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PA Daughters Mourning Mom Believed Murdered By Estranged Husband PA Daughters Mourning Mom Believed Murdered By Estranged Husband
PA Daughters Mourning Mom Believed Murdered By Estranged Husband Two daughters are in mourning after their reportedly missing mom was found murdered in the garage of the family home and their estranged step-dad was named a "person of interest" by the Philadelphia Police Department. Miguel Aguilar, 34, of Philadelphia, has been identified as a "person of interest" in the death of Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street, according to the Philadelphia Police. Lugo had been reported as missing at 8:15 a.m., PPD detailed in a release on Saturday, Oct. 26.  She was thought to be "in the company of her estranged husband, who owns a 2006 Chevy E…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder.  Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported.  Steven Gaddis of Nottingham, PA;&nbs…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says
Girl New To Enola Goes Missing, Mom Says A girl who has recently moved to Enola has gone missing, according to her mom. The East Pennsboro Township Police announced they are 14-year-old looking for Alani Pierce, in a release at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12.  Pierce is 5'0" tall and weighs approximately 95 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes, according to the police.  She was last known to be wearing Mickey Mouse pajama pants, the police noted.. "Persons hiding or concealing the whereabouts of this juvenile may be subject to criminal prosecution," police said. Alani's mom Tyana Kane posted the following statement on…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Missing Endangered Alert Canceled Pennsylvania Man Found In Maryland Missing Endangered Alert Canceled Pennsylvania Man Found In Maryland
Missing Endangered Alert Canceled Pennsylvania Man Found In Maryland A missing endangered person alert has been canceled for a South Central Pennsylvania man who was last seen in Maryland, police announced Wednesday night, Oct. 9.  Harry Joseph Runkle was just 10 days shy of his 77th birthday when he went missing, according to the York County Regional Police.  Runkle is from the 4900 block of N. Sherman Street in Mount Wolf, East Manchester Township, police explained. He had last been seen at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. He could be driving a 2005 Grey Hyundai Santa Fe with the PA license plate "ERG7345."…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities
Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities A second man has been found dead in Pennsylvania over the weekend, police announced on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 22. The second man was found during a search for a missing man from Lititz, according to the local police.  The search began around 8:25 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, as detailed in the release. "During the course of the investigation that evening, the LBPD gained information suggesting the male could be in the area of the State Game Lands located in Elizabeth Township," as stated by the police. With the assistance of Middle Creek Search and Rescue, Pennsylvania State Police, PA…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Missing 80-Year-Old Possibly In Danger, North Middleton Police Say Missing 80-Year-Old Possibly In Danger, North Middleton Police Say
Missing 80-Year-Old Possibly In Danger, North Middleton Police Say An 80-year-old man has been missing for days and he could be indanger, North Middleton Police announced on Friday, Sept. 20.  Wayne Lokey was last seen in the area of 100 block Long View, North Middleton Twp, Cumberland County around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Lokey was driving a white 2016 Ford Explorer, with the Tennessee license plate "LIONEL1," police wrote. He is believed to beheading to Maine.  Lokey is described as a white man who is 5 feet 11 inches tall,  weighs 180 lbs., with gray/balding hair, and has blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue short sleeve sh…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Cause Of Death Revealed For Hiker Found On Mason Dixon Trail: PA State Police Cause Of Death Revealed For Hiker Found On Mason Dixon Trail: PA State Police
Cause Of Death Revealed For Hiker Found On Mason Dixon Trail: PA State Police A 47-year-old hiker who went missing on Friday, Aug. 15 was found dead on Monday, Aug. 19, Pennsylvania State Police announced that evening, and his cause of death was shared at 10:25 p.m. that night by the York County Coroner's Office.  Joshua "Josh" Markey of Red Lion parked his car along Furnace Road just west of Indian Steps Road in Lower Chance Ford Township at 8:43 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, as detailed in the PSP release. "Markey is an avid hiker and it is believed that he was hiking the Mason Dixon Trail within PA Game Land 83," as stated in the release. It is thought that he …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Lancaster County Man's Disappearance Is 'Suspicious': State Police Lancaster County Man's Disappearance Is 'Suspicious': State Police
Lancaster County Man's Disappearance Is 'Suspicious': State Police A Lancaster County man with ties to Maryland is missing, say Pennsylvania State Police.  Matthew Whisman was last seen at the end of March at an East Drumore Township home, according to troopers. Authorities said the circumstances of his disappearance are "suspicious in nature."  He was reported missing on Wednesday, July 3.  Whisman is described as a 5-foot-8, 145-pound white Hispanic man with brown hair.  Anyone who spots him or has information is asked to call PSP's Lancaster Station at 717-299-7650.

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by Mac Bullock
News
Missing Woman Possibly Killed In Harrisburg, Police Say Missing Woman Possibly Killed In Harrisburg, Police Say
Missing Woman Possibly Killed In Harrisburg, Police Say A woman has been missing for nearly three months and authorities believe she could have been killed in the Harrisburg area, according to an updated release on Friday, May 3.  Tracy Scanlon, also known as Tracy Zalenski, 54 of the Pittsburgh area, was first reported missing to the Millvale Police Department. "All information from family and friends places her in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area," Susquehanna Township Police said in a release on March 19. The updated release provided more details about where she was in Harrisburg: "There has been no contact with Tracy's family or frie…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Investigation Continues In Wilkes-Barre Girl's 1969 Disappearance COLD CASE: Investigation Continues In Wilkes-Barre Girl's 1969 Disappearance
Cold CASE: Investigation Continues In Wilkes-Barre Girl's 1969 Disappearance Authorities are continuing to investigate the 1969 disappearance of Joan Marie Dymond.  Dymond was 14 years old when she disappeared from Andover Street Park on June 25, 1969, authorities have said.  Her remains were discovered more than 40 years later on Nov. 17, 2012, by individuals digging for relics on the grounds of a former coal-mining operation in Newport Township.  Another decade passed before DNA from family members confirmed they were Dymond's in October 2022.  Investigators still say they suspect "foul play." Anyone with information is asked to ca…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Body Of Missing PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River 60+ Miles Away In Maryland: Officials Body Of Missing PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River 60+ Miles Away In Maryland: Officials
Body Of Missing PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River 60+ Miles Away In Maryland: Officials The case of a Pennsylvania woman missing for more than five weeks came to a tragic end in Maryland, Daily Voice has learned. The body of Rebecca "Becky" Shanice Beamer-Hicks, 35, of Harrisburg, was recovered from the Susquehanna River Tuesday morning, April 9 in Harford County, a spokesman for the Maryland Natural Resources Police said. Beamer-Hicks' body was recovered near Glen Cove, more than 66 miles up the river from where he sent missing, the MNRP said. The extensive search was launched on March 1, when Beamer-Hicks was first reported missing. The search was later called off by offici…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance COLD CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance
Cold CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance Jamie Lee Metzger had been missing for more than three years when authorities found her decomposed remains in a Northampton County basement, Pennsylvania State Police say.  The 31-year-old Allentown mom had been reported missing by her mother in September 2014, some five months after she was last seen alive, according to officials.  Authorities circulated her photo and asked for the public's help, but years passed with no break in the case.  Metzger was finally discovered in a plastic storage bin in the basement of 15 Springwater Court in Williams Township on Dec. 7, 2017, p…

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by Mac Bullock