'It was an actual human body': Investigation ongoing after burning body found in Hazleton

HAZLETON, Pa. — Police say an investigation is underway after a burned person was found dead in Hazleton, Luzerne County, on Sunday.

'It was an actual human body': Investigation ongoing after burning body found in Hazleton

Questions continue to surround a death investigation in Luzerne County. Hazleton City Police say this is the first homicide case they have had in several years.

Body Found Burning in Hazleton Identified as Schuylkill County Woman; Investigation Underway

Authorities have launched a multi-agency investigation into the death of a Schuylkill County woman whose body was discovered burning on the side of a road in Hazleton on Sunday morning. Around 7:00 a.m. on April 27, Hazleton City firefighters responded to a report of what was initially believed to be a mannequin on fire along Club 40 Road near East Broad Street. Upon extinguishing the flames, firefighters realized the object was, in fact, a huma…

County woman set aflame on Club 40 Road; DA’s Office - The Shenandoah Sentinel

HAZLETON – The body found aflame along Club 40 Road near Hazleton was a Schuylkill County woman, the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Further details regarding her identity were not provided. Acting Luzerne County Coroner Kaitlin Keating has scheduled an autopsy for Tuesday morning. The woman’s body was found aflame on Club 40 Road near East Broad Street around 7am Sunday when firefighters were called for a reported mannequ…