Kane, PA – Pennsylvania State Police are renewing calls for information this week in the decades-old disappearance of Dale Kerstetter, last seen on duty as a night watchman at the Corning Plant in Kane, Pennsylvania, in 1987.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop C, an unknown masked suspect entered the Corning Plant at approximately 11:15 p.m. on September 12, 1987. The suspect confronted Dale Kerstetter and reportedly directed him to a room containing a platinum pipe, valued at over $500,000, inside a furnace. The suspect allegedly cut and removed the pipe before fleeing the scene. Dale Kerstetter vanished during the incident and has not been seen since.
Authorities say it remains unclear whether Kerstetter was involved in the theft or became a victim himself. He was a longtime employee of the plant and had recently been moved to the position of night watchman before his disappearance. Kerstetter has since been classified as a missing person, and both his and the masked suspect’s whereabouts are still unknown.
Kerstetter is described as a white male, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with red shoulder-length curly hair and blue eyes. He was 52 years old at the time and last seen wearing a dark shirt and pants.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Pennsylvania State Police Tips Line at 1-800-472-8477 or submit a tip online at www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107. A $5,000 cash reward is available for information leading to an arrest or resolution of the case.
For more background on Dale Kerstetter’s disappearance, visit The Charley Project.
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