentenced Friday

A Jacksonville woman who pleaded guilty in the gruesome murder of a 41-year-old man she claimed groomed her from childhood is expected to learn her fate on Friday.In an earlier sentencing hearing, Journee McGrew, 22, told the court that Waduta Woodley, whom she had known since she was a child, molested her multiple times for years, starting when she was in elementary school. Woodley’s blood-soaked body was discovered by police in the breezeway of an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside in July 2025. RELATED: Woman describes killing man with hammer, testifies that he molested her for years as a childMcGrew was arrested that same day in connection with the discovery and charged with murder and concealing evidence. McGrew originally pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. She later changed her plea to guilty in December 2025, and has been awaiting sentencing ever since.What she claimsMcGrew testified during a sentencing hearing in April that she was