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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
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COLD CASE: More Questions Than Answers In Philly Girl's 1985 Disappearance COLD CASE: More Questions Than Answers In Philly Girl's 1985 Disappearance
Cold CASE: More Questions Than Answers In Philly Girl's 1985 Disappearance Nearly 40 years after she was last seen, police are still working to establish the basic facts in the disappearance of 3-year-old Jeanine Barnwell.  Barnwell was reported missing on Nov. 15, 1985, but investigators have long suspected she vanished before that day, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  She was last seen by her mother and is said to have gone missing from her Germantown home at 5169 Wakefield Street.  Many circumstances surrounding her disappearance are still unknown, but initial investigators suspected foul play, according to missing persons database …

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania Man Vanished Without A Trace More Than 40 Years Ago, PSP Says Pennsylvania Man Vanished Without A Trace More Than 40 Years Ago, PSP Says
Pennsylvania Man Vanished Without A Trace More Than 40 Years Ago, PSP Says Ryan Jan Kemp has been missing since September 1981, but state police still believe his case can be solved.  Kemp, 30 years old at the time he vanished, was last seen grabbing lunch at the IGA grocery store on Route 873 in Neffs, according to authorities and archival reports from the Allentown Morning Call. Days later, his truck was found abandoned a few miles away at the now-defunct Buffalo Inn on Route 309 in Schnecksville, the newspaper reported.  Police never publicly detailed the evidence that led them to suspect foul play, but they have maintained that stance in the de…

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by Mac Bullock
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Human Remains Found In Luzerne County Identified As Wilkes-Barre Teen Girl Who Vanished In 1969 Human Remains Found In Luzerne County Identified As Wilkes-Barre Teen Girl Who Vanished In 1969
Human Remains Found In Luzerne County Identified As Wilkes-Barre Teen Girl Who Vanished In 1969 Pennsylvania State Police have identified the human remains found in Luzerne County nearly 10 years ago as a teenage girl who went missing in 1969, they announced Tuesday, Oct. 4. The remains were discovered on Nov. 17, 2012, by individuals digging for relics on the grounds of a former coal-mining operation in Newport Township, state police said.  Authorities now know they belong to Joan Marie Dymond, who was 14 years old when she disappeared from Andover Street Park on June 25, 1969. An examination determined the remains were those of a female, estimated to be in her mid-te…

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by Nicole Acosta