October 04, 2022 - Wilkes-Barre, PA
The Pennsylvania State Police announced that human remains discovered in Luzerne County nearly 10 years ago have been identified as those of a Wilkes-Barre teenager who went missing four decades earlier.PSP announced the development and asked for the public's help to find the person responsible for the death of Joan Marie Dymond. She was 14 years old when she disappeared from the Andover Street Park on June 25, 1969."We never stopped pursuing answers, and this investigation remains very active," said Captain Patrick Dougherty, commanding officer of PSP Troop P. "After 53 years, the family of Joan Marie Dymond very much deserves closure. We will do everything in our power to see that they have it."List of Speakers:Master Trooper Deanna Piekanski (EMCC)Trooper Andrew Morgantini (Lead Investigator)Luzerne County DA Samuel SanguedolceDavid Pedri, President & CEO of the Luzerne Foundation