PA PA - Tracy Kroh, 17, Millersburg, 5 Aug 1989 *perjury convictions*

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mlhenn said:

Updated May 2022

Details of Disappearance​

Tracy was last seen at the Alex Acres Trailer Park off Pennsylvania Route 147 at 10:00 p.m. on August 5, 1989. She was trying to visit her twenty-year-old sister and brother-in-law who resided at the park, but they were not at home. She dropped off a barbecue grill and some grocery store coupons on their front step.

Tracy never arrived back at her family's house in Millersburg, Pennsylvania and has not been seen again. The trailer park is approximately seven miles west of her own home. She was not reported missing until the next day because her parents thought she had spent the night at her sister's home, as she often did. They called police after finding out Tracy was not at her sister's house.

Tracy's blue-striped white 1971 Mercury Comet was located at the town square in Millersburg the following evening, August 6, 1989. A photo of Tracy's car is posted below this case summary. Her belongings were not inside the vehicle and there was no trace of Tracy. The town square was a local gathering spot, and she may have been seen sitting on the steps of a store across from the street from the square earlier on the evening of her disappearance.

Parts of her wallet, including her driver's license and National Honor Society card, were found in December 1993, over four years after Tracy initially vanished. The wallet located in an area along Wiconisco Creek, off Rakers Mill Road in Washington Township, nine miles from Millersburg.

Authorities believe Tracy may have been on her way to see her boyfriend when she disappeared; his parents lived a short distance away from the Millersburg town square. Police have focused the investigation on Tracy's boyfriend and his family over the years. Tracy's boyfriend's brother stated his family had been cooperative with the investigation and were innocent of involvement in Tracy's disappearance, and that the investigation has been mishandled.

In August 2019, after testifying before a grand jury about Tracy's disappearance, Matthew Webster was charged with perjury in her case. He had allegedly admitted to a key witness, Holly Mallett, that he was involved in Tracy's disappearance.

He said he and some friends encountered her on the Millersburg square and that he had been drinking alcohol that night. He supposedly added, "It was supposed to be just a rape and done but then it turned out to be a lot more than that." On the stand, however, Webster denied having ever spoken to the witness.

Mallett was interviewed by police in 2018 and told them that, in 2016, Webster had told her he was involved in Tracy's rape and murder. A court-ordered wiretap recorded the pair talking about how she would deny earlier statements to the police. On tape, Mallett claimed the police had coerced her into making those statements, and described herself as mentally handicapped. Webster said he forgave her for her statements and promised to help pay for an attorney for her.

A photo of Webster is posted with this case summary. In December 2019, he pleaded no contest to felony perjury and was sentenced to four to six months in prison. Given credit for time served, he was released from custody immediately.

After Webster's plea, Mallett was also charged with felony perjury in Tracy's case. She had testified before a grand jury investigating Tracy's disappearance in June 2019, and admitted she had spoken to the police, but claimed she couldn't remember what she'd said to them. Police believe she lied when she claimed she had not previously discussed what she would tell the grand jury prior to her testimony.

A photo of Mallett is posted with this case summary. In July 2020, she pleaded guilty to perjury. She was sentenced to six to 23 months in prison. Neither she nor Webster have been charged in connection with Tracy's actual disappearance, only with lying in their testimony about it.

Mark Warfel was publicly named as a suspect in Tracy's disappearance in May 2022, by which time he was 89 years old. He would have been about 56 in 1989, the year Tracy disappeared, and police have searched his property for evidence in her case at least twice. Warfel is also a suspect in the death of his wife and several sexual assaults.

He was named as a suspect in Tracy's case at a competency hearing, as he is awaiting trial on unrelated burglary charges. At the hearing, the judge determined he was not competent to stand trial and the situation would not improve. Unless the prosection appeals the judge's decision, Warfel will never stand trial for the burglaries and will be released from prison.

Tracy does not have a history of running away from home. She left $300 behind in her bedroom and $400 in her bank account. She is described as a shy, studious teenager with no enemies. She was about to start her senior year at Halifax High School, whose principal described her as "an extremely responsible student." She was a member of the National Honor Society, an artist on the school newspaper, the yearbook editor, and a member of the Future Business Leaders of America.

Authorities believe that she was abducted, probably by someone she knew. Tracy's case remains unsolved.
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Just saw this case. The 89 year old, is the suspect, who lived at the trailer park, where she went to visit her sister?
 
TootsieFootsie said:
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Quoted from this article:

"Police say the man, identified as Mark Eugene Warfel, is under investigation for Tracy’s disappearance. They directly connect him to Tracy and her family, with a state trooper testifying under oath in May that he’s the biological father of Tracy’s younger sister, Kim Masser."

It isn't clear how the trooper knows but this reads as something more than hearsay IMOO.
 
If they got the daughters DNA they already have his to compare it to, correct? If he’s been convicted of a violent felony his DNA should be on file. JMO
 
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March 20 2023
www.pennlive.com

Police return to Dauphin County property linked to 1989 cold case

The property belongs to a man connected to the disappearance of Tracy Kroh more than 30 years ago.
www.pennlive.com www.pennlive.com
By Becky Metrick
''State police were back on Monday at the Dauphin County property believed to be connected to the 1989 disappearance of Tracy Kroh.

