It just breaks my heart that Ill never get to talk to my best friend again, Wally explained. Erdeljac worked for Duquesne Light Company. (Pennsylvania State Police), Names released of 2 people found murdered at Westmoreland County home. Steban was originally taken to the North Huntingdon Police Department for questioning but was later moved to the Penn Township Police Department. Mara Casale, 27, of Penn Township was discovered fatally shot on Monday, May 17, 2021. PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. Channel 11 is learning more about the couple killed Sunday in Penn Township and for the first time, were hearing from someone who knew Mara Casale. Bradfield was a high school teacher and the sole beneficiary of the life insurance policy of his colleagueSusan Reinert. Murder suspect waited for couple that he shot, killed outside Westmoreland County home, police say. Cordell H . PTPD has 5 business days to get form approved. Investigators said Steban targeted homes of people he knew. The truck is the last vehicle he was seen in. Dec. 16A federal appeals court this week reinstated the first-degree murder conviction of a former Penn Township man who has been serving a life prison sentence in connection with the fatal. Municipality: PENN TOWNSHIP. In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, antagonism grew between the native tribesand the European settlers who were encroaching on their territory on the Pennsylvania frontier. At a separate news conference earlier Tuesday, state police Trooper Stephen Limani said investigators had evidence linking Steban to three shootings at rural residences, two in Hempfield and one in Sewickley Township, but declined to discuss whether the those events were related to any gang activity. Police took Steban into custody at 12:40 p.m. A North Huntingdon police officer walks up Route 30 with a rifle just prior to the capture of Victor Steban at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday. "For us to not look at those events collectively and see what we can draw from them would be foolish. Six were killed and scalped and the settlement was burned. #BREAKING: Allegheny County Bomb Squad just arrived on N. Thompson Lane, headed to the home of Victor Steban. His prior charges include felony aggravated assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment and illegally possessing a firearm. Cross Streets: PARK HILL DR/AUCTION RD. PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. Police converged at a Westmoreland County road after a man and a woman were found shot to death at a house on Monday. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/mgMuU3tRry. Police are asking anyone who may be able to identify the individual in the attached photo, to please call our department at 610-678-3431 or submit a tip below. Keep up with updates on local crime, street gangs and police news in Central PA. View criminal charges, arrest reports and most wanted lists from PennLive.com and the Patriot-News. They said they heard the police sirens and spotted the Pennsylvania State Police helicopter hovering low above the BP gas station on Arona Road. 30, with officers surrounding him with their guns drawn. He is charged with double homicide in relation to the stabbing deaths of this father and aunt in Penn Township. John Otto, Chief of Police 724-863-9113The Chief of Police is the Commander of the Penn Township Police Department. He was not prosecuted in that affair, either. Officers entered the home and found that drawers were open and items were ruffled, according to police. The body of another person was discovered Wednesday on the large plot of. Penn Township Police put out an alert to be on the lookout for a red truck that was stolen from the victims and taken from the crime scene. Location: 1190 LANCASTER RD Map. The survivors were taken intoprotective custody by governor John Penn, but that didn't stop the Paxton Boys from breaking in and murdering six adults and eight children. Prior to Steban being arrested and charged, investigators said they wanted to question him in connection with the Penn Township double homicide. Follow Crime Map Site Home About Us About Us Stowe Township. Chief John Otto was born and raised in the Harrison Park section of Penn Township and graduated from Penn Trafford High School. Officials said he was not legally allowed to have them. Autopsies were scheduled for Tuesday. However, in 2018, state Superior Court reinstated Katonas conviction and, last October, the state Supreme Court upheld that ruling. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. programs and school resource officers. At the scene of the murders, a motorcycle was towed away to be examined as evidence. Crews was on the run from Florida police for murder when he killed Appalachian Trail hikers Geoff Hood and Molly LaRue in 1990. As police swarmed the area following a tip, witnesses say those unsuspecting drivers caught in the middle started ditching their cars and running to safety. I'm kind of speechless, because he was a good guy.". When David Hibbs exited the school bus on April 19, 1991, he was anxious to find his mom. A twisted tale, the episode revealed that Trimble's husband, Brian, and his friend, Blaine Norris, plotted to murder Trimble in an effort to claim her $100,000 insurance policy . Investigators said a friend on Monday morning found Jacob Erdeljac, 41, and Mara Casale, 27, shot to death at Erdeljac's home near Bratkovich Road. Three employees of Rain Remodeling and Restoration watched the wild pursuit unfold Tuesday on Route 30 outside the business. A portion of the road was blocked off for hours and evidence markers were placed in the driveway. Not long after the fire on Saturday night, reports started coming to law enforcement about the explosion of a classic car. He was taken into custody near the Sheetz at Thompson Lane and Route 30 in Irwin on Tuesday afternoon. A lot of Sunday or weekend cruises with friends in and out of bikes all the time, very friendly, Peck said. / CBS Pittsburgh. Oct 26, 2021 Updated Dec 2, 2021. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477); callers can remain anonymous. KDKA's Pam Surano: Were you trying to avenge something? Chief John Otto was born and raised in the Harrison Park section of Penn Township and graduated from Penn Trafford High School. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Those who knew her best say they want Casale to be remembered for the bright light she was and the incredible impact shes leaving behind. Prosecutors said a man in Pennsylvania shot and killed a couple in a murder-suicide over a snow removal dispute on Monday, the same day a major winter . There is a photo of him and Casale at the wedding of Casales friend, according to the caption in the photo. NEW mugshot of Victor Steban from Westmoreland Co Prison after he was booked last night for 2 counts of homicide in shooting death of Penn Twp couple we also got new paperwork from police about what they found inside HIS house leading to more charges #WPXI pic.twitter.com/yFNCaREgue. #BREAKING Victor Steban is the man state police are looking for in connection to the double homicide in Penn Twp. Then He Allegedly Stabbed Her to Death, Beloved Md. GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- State police say they have captured a man wanted for questioning in connection with a series of violent incidents in Westmoreland County, including a double homicide in Penn Township. All calls are toll-free and confidential. Chambersburg ( Photos) PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. One year ago, Penn Township was rocked by a brutal double murder. Graham, 43, on death row since May 1988 for murdering seven women and leaving their decomposed bodies in his apartment, cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded, a judge ruled Friday, Dec. 19, 2003. Location: N PENRYN RD. Dozens of bags of evidence. Steban was laying in wait when they arrived, Peck said. The exterior of the Weis Markets Inc. store in Tunhannock, Pennsylvania, is seen in this July 6, 2017 photo. Menu Penn Township Police Department Chief Guy Hettinger 20 Wayne Ave Hanover, PA 17331 (717) 637-8751 FollowCrime Map Search form Search Search Search form Search Search Submit a Tip! Western Pennsylvania's trusted news source, Paul Peirce, Joe Napsha And Renatta Signorini, fatal shooting of two people in Penn Township. WPXI VICTOR STEBAN Police are searching for Victor Steban as a person of interest in shots fired at homes in Westmoreland County. NEW! Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. A State Police trooper walks with a rifle after the arrest of Victor Steban on Tuesday in North Huntingdon. Only day, date, time, and nature of complaint / incident included in report. Mary Stiles was married to Grady Stiles, also known as the sideshow performer Lobster Boy. @KDKA. The settlers organized behind Reverend John Elder, whom they nicknamed the "Fighting Parson" for his tendency to preach with a rifle at his pulpit. Neighbors described the couple who lived in the home as quiet and who liked to hunt, but kept to themselves. Eventually, a group of vigilantes dubbed the Paxton Boys would attempt to ensure their safety via themurderof the native Conestogapeople living near present-day Millersville. READING, Pa. Authorities have identified the body that was found in a park on Mount Penn in Berks County on Monday. Less than two hours after identifying the North Huntingdon man as wanted for questioning in connection with the fatal shooting of two people in Penn Township, he was taken into custody. When officers approached the back door, they noticed that it had been forced open and was damaged. Paragliders record never-before-seen footage of world's second-tallest mountain, Elizabeth Holmes has 2nd child as prison sentence looms, Dozens of sharks swarm fishing boat in feeding frenzy off Louisiana coast, video shows, Missing 18-year-old found dead along popular Allegheny County trail was killed, officials say, The Hearing Aid Sweeping Bengaluru In 2022, Sheriff's office identifies 4 family members found dead after possible murder-suicide, Elderly couple dead in possible murder-suicide in Fairfax County: police, 3 people dead after 2 separate shootings in McKeesport; scenes not connected, police say. On the same day, Noakes killed Pierce and then himself. In 1928, Nelson Rehmeyer was murdered and his corpse was mutilated by a group of men led by John Blymire. Person needs to come to PTPD office to get form. Katona said the family reported the shooting to state police. Yes, the PTPD does do fingerprinting for employment. Mom of 3 Is Fatally Shot, and Husband Who Requested Welfare Check at Home Is Suspect, Murder-Suicide in Chicago Leaves Family of 5 Dead, Including Two Children, Ages 4 and 6, Catholic Theological Society of America announcement. CHESTNUTHILL TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- A 28-year-old man was arrested Friday in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains region on first-degree murder charges in the killings of four