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Cold Case: Mom Slashed, Pushed Down Stairs Found By 11-Year-Old Son, PA State Police Say
The Pennsylvania State Police are renewing efforts to solve the 2001 cold case homicide of a Berks County woman who was brutally attacked in her home, investigators announced.
Lisa Carabello, 40, was fatally slashed from behind at the top of the stairs in her Mohnton Borough residence on Feb. 8, 2001, police said. She was found by her 11-year-old son. The attacker inflicted a severe neck wound and multiple stab wounds, causing her to fall down the stairs to her death, according to authorities.
There were no signs of forced entry at her home, which has complicated the investigation, police …
Identity Of Woman Found Dead In Lebanon County 51 Years Ago Revealed: PA State Police
On Oct. 10, 1973, two game wardens made a grim discovery in a wooded area off Moonshine Road near Ridge and Tomstown Roads in Union Township, Lebanon County. Beneath a plastic tarp and brush lay the decomposed remains of a young woman, Pennsylvania State Police said.
For 51 years, her identity remained a mystery.
Now, investigators say they’ve identified her as 14-year-old Ruth "Ruthy" Elizabeth Brenneman, she was about one month away from her 15th birthday, which was Nov. 26, 1958, and was a high school student. She went missing on her way to school, troopers explained at a pre…