Linda Stoltzfoos was last seen walking home from a church service on June 21
Remains were found near Dutchland Inc in Lancaster County on Wednesday
In December last year Justo Smoker, 34, was charged with criminal homicide
Dutchland Inc is the former workplace of Smoker, the DA said Thursday
Officials said last year that the suspect s DNA was discovered on the victim s stocking, which had been found buried at another site alongside her bra
Lancaster County DA Heather Adams said Thursday they now believe Stoltzfoos was initially buried at that location before her body was moved
Her body was wrapped in tarp and was more than 3 feet down, Adams said
Ten months to the day after Amish teenager Linda Stoltzfoos disappeared on the way home from church, officials in Lancaster County found her remains near where Justo Smoker, the man charged with killing her, worked until his July arrest.
Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams held a press conference on Thursday at 11 a.m. and offered new information about the investigation and the recovery of Stoltzfoos body.Â
There are many details, though, that Adams said she was not able to address.
Here s what we do and don t know about the investigation into the disappearance and killing of Stoltzfoos.Â
What we know:
Amish teen Linda Stoltzfoos was strangled, stabbed to death, coroner says
Updated 10:17 AM;
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Linda Stoltzfoos was strangled, suffocated and stabbed in the neck after disappearing on a walk home from church last year, the Lancaster County coroner said after a Friday morning autopsy.
The Coroner’s Office said the 18-year-old Stoltzfoos’ remains were identified with dental records. Deputy Chief Eric Bieber said her cause of death was asphyxia due to strangulation and suffocation, with a knife wound to the neck serving as a contributing factor.
Bieber said he could not get into whether her body showed signs of any other trauma. Testing is underway and could take a couple weeks to process, he said.
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