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Pinned By Falling Metal Pallets, Man Killed At East Penn Manufacturing: Coroner Pinned By Falling Metal Pallets, Man Killed At East Penn Manufacturing: Coroner
Pinned By Falling Metal Pallets, Man Killed At East Penn Manufacturing: Coroner A Schuylkill County man was killed in a workplace accident after being pinned by falling metal pallets at East Penn Manufacturing in Berks County. Stephen Rapp, 48, of South Manheim Township, was pronounced dead at 8:41 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said on Wednesday, March 12. The fatal incident happened at 102 Deka Road in Lyon Station around 7:49 p.m. when the metal pallets fell on Rapp, causing mechanical asphyxia, officials said. His death has been ruled an accident. East Penn Manufactur…

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COLD CASE: Killer Of Rockland Teen In Notorious Bergen Motel Got Away, Is He Around Today? COLD CASE: Killer Of Rockland Teen In Notorious Bergen Motel Got Away, Is He Around Today?
Cold CASE: Killer Of Rockland Teen In Notorious Bergen Motel Got Away, Is He Around Today? The morning was relatively warm for December when the body of a slain 18-year-old Rockland County girl was found at an infamous Route 17 motel in Bergen County. Someone killed Rosetta Jean-Baptiste by “mechanical asphyxiation” -- similar to what happened to George Floyd.  Only this was 28 years ago. Her parents didn’t know it, but Jean-Baptiste was also pregnant with a boy who was close to full term. He died, as well. The killer was never found. Members of a special cold case unit made up of investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police are still h…

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by Jerry DeMarco