The property, in the 100 block of Mountain House Road, Jackson Township, is owned by Mark Edward Warfel, the son of Mark Eugene Warfel, and Nancy Evans according to county property records. Police first searched the property in 2019.''

''State police public information officer Trooper Megan Frazer confirmed that troopers were at the property “following up on an investigation.” She could not provide any additional details on Monday.



Mark Eugene Warfel, 90, is under investigation in Kroh’s disappearance but as of 2023 was not charged in connection with the case. It is unclear if that will happen because, on unrelated charges of burglary and harassment, he was found not competent to stand trial and was released from prison.''
 
March 27, 2023
www.fox43.com

State Police conducting 'methodical demolition' of Halifax home as part of investigation into disappearance of Tracy Kroh

The home, owned by an elderly man believed to be a suspect in the case, is located on the 100 block of Mountain House Road.
www.fox43.com www.fox43.com
''State Police said they are conducting a "methodical demolition" of a Dauphin County home that is part of their continuing investigation of the disappearance of 17-year-old Tracy Kroh in 1989.
The property, located on the 100 block of Mountain House Road in Jackson Township, sits roughly 10 miles from where Kroh was last seen.''

''The home's owner, Mark Warfel, was named as a suspect in Kroh's disappearance last year, but may never stand trial for it.
The 90-year-old Warfel, who suffers from dementia, was declared incompetent to stand trial on an unrelated burglary charge. It was during that competency hearing that a State Police trooper testified that Warfel was a suspect in Kroh's disappearance.
Investigators have searched Warfel's home on Mountain House Road at least twice since 2019.
This week's demolition, which is being performed with the consent of Warfel's family, is a means to further the investigation of Kroh's whereabouts, a State Police spokesperson said in a statement:''
 

Tracy Kroh, age 17 went missing 5 August 1989

LINKS:

www.lykensvalley.org

Disappearance of Tracy Kroh at Millersburg, 1989 (11)

On 5 August 1989, Tracy Kroh, a 17-year-old honor student at Halifax Area High School, left her home at Enterline, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to deliver some items to her sister who lived north …
www.lykensvalley.org www.lykensvalley.org

www.lykensvalley.org

Disappearance of Tracy Kroh at Millersburg, 1989 (1)

On 5 August 1989, Tracy Kroh, a 17-year-old honor student at Halifax Area High School, left her home at Enterline, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to deliver some items to her sister who lived north …
www.lykensvalley.org www.lykensvalley.org

www.lykensvalley.org

Disappearance of Tracy Kroh at Millersburg, 1989 (8)

On 5 August 1989, Tracy Kroh, a 17-year-old honor student at Halifax Area High School, left her home at Enterline, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to deliver some items to her sister who lived north …
www.lykensvalley.org www.lykensvalley.org

www.lykensvalley.org

Disappearance of Tracy Kroh at Millersburg, 1989 (4)

On 5 August 1989, Tracy Kroh, a 17-year-old honor student at Halifax Area High School, left her home at Enterline, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to deliver some items to her sister who lived north …
www.lykensvalley.org www.lykensvalley.org
 
www.foxnews.com

Pennsylvania police on 1989 cold case tear down prime suspect's house

Pennsylvania state police will "further" their investigation of the 1989 missing person cold case of Tracy Kroh with "a methodical demolition" of the main suspect's home.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
March 30, 2023
''The main suspect, Mark Warfel, who is now 90 years old and reportedly suffers from dementia, is the biological father of Kroh's younger sister.''

''This week, Pennsylvania State Police are tearing down all the buildings on Warfel's Mountain House Road property in Jackson Township, which is about 10 miles from where Kroh was last seen alive.

State Police said in a statement that Warfel's family is cooperating and consented to the operation.''

''Police said Warfel was a suspect in Kroh's death, as well as his wife's death, during his competency hearing in 2022.

Kroh was reportedly visiting Kroh's sister the night she went missing and never returned to her Millersburg home, which is less than 10 miles away, according to the FBI's missing person profile.''
 
Was Warfel actually proven to be the father of Tracy’s younger sister? I thought this was something Tracy’s mother vehemently denied.
 
cutter99 said:
Was Warfel actually proven to be the father of Tracy’s younger sister? I thought this was something Tracy’s mother vehemently denied.
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Regardless of whether or not he was the father of the younger sister, it does not take away from him the fact that he abused and murdered Tracy and that he was not competent to stand trial, I don't think it was true, he faked dementia so as not to be tried...
He deserves the full weight of the law on him.
rest in peace tracy
 
spartanx said:
Regardless of whether or not he was the father of the younger sister, it does not take away from him the fact that he abused and murdered Tracy and that he was not competent to stand trial, I don't think it was true, he faked dementia so as not to be tried...
He deserves the full weight of the law on him.
rest in peace tracy
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And where did I ever say he did not deserve the full weight of the law on him?

If he were the father of Tracy’s sister, he would have had knowledge of the Kroh family and possibly harbor ill will towards them.
 
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