DNA testing, genealogy tools help solve 1980 Pa. cold case murder
Enter Headline here May 31, 2022 WOLF CREEK, Pa. – Pennsylvania state police say they have solved the slaying of a Chicago man whose burning body was found 42 years ago near Interstate 80 in a northwestern Pennsylvania town.Edwin Rodriguez was identified...
Misleading changes to search warrant kicked off investigation that revealed $200k in missing drug money: AG
Criminal theft and forgery charges were filed Tuesday against Burkhart, 56, March 18, 2022Retired Lancaster police officer John Burkhart had “carte blanche” as the officer in charge of the county’s drug task force, according to court records filed...
Cold case murder of girl, 9, in 1964 finally solved, police said (57 years later)
A Pennsylvania State Police DNA lab was able to develop a suspect profile based on a DNA sample left on Marise’s jacket February 8, 2022A 57-year-old cold case involving the brutal sexual assault and murder of a 9-year-old girl was solved using genetic...
Missing evidence prompts prosecutors to drop all charges against alleged drug dealer
“It’s very upsetting, it’s devastating. He’s my only sibling,” said Sharon Jonas, whose brother Gary Grubbs died two years ago from an overdose. November 24, 2021PITTSBURGH —Prosecutors have dropped all charges against an alleged drug...
