The Brief
- The body of Nicolas Paul Grubb, 27, was found in a cave by hikers on a Berks County hiking trail in January 1977.
- It was determined Grubb overdosed on phenobarbital and pentobarbital.
- Investigators were recently able to identify the remains by locating the original fingerprint card and submitting it into a national database for missing, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
- Grubb, a Fort Washington resident, served in the Pennsylvania National Guard until 1971.
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Remains found in cave near Pennsylvania hiking trail nearly 50 years ago identified
Investigators in Pennsylvania have identified human remains found in a cave by hikers on the Appalachian Trail nearly 50 years ago.