University of Idaho students . Blymire and the others believed that Rehmeyer had cursed them, and when they were unable to find his supposed spell book, killed him. The affluent community recorded 2018 violent and property crime rates that were a small fraction of those of the nearby large city. Marinus Iwuchukwu and his Wilkins Township home. Steban said that he went into the home to look for keys to get away. Steban was ordered by Harrison City Judge Helen Kistler held in the county prison without bond on the homicide charges. Though Dr. Iwuchukwu had filed for divorce in 2020, the split had not yet been finalized, the outlet reports. A handcuffed William Bradfield, Jr. carries personal papers as he leaves his holding cell in the Dauphin County Courthouse accompanied by a deputy sheriff on his way to the courtroom for his murder trial 1983. Source: Spring Township Police Department Submit a Tip Read more Fraud - Penn Township Incident #: 2302021275 Type: FRAUD-NOT IN PROG Time Received: 02/18/2023 22:45:24 Status: COMPLETE Service: POLICE Sector: L86 SECTOR 31 PENN TWP P868 Primary Agency: NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT Responsible Unit: P86-8 Location: N PENRYN RD Municipality: PENN TOWNSHIP Cross. Penn Township police escort Victor Steban, 53, of North Huntingdon to a court appearance on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Chief Otto has been with the PennTwpPolice Department for 24 years, serving as Chief since 2011. Peck said that Steban told investigators he was angry at Erdeljac because of some dispute, or possibly disrespect that the victim may have shown Steban. One year later, Hain was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Scott, who then shot and killed himself. Images have emerged of the Pennsylvania couple that was heartlessly murdered by their neighbor during a snow-shoveling dispute. A beloved professor was stabbed to death in a Tuesday murder-suicide at his Wilkins Township, Penn., home. Miranda Barbourarranged through Craigslist to meet LaFerrara in a parking lot along Routes 11-15 north of Selinsgrove.Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive. Zechman was acquitted, but the other five were found guilty and executed by hanging. He killed three people before killing himself. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The result is the Murder Capitals of the Keystone State for 2021: Chester ( Photos) Wilkinsburg ( Photos) Harrisburg ( Photos) McKeesport ( Photos) Pottstown. We had three separate shootings in south Hempfield and Sewickley townships over the weekend, and weve developed information that hes a suspect, Limani said. North Huntingdon and state police confer on Route 30 Tuesday afternoon as police search for Victor Steban, who was wanted for questioning in connection with several criminal incidents, including the shooting deaths of a Penn Township couple. He was executed in 1999, and remains the last person to be executed in the state of Pennsylvania. Person will not receive any details of investigation. Please enter valid email address to continue. An investigation found that Minier apparently killed Walter before shooting himself, and the deaths were ruled a murder-suicide. As far as the relationship between Erdeljac and Steban, the Westmoreland County DA said the two were acquaintances and that Steban said he felt disrespected by the younger man. When he was escorted out of the North Huntington Police Department, Steban made one comment to reporters. Einhorn, a former guru, was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Holly Maddux. Penn Township Police Department Penn Township, Westmoreland County, PA Penn Township Police Department Department Contact Information Address: 2000 Commercial Ct, Irwin, PA 15642 map Emergency Number: 911 Non-Emergency Number: 724-863-1119 Police Chief - John Otto Office: 724-863-9113 Email: jotto@penntwp.org A man and woman died just before midnight Friday in what Swatara Township police are calling a murder-suicide. Neal Hubish, 41, of Penn Township is led to a court hearing Tuesday in Harrison City. In 2013, for example, the murder of East Pennsboro Township resident Randi Trimble was the subject of an episode of the Biography Channel's "Deadly Ambition" series. Casale, a Penn-Trafford graduate, worked as a barmaid and waitress at Skis & Nicks Lounge, a neighborhood tavern along Route 130 in Harrison City. The six may have gotten away with the murder ifa witness to the crime hadn't come forward. Police are near walking all over the area near Route 30 & Thompson Lane @WPXI pic.twitter.com/EvetX81eSD. Angel on Earth: Best friend of woman murdered in Westmoreland Co. double murder speaks out. She was very friendly. Harrison 'Marty' Graham is pictured in an undated police handout photograph. In this file photo from July 2, 1988, convicted kidnapper and torture killer Gary Heidnik leaves Philadelphia City Hall after being sentenced to die. ambushed and gunned down at their Penn Township home, Related: Man, woman found murdered in Penn Township home, Car plows into corner of We Buy Any Car building in Pittsburgh, Lumber prices skyrocket, driving construction costs up. Officers were initially dispatched to the 100 block of Penn Valley Village Road off of Doe Run Road east of Manheim at 2:15 a.m. following a report of a man in cardiac arrest, according to a. A Harrisburg man will spend nearly 10 years in prison after fleeing police in a high speed chase that ended in a violent crash in Middletown in 2020 in the midst of a crime spree. He was also