Schuylkill County, PA – Nearly a decade after Jesse Farber vanished from Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, state police say the case remains active following the discovery of human remains in a wooded area earlier this month.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police Frackville barracks, ATV riders reported finding a skull and additional human remains on July 13, 2025, while riding trails in Walker Township. Troopers returned to the area on three separate occasions and recovered more remains during follow-up searches.
Farber, who was 29 years old at the time, was reported missing on August 11, 2015. Investigators say he disappeared from the Sharp Mountain area behind Tamaqua Area High School after making a frantic phone call to a friend, claiming he was being chased up a tree by a pack of coyotes. His phone then went dead, and he was never heard from again.
Despite reported sightings in the months following his disappearance, Farber never returned home. Extensive searches at the time failed to locate him.
State police have not confirmed whether the remains belong to Farber, and officials say forensic testing and investigation are ongoing. No cause of death has been released.
PSP Tips is now offering a $5,000 cash reward for information that helps solve the case. Authorities stress that the reward money is funded through asset forfeiture, not taxpayer dollars.
Anyone with information is urged to contact PSP Frackville at 570-874-5300, the PSP Tips toll-free line at 1-800-472-8477, or submit a tip online at www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107.
Investigators say even small details could prove critical as they continue working to determine what happened to Farber.
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