Crime & Safety

'Person Of Interest' In Cassandra Gross' Disappearance Charged With Homicide In Westmoreland County

Thomas Stanko, 52, of Unity Township, has long been a person of interest in Gross' disappearance in April of 2018.

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October 27, 2022

Investigators have charged a Westmoreland County man, who is the "person of interest" in the 2018 disappearance of Cassandra Gross, with homicide.

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Thomas Stanko, 52, of Unity Township, has long been a person of interest in Gross' disappearance in April of 2018. She was declared dead by a judge in 2019.

Following her disappearance, police found Gross' dog wandering on the side of the road, along with her car which was burned at the railroad tracks near Twin Lakes Park.

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