Last update: October 31, 2025, 12:54p.m. The summer of 1969 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was a time when kids still roamed free, neighborhoods felt safe, and a 14-year-old girl like Joan Dymond could go to the park after supper without a second thought. But for George and Anne Rose Dymond, that summer was the start of…
A recent news report from PAHomepage states that Debra Fox was murdered.
It says, “The longtime owner of the home, 69-year-old Debra Fox, was also murdered.” and “If you have any information about the murder of Debra Fox, contact Wilkes-Barre Police.”
Her remains were found in Black Creek Township, about 30 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre, in 1973. Local lore has it her spirit haunts the stretch of highway where she was found. It’s August 9, 1973, and a tourist decides to pull off Interstate 80 near Sugarloaf in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, for a walk in the…
The family of homicide victim Nicole Cuevas held a service today at St. Mary’s Cathedral Church in Saginaw, Michigan, according to a Facebook post by Nicole’s brother Paris Scroggins. Nicole’s obituary reads, “Nicole loved to read. Nicole truly loved being with her children and her family and friends. She loved visiting, chatting, and helping family…
The autopsy was inconclusive for Debra “Debbie” Jane Fox, 69, whose remains were found behind the All Host Inn and Suites in Wilkes-Barre on March 26, 2024. The coroner could not determine what caused her death or whether her death was accidental, homicidal, suicidal, etc. This ruling can be changed if more evidence comes to…
HOMICIDEJuanita Marie Todd13 Academy StreetWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaLuzerne County22 years oldSeptember 28, 1972 This post is an overview of the Juanita Todd case, and the first in a series about 1970s NEPA true-crime mysteries. Future posts will go into more detail about this tragic unsolved murder. Case Overview One of the most disturbing unsolved homicides in Northeastern…
