The case shook Aliquippa and remains the ninth unsolved murder in a city with an underfunded and understaffed police department. What do you know about this?". Lisa DelTondo: Yes. I could tell. CBS News Correspondent Erin Moriarty will be joined by BeaverCountian.com's John Paul this weekend to revisit the May 2018 unsolved murder of Aliquippa school teacher Rachael DelTondo, and to explore the subsequent arrest and conviction of Sheldon Jeter Jr. for the May 2020 killing of Tyric Pugh. The fact that she didn't tell her mother that she was having a relationship with a 17-year-old boy doesn't surprise me. In October, 2017, police in Philadelphia used DNA to rule out a possible link to a family in Tennessee. The victim had a visible fracture on a front tooth. Erin Moriarty: But who did send it to you? Both Catroppa and Jeter deny any involvement in Rachael's death. Correspondence detailing the man's description and polaroid photos were distributed to surrounding United States Marine Corps and Naval installations. After June 10, the Crime Solvers extra reward will expire and callers will only receive the $5,000 from the PA. After supper, Rachael went for ice cream with friends. Lisa DelTondo: Maybe we were pushing her. I knew that. Rachael DelTondo's tragic murder remained unsolved, just as Tyric Pugh was killed under eerily similar circumstances in May 2020. Lisa DelTondo says her daughter told her that she was cooperating in an ongoing investigation by state police, into alleged corruption in the Aliquippa Police Department, and that she had received death threats. Days later it was anonymously leaked to the public. The last radio contact with John Leonard was at 2:44 p.m. An employee of the lodge saw John Leonard going up the drive toward the main building on the hotel property. Anyone with information on Rachael DelTondo's murder is asked to call the Beaver County Detective Bureau at724-773-8569. Erin Moriarty: I'm going to ask you point-blank, because I know you want to answer this question. Another Mother's Day has come and gone. He was 31. "He was a really, really . Aliquippa teen convicted of arranging parents' 1996 slayings Her murder is still unsolved today, but Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier says the investigation is active. I was at my apartment with my girlfriend. Jen Glovan: I asked her, y'know, "why didn't you wanna move out?" And of course the nationally famous case of "the Boy in the Box," which happened 60 years ago, yet still fascinates writers and sleuths and triggers flurries of police investigation. She was just trying to help a teenager in need, she told Frank. Lisa DelTondo: I didn't want her to sign a prenup, any prenup. Lauren Watkins: So, it was one of those things that we're like kind of trying to get -- not necessarily rid of Ty, but like whatever her and I had planned for like in the evening, he could just go back and it would just be our time together to like talk and gossip and stuff like that. A grand jury has been hearing evidence. And with the help of CBS station KDKA consumer reporter Marty Griffin,Lisa fought for a refund of the dress deposit. He knew, and he knew what time she was going home didn't he? John Paul says DelTondo was afraid of a lot of people, including the Aliquippa Police. Erin Moriarty: Did Rachael ever indicate to you that Sheldon was obsessed with her or wanted to be with her? There was a pile of clothes laying on the floor next to his bed where he was sleeping. The female was most likely born and spent her early childhood in the Western to Central Region of Europe. He insists he told Perciavalle that Frank could see the report, but only after proper procedure was followed. Will Rachael DelTondo's killer or killers ever be found? And the passenger seat was fully reclined. .Byrd was shot multiple times in a daylight. Her murder is still unsolved today, but Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier says the investigation is active. You're saying that she had something to do with Rachael DelTondo's murder? Erin Moriarty: But why? authorities in Perry County, Pa. charged a local man with the 1983 murder of his wife. Surveillance cameras captured Sheldon Jeter Jr. leaving home with Tyric Pugh, seen here at 11:10 p.m. Later, cameras captured Sheldon returning alone. DelTondo was suspended from her Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School job months prior to her death after a leaked 2016 Aliquippa police report indicated the 33-year-old woman had engaged in intimate behavior with the then-teenaged Jeter. She says she never knew Rachael and Sheldon to have any type of romantic relationship and never once heard her friend say she was afraid of him. City of Aliquippa - Beaver County, Pennsylvania Lisa DelTondo: He gave her strength. But it seems that Rachael wasn't acting on her own. Michael