Report: State Police Reveal Possible Suspect, Motive in Murder of Seneca Valley Teacher

New information has become available into the murder investigation of Seneca Valley teacher Steven Russo.

KDKA reports Russo’s family met with state police and the district attorney Wednesday afternoon to try to get more answers. 

A popular statistics and calculus teacher, Russo was found shot to death in a home along Perry Highway in Lancaster Township on Nov. 24, 2010.

An arrest has never been made in the case.

KDKA reports recently unsealed court documents show investigators believe Richard Laszczynski made have been responsible for Russo’s murder. There are allegations the two men were involved with the same woman, according to the news station.

At the time of his death, Russo was living with Heidi Smith, an elementary teacher at neighboring school district.

State police spokesman Trooper Dan Kesten told KDKA Laszcyznski was a person of interest in Russo’s murder, but charges were never filed against him.

A Hampton resident, Laszcyznski, 46, died in June. KDKA reports he committed suicide by taping explosives to his head and then detonating them.

Russo’s family told the news station they were disappointed Laszcyznski’s death meant he could not be further questioned.  

“That’s probably one of the worst things that I’d want to hear at this point because now I don’t know if I will get my answers,” Jayme Russo, the victim’s brother, said.

Kesten said authorities continue to investigate Russo’s death.

“The case never was cleared,” he told KDKA.