PA - Penny Vantassel-Himel, 66, fatally shot by husband who also died, Northampton Co, 7 July 2019

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- Pennsylvania -
- Edgar Himel, 80 -
- Person-Of-Interest in Homicide Investigation -

- Northampton County -
- Sunday, 7 July 2019 -

- Use Extreme Caution -

Person-Of-Interest:
Edgar T. Himel, Jr.
White / Male / 80 Years Old
5' 11" :: Brown Eyes
Bald, with Mustache

Dark-Green 2019 Nissan Rogue SV
Sport Utility Vehicle
PA Rear Plate: GHV-0051
*Vehicle Identification Number may end in 716216
(5N1AT2MV4KC716216)

Deceased:
Penny S. Vantassel-Himel, 66
Historically:
Manner of Death :: Homicide

Palmer Township, Northumberland County is in Eastern, PA.
Day One


1)) Northampton Crime Watch:
NEWS POST: Homcide Suspect (updated photo)

2)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Edgar T. Himel, 80 - PA - Google Search

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Stock Photo of Possibly-Similar Nissan:

May Prompt Justice Be Served.

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Palmer Township police are looking for an 80-year-old township resident in connection with a homicide, according to the Palmer Township police crimewatch page.

Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said Edgar Himel is a resident in a home where a woman was found dead Sunday afternoon. The home is in the 100 block of Old Orchard Drive, Morganelli said.

Morganelli said an autopsy hasn’t been conducted but the woman appears to have died from “homicidal violence".

Cops searching for 80-year-old suspect in Palmer Township homicide
 
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- Keep Searching -- Day Two -

- Pennsylvania -

- Edgar Himel, 80 -
- Person-Of-Interest in Homicide Investigation -

- Northampton County -
- Sunday, 7 July 2019 -

- Use Extreme Caution -

Person-Of-Interest:
Edgar T. Himel, Jr.
White / Male / 80 Years Old
5' 11" :: Brown Eyes
Bald, with Mustache
Born: 1 November 1938

Dark-Green 2019 Nissan Rogue SV
Sport Utility Vehicle
PA Rear Plate: GHV-0051
*Vehicle Identification Number may end in 716216
(5N1AT2MV4KC716216)

Deceased:
Penny S. Vantassel-Himel, 66
Cause of Death :: Gun-Shot Wounds to Head
Manner of Death :: Homicide

Palmer Township, Northumberland County is in Eastern, PA.
Day Two

3)) Allentown Morning Call:
Woman in Palmer Township killing shot in the head; husband remains at large, authorities say

4)) Northampton Crime Watch:
NEWS POST: Homcide Suspect (updated photo)

5)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Edgar T. Himel, 80 - PA - Google Search

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MSM = Main-Stream Media
NCIC = National Crime Information Center

Stock Photo of Possibly-Similar Nissan:

May Prompt Justice Be Served.

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  • #4
Authorities said a 66-year-old woman found dead Sunday in her Palmer Township home suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and her husband, wanted in connection with the case, remains at large.

Police were called Sunday morning to a home at 108 Old Orchard Drive for a welfare check and they found the body of 66-year-old Penny VanTassel-Himel. Authorities say it appeared she had been dead for several days.

Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said VanTassel-Himel had gunshot wounds to the head, and her death was ruled a homicide.

Woman in Palmer Township killing shot in the head; husband remains at large, authorities say
 
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- Keep Searching :: Day Three -

- Pennsylvania -

- Edgar T. Himel, 80 -
- Suspect in Domestic Homicide -

- Northampton County -
- Discovered: Sunday, 7 July 2019 -

- Use Extreme Caution -

Suspect:
Edgar T. Himel, Jr.
White / Male / 80 Years Old
5' 11" :: Brown Eyes
Bald, with Mustache
Born: 1 November 1938

Dark-Green 2019 Nissan Rogue SV
Sport Utility Vehicle
PA Rear Plate: GHV-0051
*Vehicle Identification Number may end in 716216
(5N1AT2MV4KC716216)

Deceased:
Penny S. Vantassel-Himel, 66
Cause of Death :: Gun-Shot Wounds to Head
Manner of Death :: Homicide

Palmer Township, Northumberland County is in Eastern, PA.
Day Three

4)) Northampton Crime Watch:
NEWS POST: Homcide Suspect (updated photo)

5)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Edgar T. Himel, 80 - PA - Google Search

