Amish teen Linda Stoltzfoos was strangled, stabbed to death, coroner says
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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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Amish girl strangled to death, then stabbed in neck, autopsy shows
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