the author and editor of various books. A fight that erupted over snow shoveling allegedly led to a Pennsylvania man shooting two of his neighbors to death, authorities said. Dubbed by District Attorney Ed Marsico as "the most prolific killer in Dauphin County history," Miller was convicted of three murders, confessed to a fourth and charged with at least one additional murder. The discovery of Anthony DelCollo's pickup truck on a residential street in Reading's 18th Ward shortly after the 28-year-old Exeter Township man was found stabbed to death on Mount Penn. On Saturday night, investigators found weapons inside Stebans home after responding for a fire. The Allegheny County Medical Examiners office has not released the cause or manner of death. Iwuchukwu, who had a Ph.D. in systematic theology and an M.A. Authorities said he also is wanted for questioning in connection with a car explosion along the 1100 block of Clay Pike, also in North Huntingdon, that occurred 45 minutes after the fire at his home. The district attorney also said that they are examining whether or not there is a connection between the double murders and a car bomb that exploded in North Huntingdon Township over the weekend. The case was the first known murder of a state legislator. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Download the CRIMEWATCH app and follow Penn Township Police Department. Names released of 2 people found murdered at Westmoreland County home. Neighbors say the blast shook the ground. They believe they have the weapon used in the shootings, but must await ballistic tests, Gardner said. Investigators warned the public that was considered armed and dangerous. A Pennsylvania serial killer in jail . Meleanie Hain drew national attention and controversy when she openly wore a handgun at her five-year-old daughter's soccer game in Lebanon County. Primary Agency: NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. The victims were Dean A. Finocchiaro, age 19; Thomas C. Meo, age 21; Jimi T. Patrick, age 19; and Mark R. Sturgis, age 22. We just want them to remember her for how loving she was. Pitezel had been an accompliceto several of Holmes' other murders, of which he committed at least 9 though he confessed to many more. Heidnik, executed by lethal injection on July 6, 1999, was the last person to have the death penalty enforced upon in Pennsylvania.AP Photo/File. She was so fun to be around; she lit up a room any time she came in. When police arrived, they found a 9-year-old child watching TV and the . During a news conference Tuesday night, authorities revealed that Steban waited for the couple to come home from a motorcycle ride, before allegedly shooting them. Shari Katona confirmed one of the Hempfield homes targeted early Sunday was her residence. She wouldve done anything for a total stranger, and thats how she deserves to be remembered. Randy Gardner said authorities believe Steban used an AR-15 rifle to kill the couple. Ira Einhorn, center, is escorted by French police in Champagne-Mouton, central France, July 19, 2001. Witnesses say he appeared to know officers were after him and looked back at them several times. We have no idea who owned the other two homes state police said were shot, too, she said. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. Charles Cullen is potentially the most prolific serial killer in American history. VIDEO: Fact vs. Fiction: How safe is COVID-19 vaccine for children? A woman and a man who were killed in what police are treating as a murder-suicide in Penn Hills on Tuesday have been identified. Unfortunately, that happy moment in time . "It was a busy weekend. On Sept. 11, 2001, teams of Al Qaeda terrorists boarded four planes and crashed them into targets at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. (Photo Credit: Jamie Doran) WATCH: Briana Smith Reports Neal Hubish is. During a news conference Tuesday night, police said they were able to identify the weapon used as one theyd seen before used in other crimes. Between July 5 and July 7, 2017, four young men were reported missing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Westmoreland County Det. Several of the murders were committed in a mixed-use building that Holmes had purchased in Chicago, ostensibly for use as a hotel, but which garnered the reputation as the "Murder House.". Jacob Erdeljac Jacob Erdeljac (Duquesne Light Company). On May 12 2007, Alec Kreider, a 16-year-old high school student at the time, murdered his classmate and friend Kevin Haines, his father Thomas Haines, and mother Lisa Haines in their home in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania.Kreider was arrested a month later on June 16, 2007 and was charged with three counts of first degree murder.He pleaded guilty to all charges, and was . Steban said before his court appearance that his actions were all about getting Rooster, an apparent reference to Denis Rooster Katona, a former national leader of the Pagans motorcycle gang who served time in a federal prison. Dennis Katona, who has been out of prison since 2016, was ordered to report to the same jail May 28 to serve the remainder of a sentence from a 2014 drug conviction in Westmoreland County. 