Santicola | Sheldon Jeter's attorney: I don't think that that's true. Some of the Pennsylvania cold cases could easily provide the basis for an episode of a TV forensic investigation show: Here are details of the some of the most prominent cold cases in Pennsylvania. Edwards vehicle (white Honda Sedan) was seen on September 11, 1992, in Lower Yoder Township, near Johnstown, Cambria County, PA. 2009, Christine McWhorter, Beatrice Daniels. Lisa DelTondo: Frankie made people take sides, so her friends had all, like, kinda went away. And I'm like, "Well, I don't want him to hear, like, I'm coming back" So I kind of just sent it to her like, I don't know, "go for a walk, stay in the car." So, it was like it became common for her to, like, almost mislead or lie. The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop R, Dunmore, continues their search for Michele Jolene Lakey, who disappeared at age 11. To date there have been no confirmed sightings or contacts with Ray Gricar. On July, 15, 1981, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Vicki Sinz, 22, was last seen walking north on SR 8 from the Rusty Nail Pub in Butler Township, Butler County, near the Picklegate Bridge. But he gave it to somebody. Frank Catroppa: Yeah. In the early morning hours of April 26, 1970, unknown suspect(s) attacked the victim while he was sleeping. That was like our thing. Both victims were killed inside their apartment at the Chestnut Terrace Apartments located on Federal Drive, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA. PA State Police investigators have recently sought the services of Parabon- NanoLabs (Parabon), a DNA technology company in Virginia that specializes in DNA phenotyping: the process of predicting physical appearance and ancestry from unidentified DNA evidence. More. And the chief told me, give it to him. Facebook Penn State student Cindy Song, who was 21, disappeared after a party in State College on Oct. 31, 2001. Chief Joe Perciavalle: --sent it out. He's like, "why not? Lita Wolf and Diane Wolf had ended their shift at Hanover Foods Inc. 1550 York Street, Hanover, PA. The victim had no prior police record or contact. Erin Moriarty: I mean, you need justice for your daughter. The former Aliquippa football players conviction carried a mandatory life prison sentence. When she called me, I don't know if it was because she was marrying him or because of the ring -- it was a six-carat oval. Erin Moriarty: Did, in fact, Rachael DelTondo's murder shine a light where people didn't want it to be? The morning after Rachael DelTondo was killed, investigators searched Sheldon Jeter's home. Absolutely not. Tesla denied the motion, arguing the evidence provided didnt meet statutory requirements. On July 29, 2009, in an effort to further the investigation, members of the Pennsylvania State Police, Criminal Investigation Assessment/Missing Persons Unit, with assistance from the Chester County District Attorney's Office and Chester County Coroner's Office, exhumed John Doe's body. And Glovan says Rachael was not leaving her parent's house without a commitment from Frank. Even if true, the age of consent in Pennsylvania is 16. An informant told police in 2003 that a convicted bank robber picked her up and killed her, but her body hasnot been found. Lauren says she took Rachael home to pick up a sweatshirt and then the pair headed out again -- this time to Hank's for ice cream. On November 18, 1968, shortly before 11:00 a.m., a Pennsylvania State Trooper, while on routine patrol along the Pennsylvania Turnpike spotted a male in a semi-seated position against a fence about a mile east of the Downingtown interchange in Uwchlan Township, Chester County. John Leonard was a World War II Veteran and had been a Prisoner of War for over 22 months. I mean it went back and forth a lot. All callers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a CASH REWARD. She said "No, no, no, I wasn't doing anything like that." Chief Joe Perciavalle: He was upset. Rachael was still living at home with Lisa and father Joe DelTondo. S. A person of interest in her murder was convicted in. First published on May 18, 2019 / 11:02 PM. It's nothing serious. Erin Moriarty: At some point, then, did you start talking to Rachel? He had two tattoos; one being a bird in flight with a heart in the background and the other being a bulldog wearing a World War I helmet and the letters "USMC" printed below it. Troop 275 traveled to St. Basils with 29 members and camped overnight on April 24 and April 25, 1970. Frank Catroppa: There was just a lot of outside interference with some of her family. Then, just minutes after being dropped back home -- around 10:45 p.m. -- Rachael was shot several times at close range. Cardboard Recycle Bin At Street Department. He was shocked. An autopsy determined that he had been stabbed once