6)) Yahoo™ Supplements & Updates:
Edgar Himel - PA - Yahoo Search Results

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SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle

Stock Photo of Possibly-Similar Nissan:

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- Arrest Warrant Issued -

- Pennsylvania -

- Edgar T. Himel, 80 -
- Wanted For Homicide -

- Northampton County -
- Thursday, 4 July 2019* -

- Use Extreme Caution -

Suspect:
Edgar Telesphar* Himel
Male / 80 Years Old
5' 11" :: Brown Eyes
Bald, with Mustache
Born: 18 November 1938*

Dark-Green 2019 Nissan Rogue SV
Sport Utility Vehicle
PA Rear Plate: GHV-0051
Vehicle Identification Number may end in 716216
(5N1AT2MV4KC716216)

Deceased:
Penny S. Vantassel-Himel, 66
Cause of Death :: Gun-Shot Wounds to Head
Manner of Death :: Homicide

Palmer Township, Northumberland County is in Eastern, PA.
Day Seven*

7)) WFMZ TV-69:
DA: Officials investigating whether proper police protocol was followed in Palmer Township homicide

8)) Northampton Crime Watch:

NEWS POST: Homcide Suspect (updated photo)

9)) Yahoo™ Supplements & Updates:
Edgar Himel - PA - Yahoo Search Results

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SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle

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can see him taking out a few more people before committing suicide
 
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*** Arrested in Colorado ***

- Pennsylvania -

- Edgar T. Himel, 80 -
- Northampton County -
- Thursday, 4 July 2019 -


Defendant:
Edgar Telesphar Himel
White / Male / 80 Years Old
Born: 18 November 1938

Palmer Township, Northumberland County is in Eastern, PA.

10)) Lehigh Valley Live:
80-year-old Palmer Township man charged with killing his wife arrested in Colorado, police say

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Edgar Himel - Arrested - Yahoo Search Results

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*** Arrested in Colorado ***

- Pennsylvania -

- Edgar T. Himel, 80 -
- Northampton County -
- Thursday, 4 July 2019 -


Defendant:
Edgar Telesphar Himel
White / Male / 80 Years Old
Born: 18 November 1938

Palmer Township, Northumberland County is in Eastern, PA.

10)) Lehigh Valley Live:
80-year-old Palmer Township man charged with killing his wife arrested in Colorado, police say

11)) Yahoo™ Supplements & Updates:
Edgar Himel - Arrested - Yahoo Search Results

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A-2)) PA (Lower) Magisterial District Judge Court:
B)) PA (Upper) Court of Common Pleas:


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LE = Law Enforcement
LWOP = Life With-Out Parole
MSM = Main-Stream Media
NCIC = National Crime Information Center


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Very glad they got him! I was appalled to read that police responded to a 911 call from the victim's phone the day she apparently died, but police never went inside the home!
 
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He is 80 years old. Why did he bother with killing her? What a tragically sad decision.
 
  • #11
He is 80 years old. Why did he bother with killing her? What a tragically sad decision.
And she sounds like such a sweetheart :( In the above link I read, it does appear he has issues with sobriety. Alcohol can do terrible things to a person.
 
  • #12
"It’s her smile for which she will be remembered. For that says far more about Penny VanTassel-Himel’s life than her death.

“She brought such love into the atmosphere,” Greater Shiloh Church Pastor Phillip Davis said Monday morning, a day after VanTassel-Himel’s body was found in her Palmer Township home, launching a homicide investigation. “She had a big smile. That smile on Sunday mornings would light up that place. She worked in love.”

Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr., in a Facebook post, also recalled that wonderful grin. “So saddened to learn of her death,” the longtime mayor began. “She was a wonderful person who always had a smile and a good word for everyone.”"

Remembering Palmer Twp. homicide victim: ‘That smile on Sunday morning would light up the place. She worked in love’
 
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*** Defendant Now Deceased ***

- Pennsylvania -

- Edgar T. Himel, 80 -
- Northampton County -
- Thursday, 4 July 2019 -


Defendant:
Edgar Telesphar Himel
White / Male / 80 Years Old

Palmer Township, Northumberland County is in Eastern, PA.

12)) Lehigh Valley Live:
81-year-old man, charged with killing his wife in Palmer Township, dies in hospital, officials say

14)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Edgar Himel - PA - بحث Google
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MSM = Main-Stream Media
NCIC = National Crime Information Center


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