PA PA - Unidentified Remains, Lackawanna County, Found Under Bridge, April 19, 2023

[PunkRock]

Found on the front page while scrolling through the news at work— not much is out yet because the case was just opened a few days ago, based on reports.

The victim was found in Lackawanna County, beneath the Route 476 bridge near South Main Street in Taylor, according to the article that I first read.

Human remains discovered beneath Lackawanna County bridge

TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Tuesday, the Lackawanna County Coroner’s Office released information regarding reported police activity in Taylor. According to the Lackawanna Count…

www.pahomepage.com

 

[JurassicParker]

I almost made one but I didn't bc there is literally no information except that remains were found. Were the remains in such bad condition they couldnt tell even the sex? I went through the PA missing persons list and there was a girl from who checked herself out from a rehab in Dallas. Which is in the neighboring county.

 

[PunkRock]

I almost made one but I didn't bc there is literally no information except that remains were found. Were the remains in such bad condition they couldnt tell even the sex? I went through the PA missing persons list and there was a girl from who checked herself out from a rehab in Dallas. Which is in the neighboring county.

It's a very fresh case; I actually just got it recommended to me on a news feed I was reading before work. From what I can find, they were only discovered a few days ago.
I guess the situation's still under investigation, but I'll try to post when I find new details.

EDIT : I found a video stating that they were skeletal remains; Human remains discovered beneath Lackawanna County bridge

 

[PunkRock]

Found another case that parallels pretty closely with this one while trying to dig up what was happening. Posting here, just in case it's somehow (hopefully not) related.
Horrible that two sets of remains were found in this area within such a short amount of time.

 

[CCJD]

Found another case that parallels pretty closely with this one while trying to dig up what was happening. Posting here, just in case it's somehow (hopefully not) related.
Horrible that two sets of remains were found in this area within such a short amount of time.

The remains (from your link) were identified as Robert Baron and an arrest has been made.

GUILTY - PA - Robert Baron, 58, Old Forge, 25 Jan 2017 *arrest*

The search for Robert Baron | wnep.com I went back and watched the video in the link above to see if I could find any resemblance to Schuback, but the video of the man in shorts is blurred and the one dragging the suitcase is too dark. If you haven't watched the video, here's what it shows...

www.websleuths.com

 

[PunkRock]

The remains (from your link) were identified as Robert Baron and an arrest has been made.

GUILTY - PA - Robert Baron, 58, Old Forge, 25 Jan 2017 *arrest*

The search for Robert Baron | wnep.com I went back and watched the video in the link above to see if I could find any resemblance to Schuback, but the video of the man in shorts is blurred and the one dragging the suitcase is too dark. If you haven't watched the video, here's what it shows...

www.websleuths.com

Awesome that an arrest was made regarding that.
I'll have to dig some more into Justin Schuback. Hopefully I'm wrong about my hunch on this.

 

[JurassicParker]

I wonder what the weather has been like there? Warmer than usual so that the body decomposed quicker or have the remains been there for years? I wish we knew more. Like....was there hair found? Any clothing found? What style were they if there was? So much we don't know.

 

[CCJD]

Bones found Wednesday are believed to be part of the human remains found in the borough Tuesday morning,
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Powell said the bones found Tuesday and Wednesday do not belong to Robert Baron, an Old Forge restauranteur who disappeared in 2017. Investigators discovered remains belonging to Baron three weeks ago,
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A man accused of killing Baron, Justin Schuback, awaits a preliminary hearing next month.

Investigators find more human remains in Taylor, believed part of body found earlier

Apr. 19—Searchers found additional pieces of skeletal human remains Wednesday by the Lackawanna River in Taylor, authorities said. Bones found Wednesday are believed to be part of the human remains found in the borough Tuesday morning, Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell said. People...

news.yahoo.com

 

[PunkRock]

Bones found Wednesday are believed to be part of the human remains found in the borough Tuesday morning,
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Powell said the bones found Tuesday and Wednesday do not belong to Robert Baron, an Old Forge restauranteur who disappeared in 2017. Investigators discovered remains belonging to Baron three weeks ago,
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A man accused of killing Baron, Justin Schuback, awaits a preliminary hearing next month.

Investigators find more human remains in Taylor, believed part of body found earlier

Apr. 19—Searchers found additional pieces of skeletal human remains Wednesday by the Lackawanna River in Taylor, authorities said. Bones found Wednesday are believed to be part of the human remains found in the borough Tuesday morning, Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell said. People...

news.yahoo.com

Great find, thanks for sharing; glad I wasn't the only one who thought of Schuback/Baron's case lol

May Baron rest in peace, now that he's been found.
I hope we can give this next individual their name back so they can be put properly to rest as well.

 

[PunkRock]

I wonder what the weather has been like there? Warmer than usual so that the body decomposed quicker or have the remains been there for years? I wish we knew more. Like....was there hair found? Any clothing found? What style were they if there was? So much we don't know.

Hopefully we'll get more info as the investigation goes on. I'm sure once the anthropologists finish their report, we'll get something...

 

[lonewanderer]

Stephen Pacheco covered Robert Barons disappearance on his podcast, Trace Evidence (a very VERY good podcast) about a month or two before the remains were found, he also did an update episode.

 

[PunkRock]

Stephen Pacheco covered Robert Barons disappearance on his podcast, Trace Evidence (a very VERY good podcast) about a month or two before the remains were found, he also did an update episode.

Nice!
But were the second set of remains ID'd? I saw the thread was moved to the Identified tag - I was just comparing Baron's case to the one that started a little over a week ago.

 

[CCJD]

Nice!
But were the second set of remains ID'd? I saw the thread was moved to the Identified tag - I was just comparing Baron's case to the one that started a little over a week ago.

The remains under the bridge were not Robert Baron's. I've reported my post (#98 above) to Mods.

 

[PunkRock]

The remains under the bridge were not Robert Baron's. I've reported my post (#98 above) to Mods.

I didn't think so; that's what threw me off when I saw this thread as ID'd under Baron.

In all fairness, it does get pretty confusing when these events were all within such a short time of one another.
Hopefully we can get an answer to this all soon.

 

[iulia]

Added to NamUs - UP154075

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

ME/C Case Number 23-0591

Biological Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years) 30-60
Estimated Year of Death 2021-2022
Estimated PMI 2 Years
Height 5' 5"-6' 1"(65-73 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate

Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found April 18, 2023
NamUs Case Created January 12, 2026

Location Taylor, Pennsylvania 18517
County Lackawanna County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped) 41.375155, -75.720676
Found On Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Recovery Skeletonized remains found in brush along the Lackawanna River behind the Union Car Wash off Main Street in Taylor, PA.

Inventory of Remains One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Hair Color Unknown
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown

Accessories Watch
Clothing
Black or dark-colored sweatshirt, tag reads "Gildan"
Plaid boxer-style underwear
Black or dark jeans, size 38 waist x 32 length