Ten months to the day since she was last seen, it appears the remains of Linda Stoltzfoos have been found.
The Lancaster County District Attorney s office announced Wednesday that human remains were found in a rural area in the eastern part of the county. Officials didn t immediately identify the remains as belonging to the 18-year-old Amish woman, but said they were related to the case.
On Thursday, Lancaster County DA Heather Adams said at a news conference she and law enforcement officials strongly believe and (are) comfortable in saying the remains belong to Stoltzfoos. In a preliminary review, the coroner has determined the remains are female, of relevant age, and dress and shoes are consistent to those worn by Linda on the day of her disappearance, Adams said.
The Lancaster County District Attorney s office will hold a news conference Thursday to discuss the discovery of remains found during the search for Linda Stoltzfoos.
The news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m., which LNP|LancasterOnline will livestream on its Facebook page. The livestream will also be embedded into this post.
The remains were discovered by a team consisting of the FBI, East Lampeter Township police and Pennsylvania State Police, the district attorney s office said in a news release.
Mervin Fisher, who is Stoltzfoos uncle, told LNP|LancasterOnline that the family has been told there are strong indications the remains recovered are Linda s, but investigators have yet to make an official identification.
Lancaster County DA: Officials believe recovered human remains are body of Linda Stoltzfoos
Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said that authorities are confident in saying that the remains are that of Linda Stoltzfoos. Author: Cale Ahearn (FOX43), Grace Griffaton (FOX43) Published: 11:05 AM EDT April 22, 2021 Updated: 5:51 PM EDT April 22, 2021
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced that the human remains officials located in a rural part of eastern Lancaster County on Wednesday are believed to be that of Linda Stoltzfoos, a missing Lancaster County Amish woman.
Stoltzfoos, 18, was last seen leaving a church service to walk home to her family s farm on June 21, 2020. She was reported missing a day later.
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Authorities recovered human remains during a search for an 18-year-old Pennsylvania Amish woman who has been missing since last summer.
The Lancaster County District Attorney s Office said on Wednesday that the remains were uncovered in a rural area in the eastern part of the county while law enforcement was searching for Linda Stoltzfoos, who went missing in June 2020.
Prosecutors said the county coroner s office would make a formal identification and determine the cause of death. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, state police, and East Lampeter Township investigated the scene.
Wednesday marked 10 full months since Stoltzfoos disappeared, according to prosecutors. She was last seen walking home from church in the Bird-in-Hand area. The searches for her consisted of over 15,000 man-hours.
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