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Missing PA Teen's 'Skeletal Remains' Found Almost 5 Months After Disappearance, Coroner Says
A teenage girl who went missing nearly five months ago was found dead, officials explained on Tuesday, April 23.
Kaitlin "Lil Bit" Nicole Whoolery, 17 of Uniontown, was last last scene on Nov. 23, 2023, the Pennsylvania CrimeStoppers said in a release on April 3 as the search for her continued.
Uniontown City Police described Kaitlin as a 17-year-old, white female, who was 5'3" tall, weighing 115 lbs, she had a nose piercing, a cross-chain, and a bead necklace that says "Blake", according to the release.
On April 16, "skeletal remains" were found in North Union Towns…
Missing Ohio Girl May Be In Pennsylvania, State Police Say
Authorities are searching for an Ohio girl who is believed to be in Northeast Philadelphia.
Claudia Ical-Caal, 16, was last seen on Robinson Avenue in Kenton, Ohio early on Tuesday, April 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
She is 5-foot, 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a red tank top and blue jeans.
Investigators say she might be with 20-year-old Leonardo Chavez on the 6600 block of Oxford Avenue in Philadelphia, and may be "at special risk of harm or injury."
Anyone with information should call 911 or the Kenton, Ohio …
Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (Updated)
UPDATE: The subject of this report has been located safely, per state police.
Troopers in Schuylkill County are asking for the public's help to locate a missing teen.
Maryanne Snyder, 17, of Frackville, was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, near South Nice Street, state police said.
She was wearing a black Reebok hoodie and a green dress, troopers said. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Frackville at 570-874-5300. If spotted, call 911.
PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman
A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman was found dead on New Year's Day a week after she went missing, and her 55-year-old husband was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada on homicide charges, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
Franyerlys Nicole Zambrano, a Venezuela native, was found dead at her home in the first block of Bierer Avenue, Uniontown on Monday, according to area police. She had been reported missing after she failed to come to work at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for three days, so her coworkers contacted the Uniontown police and an investigation was launched on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.…
Human Remains ID'd As Pennsylvania Man Missing Since 2012: Coroner
A Monroe County man who went missing more than a decade ago died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to officials.
The remains of Stephen C. Lepore were unearthed at 95 Peet Road in Dreher Township, Wayne County, said the Coroner's Office.
The skeletal remains were discovered by an unknown party on Tuesday morning, Oct. 17, and identified as Lepore using dental records on Thursday, Oct. 19, Coroner Edward R. Howell said.
Lepore, of Tobyhanna, was last seen on the morning of August 17, 2012, driving his 2007 Chevrolet Express, state police investigators have said.
Stephen C…
PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff
A convicted sex offender, who is a biological female but now identifies as male, is wanted by police, according to a release on Aug. 14, 2023.
Sarah Katilyn Bartlett of Gettysburg was convicted on January 22, 2016, of "solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct," according to the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law registry.
The offense date was 2015, and at the time Sarah identified as female and sometimes used the name Sarah Morreale as well as multiple spelling variations of her given name, according to the registry.
As of June 26, 2023, Sarah was placed on 3…
Autistic NC Teen Missing In PA Since Mid-May Found: Police
UPDATE:
Jason P. Beverly II, 19, of NC, has been "located and is safe" the police said around 5 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023.
No additional information was released.
ORIGINAL:
A teenager on the autism spectrum has gone missing in Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Jason P. Beverly II was undergoing addiction recovery at Revelations of Freedom Ministry, 114 Rancks Church Road in East Earl Township when he "walked away" on May 16, 2023, the area police explained in the release.
His family in North Carolina received a phone call from him telling…
Missing York City Boy Found: Police
UPDATE:
Michael Smock, 13, of York City has been "located," police said in an updated release late on Monday, June 5, 2023. Additional information was not shared.
ORIGINAL:
A 13-year-old boy has gone missing in York City, police announced on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Michael Smock was last seen in the 200 block of Front Street, according to police.
Smock was wearing a blue t-shirt, black shorts with a white stripe, and black Crocs when he disappeared, the police detailed.
Anyone with information on Smock's whereabouts is asked to contact the police in the follo…
Woman Missing From Lebanon Found Safe, Police Say
UPDATE:
Bernice Amenu has been found safe and is being "reconnected with family," the Lebanon City Police announced on Monday, May 8, 2023.
ORIGINAL:
A 71-year-old woman with "diminished mental capacity" has gone missing from her Lebanon City home, police say.
Lebanon City Police are looking for Bernice Amenu of Lebanon City, she was last seen in the 700 block of North 8th Street on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m.
She is approximately 5'5" tall, weighing, approximately 170 lbs., and has brown and gray hair, according to the police release on Monday, May 8, 202…
PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (Update)
2nd UPDATE:
Wilma and Jose Alicea have been located and charged, police announced on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Additional details have not been released.
UPDATE:
Dream Alicea was found safe Wednesday night, police said in an updated release.
Her parents, Wilma and Jose, are still at-large, and "are wanted for Felony Child Endangerment and other unrelated warrants," police stated in the update on May 3, 2023.
ORIGINAL:
A 5-year-old girl has been missing ever since she was rescued from a house fire, York City Police say.
Dream Alicea fled the scene of the house fire in Yor…
Missing Mom Found Dead Off Route 80 In PA
The human remains discovered in a wooded area off of Interstate 80 in Monroe County last week have been identified as belonging to a missing Stroudsburg woman, authorities have confirmed.
Dana Kristine Smithers, who was last seen nearly a year ago, was found near the Park Avenue/I-80 East on-ramp on Friday, April 28, Stroud Area Regional Police wrote in a release.
Smithers, who was 46, was identified via dental records, authorities said. An autopsy was conducted on Monday, May 1, but an official cause and manner of death are pending further testing, SARPD officers wrote.
In a Facebook …
US Navy Vet. ID'd As Human Remains Found Near PA Post Office: Authorities
Human remains found near a Harrisburg area US Post Office have been identified, authorities told Daily Voice on Friday, April 14, 2023.
Donald " Freddy" Harris, 58, of Harrisburg had been missing since July 16, 2022, and his remains were found on the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, 2023, Dauphin County Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Libhart told Daily Voice.
His remains were found in the 1300 block of Crooked Hill Road near the US Postal Service shipping and sorting hub close to Elmerton Road by the Farm Show Complex, Susquehanna Township Police explained at the time.
The re…
