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Lancaster County man pleads guilty to murder of Linda Stoltzfoos

Prosecutors said they entered a plea deal with Justo Smoker because they believe they never would have found her body without his help.

By Christine Vendel/PennLive

Linda Stoltzfoos laid to rest in Lancaster County 10 months after disappearance

Horse-drawn buggies and a handful of vans and sport utility vehicles brought more than 100 people together Monday afternoon at the Myers Cemetery burial grounds, not far from where police say 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos was abducted.

By The Associated Press

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Authorities in Lancaster County believe remains are those of missing Amish teen Linda Stoltzfoos

The Lancaster County DA says the remains appear to be those of a female of the same age as 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos, and were buried with a dress, bonnet and shoes like those Stoltzfoos wore the day she disappeared.

By The Associated Press

Human remains are found in the search for 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos in Lancaster County

Stoltzfoos was last seen walking home from church in the Bird-in-Hand area, and prosecutors noted that Wednesday marked exactly 10 months since she disappeared.

By The Associated Press

Homicide trial ordered in Lancaster County in young Amish woman’s disappearance

A Lancaster County judge ruled Friday that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence for the trial of 34-year-old Justo Smoker of Paradise in the disappearance of 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos, who was last seen walking home from church June 21 in the Bird-in-Hand area.

By The Associated Press