2023 Cox Media Group. A third party had told police someone inside the residence had been stabbed, and that the woman inside had a gun. We do not dispatch officers. Smoke billowed from the two-story, log cabin home on Three . (Christine Vendel | cvendel@pennlive.com). In that case, state police and agents from the state Attorney Generals Office raided his home in 2011 and found more than 84 grams of cocaine and nearly 100 grams of methamphetamine with a combined street value of $20,000. Steban is well-known by local law enforcement, considering his criminal history goes back decades. Victor Steban, 53, of North Huntingdon, has been charged in connection with a double homicide in Penn Township and other incidents. 2023 Cox Media Group. "It looked like he got tased and he just dropped like a sack of potatoes to the ground and then there were so many officers on top of him and they cuffed him and they kind of dispersed a bit," said witness Jessica Rain-Green. Drug disposal box is located in the PTPD lobby. York County Penn Township Police Department Help Log In Submit a Tip! Steban was wanted for questioning in connection with multiple criminal incidents over the weekend in Westmoreland County, including a double murder in Penn Township. A GoFundMe. Dozens of bags of evidence were removed from the home. Fire cause is yet to be determined. Dubbed the "House of Horrors" killer, Gary Heidnik murdered two women in his North Philadelphia home, where he held six victims in chains, raping them and using electrical shock on them during 1986 and 1987. Investigators later on Monday found that red truck in Manor Borough. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. His Facebook page had several photos of Erdeljac and his motorcycle trips, including one to Yosemite National Park in California. Of all the places to catch him, said Stephanie Ankeny. @KDKA @NicoleFordTV @ismithKDKA pic.twitter.com/DfQNgU9YaC. When officers couldn't obtain a response from the residents in the home, SWAT officers were called out to assist. Notorious for his sadistic tendencies, Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo was the head of the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s and was convicted of several crimes, including ordering at least nine murders. Jeffrey Spaide, 47, shot dead his across-the-street neighbors, James Goy, 50, and his wife Lisa, 48, as they were clearing snow Monday morning in Plains Township, The Citizen's Voice reported. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. And, she said, they dont know why Steban may have shot at their home over the weekend. As for Casale, Otto said that there is every indication that she was a victim of circumstances.. On Oct. 16, 1755, a band of raiders from the Delaware tribe attacked and killed over a dozen settlers at Penn's Creek near Selinsgrove. Township police said they were called to the 600 block of Mohn Street at about . "Somebody came here because they were looking for someone, and they found the crime scene," District Attorney Peck said on Monday. Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck explained that the couple rode their bikes often. Eric Frein led police on a 48-day manhunt after he ambushed and murdered one Pennsylvania state trooper and severely injured another with a sniper rifle outside of the State Police barracks. Family and friends described Casale as an angel on earth. The couple who lived there kept to themselves and they were seen riding a motorcycle on Sunday afternoon. Hugo Selenski is led to his hearing on murder charges, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, in Trucksville, Pa. (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Jack Kelley). Here are a list of some of the most horrendous in Pennsylvania history, whether they be crimes of passion or calculated killings. In 2014, he was convicted of drug charges in Westmoreland County court and sentenced to 40 months-to-80 months in prison. Steban is. Responsible Unit: P86-8. He has earned a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Edinboro University, a masters degree in Organizational Leadership from Geneva College, and is a graduate of the 249thsession of the FBI National Academy. The truck, which was found, had been stolen from the victims home. We never met Steban and dont know why he mentioned us, Katona said. Pennsylvania Mom's Brutal Murder An Enduring Mystery. Police reported Steban also admitted to shooting 41-year-old Jacob Erdeljac off his motorcycle, then shooting him twice in the head. Duquesne Light confirmed Erdeljac was an employee. He has earned a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Edinboro University, a masters degree in Organizational Leadership from Geneva College, and is a graduate of the 249. session of the FBI National Academy. Police Department for 24 years, serving as Chief since 2011. The two then conspired to kill Trimble's wife, Randi, with the goal of splitting her $100,000 insurance policy. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. Victor Steban, 53, is facing two counts of criminal homicide, and one count each of burglary and robbery, in connection with a double murder in Westmoreland County. There were no survivors. We want the public to know we simply do not know this guy, said Shari Katona of Hempfield. He was convicted on both counts at trial in June 2015, according to Pittsburgh CBS affiliate KDKA, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder plus another 10-20 . The West Whiteland Township Police Department says it discovered the bodies at a home in the. . Grady was reported to be a dangerous and abusive alcoholic, and served 15 years probation for killing his daughter's fiancee. Police said the truck was involved in a double homicide investigation and those inside were considered to be armed and dangerous. 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