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50 Years After Being Found Frozen In Pennsylvania Cave 'Pinnacle Man' Is Identified 50 Years After Being Found Frozen In Pennsylvania Cave 'Pinnacle Man' Is Identified
50 Years After Being Found Frozen In Pennsylvania Cave 'Pinnacle Man' Is Identified The body of a man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave nearly 50 years ago has been identified, authorities said. The remains of Nicholas Paul Grubb, 27, of Fort Washington, Montgomery County, were discovered in January 1977 by two Appalachian Trail hikers who had ducked inside the cave to escape foul weather, according to the Berks County Coroner which announced the news last week. Grubb has long been known as the “Pinnacle Man,” named after the mountain peak near where his body was found. An autopsy at the time found no signs of foul play and determined that he died from a drug overdose b…

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by Jon Craig
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COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown COLD CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown
Cold CASE: Remains Of Unidentified Child Found In Philadelphia's Germantown Almost 40 years after her remains were discovered in Philadelphia, authorities are still working to identify the Collom Street Jane Doe.  Skeletal remains including a skull, a jaw, and three other bones were located in a wooded area on Nov. 25, 1984, according to state police and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The bones were discovered by a resident's dog behind a property at 456 E. Collom Street, authorities say. Police were never able to locate the rest of the victim's remains.  Investigators believe the remains belonged to a black girl between …

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by Mac Bullock
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Missing PA Woman Was Going To Testify In Court Before Disappearance: Police Missing PA Woman Was Going To Testify In Court Before Disappearance: Police
Missing PA Woman Was Going To Testify In Court Before Disappearance: Police As the nine-year anniversary of her disappearance approaches, investigators are still searching for Danielle Marie Drozdowski.  In 2014, when she was 25 years old, the Wilkes-Barre resident had agreed to testify before a Luzerne County grand jury as a confidential informant, according to the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers.  But when the trial date came and went that August without Drozdowski making an appearance, the court noted her as "wanted," officials said. Her family members told investigators they hadn't seen or heard from her since March 2014, when she last updated her Faceboo…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Skull Fished Out Of Delaware River ID'd As Missing Trenton Man Skull Fished Out Of Delaware River ID'd As Missing Trenton Man
Skull Fished Out Of Delaware River ID'd As Missing Trenton Man A skull fished out of the Delaware River nearly 40 years ago has been identified as belonging to a missing New Jersey man, authorities revealed Monday, Jan. 30.  Richard Thomas Alt, a 31-year-old Trenton man, was last seen by loved ones on Christmas Eve in 1984, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  Shortly after, Alt and his girlfriend disappeared. Both were suspected homicide victims, and police recovered the woman's body in Mercer County, New Jersey the following April, Weintraub said.  But Alt never turned up, leaving his loved ones without answ…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago
Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Authorities in Bergen County are hoping the public can help them locate the family of a man who was struck and killed on Route 17 in Hackensack more than 40 years ago but was only recently identified. Eugene Mack Jr. was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center on February 22, 1978. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was unable to identify the body and the case was registered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Advances in fingerprint forensics helped the FBI identify Mack, who authorities said was born in New York City, served in the U.S. Air Force and…

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by Jerry DeMarco