BRUTAL KILLING
Amish girl, 18, strangled and stabbed to death before body was wrapped in tarp and dumped in shallow grave
Updated: Apr 24 2021, 14:35 ET
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AN 18-year-old Amish girl was strangled and stabbed to death before being wrapped in tarp and dumped in a shallow grave.
The cause of Linda Stoltzfoos’ death was asphyxia from strangulation, along with suffocation, according to Lancaster County coroner Dr Stephen Diamantoni after an autopsy was carried out.
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Justo Smoker, 35, has been charged with the abduction and murder of the 18-year-old girlCredit: Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office
He said a stab wound to her neck was a contributing factor in her death.
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Lancaster County Coroner rules asphyxia, strangulation as cause of death for Linda Stoltzfoos
The coroner determined asphyxia from strangulation and suffocation as the cause of death. A stab wound Stoltzfoos suffered to the neck is also a contributing factor. Author: Cale Ahearn (FOX43), Grace Griffaton (FOX43) Published: 9:46 AM EDT April 23, 2021 Updated: 5:13 PM EDT April 23, 2021
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. The Lancaster County coroner s office has completed the autopsy of the remains uncovered by investigators in Sadsbury Township earlier this week.
Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni has ruled asphyxia from strangulation and suffocation as the cause of death of 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos.
He said Stoltzfoos also suffered a stab wound to the neck; he listed the wound as a contributing factor in Stoltzfoos death.