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COLD CASE: NJ Mom Found Dead In Pennsylvania Cornfield COLD CASE: NJ Mom Found Dead In Pennsylvania Cornfield
Cold CASE: NJ Mom Found Dead In Pennsylvania Cornfield Decades after she was found dead in a Lehigh Valley cornfield, state troopers continue their search for Caralee LaLaine Pensyl's killer.  The 20-year-old's remains were discovered unclothed and decomposed about a quarter-mile south of Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth on Dec. 12, 1987, according to state police.  Authorities say that she was murdered, but no official cause of death seems to appear in the public record. A contemporaneous report from the Allentown Morning Call claimed Pensyl had no wounds or trauma on her body when found. Still, loved ones were immediately suspicious…

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by Mac Bullock
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COLD CASE: Answers Sought In Escaped Inmate's 1976 PA Murder COLD CASE: Answers Sought In Escaped Inmate's 1976 PA Murder
Cold CASE: Answers Sought In Escaped Inmate's 1976 PA Murder Nearly half a century after his body was located on the side of a Bucks County highway, investigators are still seeking Terrance Schonleber's killer.  The 25-year-old was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds on the north shoulder of Interstate 276 in Upper Southampton on July 15, 1976, state police detectives say.  During the initial investigation, police learned that Schonleber "was involved in criminal activity" with various "associates" in New Jersey and greater Philadelphia, troopers said.  At the time he died, police said the 25-year-old was wanted in the Garden S…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cash Reward For Clues On Homicide Of 67-Year-Old Man: PA State Police (UPDATE) Cash Reward For Clues On Homicide Of 67-Year-Old Man: PA State Police (UPDATE)
Cash Reward For Clues On Homicide Of 67-Year-Old Man: PA State Police (Update) Pennsylvania State Police are offering a cash reward for clues on the recent homicide of a 67-year-old man in Northampton County. Michael Austin Powers was found dead as officers responded to 4525 Lower Three Mile Ln. in Lehigh Township around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, DailyVoice.com reported. An autopsy by the Northampton County Coroner’s Office showed Powers’ manner of death to be homicide, state police said. Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a potential cash reward for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police …

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by Valerie Musson
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Foul Play? 2 PA Men Missing For Months After Trip To NJ Foul Play? 2 PA Men Missing For Months After Trip To NJ
Foul Play? 2 PA Men Missing For Months After Trip To NJ Authorities in Pennsylvania are seeking the public's help in locating two coworkers who were last seen on a trip to New Jersey, and police believe foul play played a factor. Matthew James Branning, 50, of Sellersville, and Michael Allen Stark, 47, of Royersford, worked together at Enchlor, Inc. in Silverdale Borough. One day in October, both stopped showing up for work, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. "I don't believe in coincidence," Weintraub told NBC10. "So candidly, we suspect foul play. Nobody quit the job. They just stopped appearing. It's like they ceased to exi…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say
PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say UPDATE: Lajoie was arrested at a hotel in Monticello, NY by the US Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force on Oct. 27 at 10:45 p.m., police said in an updated statement on Wednesday. ORIGINAL: A Pennsylvania prisoner escaped near the New Jersey/New York border on his way to a funeral out of state has escaped police custody and is wanted by US Marshals. The United States Marshals Service is seeking Jason Charles Lajoie, 45, who was furloughed to attend a funeral in Rhode Island. He escaped from the transport vehicle off Interstate 84 near the New Jersey/New York border on Sunday around 10 p.m.…

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by Jillian Pikora