Unsolved Cases: Body Found near Claysville 41 Years Ago Still Unidentified
A man's body was found near Old Route 40 in Washington County in February 1972. The death was ruled a homicide, but authorities have never been able to identify the man.
An Avella resident was hitchhiking on Old Route 40 in Donegal Township, Washington County, about 9:20 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, 1972 when he spotted the badly decomposed body of a man. The man was down an embankment, about 65 feet south of the roadway. His skeletal remains were found in a briar thicket, near a small trash dump, about two miles west of Claysville. It was estimated that he had been there for about 8 to 10 weeks. The man's death was ruled a homicide, according to the Pennsylvania Missing Persons website. The man had gunshot wounds in his left torso, possibly from a .22-caliber weapon. While details about the man's appearance and clothing are many, there are no clues as to who he was, where he came from or why he died. The man …
bobbie_jo_lawver@hotmail,com
10:42 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
u r innocent brandon..im a supporter of u..i dont the simonellis nor u..but hands down u r no murderer..i would have protected myself if it meant killing someone to..u acted in self defense..of course the family will say differently..they r hurting..they miss their loved one even if he wasnt a great law abiding person..they loved him..so brandon forgive them for their pain and ignorance..thank u … more ›