through the heart. Please enter valid email address to continue. WHAT YOU CAN DO: If you have information on this crime, any serious crime, or wanted person, call Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS. Person of interest in Pa. woman's unsolved Mother's Day - pennlive It's gorgeous. He was also going to Lewisburg, PA, to spend some time at the antique shops there. Corriveau was discovered missing by hospital personnel at approximately 7:50 a.m., on November 18, 1968, which was the same day his deceased body was discovered along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. she had hit me in the face. He was naked and beaten and believed to be between the ages of 3 and 7. We took great pains to provide an alibi, answer questions, make him available -- so that he could be eliminated early. The case of a young teacher killed steps from her home, is still unsolved over three years later. Frank Catroppa: There were some -- some girls on the -- on the trip. Jackie Belcastro | Rachael's aunt: I know my Rachael was afraid of them. Surratt charted a radically different path when he returned home to Aliquippa from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and began terrorizing communities during a killing spree unparalleled in. On April 15, 2005, Ray Gricar did not go to the office but phoned his paramour at approximately 11:30 a.m., and advised her he was taking a drive in the Penns Valley area of Centre County, on State Route 192. In October 2011, NCIS and the United States Marine Corps Absentee Collection Unit discovered a potential match to John Doe while reviewing records of individuals that were reported Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) in October 1968. Minutes later, Rachael was gunned down. All callers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a CASH REWARD. Lisa DelTondo: That was the most negative --. The Pennsylvania State Police, Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit, Troop, K, Philadelphia, continues their investigation into the homicide of Denise Sharon Kulb. Aliquippa's Sheldon Jeter sentenced to life in prison In December 2016, Rachael DelTondo was there to help celebrate. 1968, U.S. Marine Cpl. Erin Moriarty [at the lot]: You obviously come here not to be seen. he Mechanicsburg Police Department continues their investigation into a Fatal Hit and Run Accident that occurred in the 100 block of West Main Street, Mechanicsburg Borough, Cumberland County, PA. On Sunday, October 31, 1999, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the victim, 30 year old Rusty Aurand was struck and killed. Jen Glovan: They were still going out together -- pretty much doing what they were doing before. Investigators, writers and online sleuths continue to puzzle over the case and advance theories. Lisa DelTondo: She was in a psych ward for three days. Lisa called John Paul, who runs an online news service called the Beaver-Countian and said her daughter had damaging information about Frank Catroppa and claims of corruption in the Aliquippa Police Department. Lisa DelTondo: I said that night, "You know, this is gonna be a cold case." ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) _ Sixteen-year-old Brian Samuel seemed to have everything he could want, neighborhood children said: a loving family, plenty of cash, a red Geo Tracker and, most recently, a new gun. She -- she gave me about three deadlines. Stephanie Coyle was a widow who lived alone and had been stabbed numerous times in the neck area. State Police located this gun and ammunition in Sheldon Jeter Jr.'s bedroom that matched the shell casings from the Tyric Pugh crime scene. Heike Leich was reported missing by Joseph Hawthorne, her common-law spouse on August 8, 2007. And I said, "I'm gonna ask you two -- two questions." Stephanie Coyle was a very dedicated volunteer for the senior citizen center and had not showed up for service on that morning. Chief Joe Perciavalle: I told the chief I didn't feel comfortable givin' it to him. I'm not a city official. By December 2017, Rachael DelTondo was jobless and humiliated, she had cut all ties with her ex-fianc Frank Catroppa and distanced herself from Sheldon Jeter. Jolene then continued on alone, and her friend watched her turn onto North Washington Avenue towards her home. Jeter, although never named a suspect in the unsolved murder, was questioned in the case. An investigation into the man's death and his identity was conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police, Criminal Investigation Unit, at which time it was called the Troop J, Exton Substation. I'll -- I'll sign it. A college student then discovered him a few days later, yet he too waited a day before reporting it. Sheldon Jeter Jr. was arrested for the murder of Tyric Pugh just two days later and charged with criminal homicide.