Emmaus, PA – A decades-old Lehigh County homicide remains unsolved, as Pennsylvania State Police renew their appeal for information in the 1982 murder of Barbara Marie Solt. Authorities hope a $5,000 reward will generate new leads in this enduring cold case.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, 27-year-old Barbara Marie Solt was found murdered inside her Colonial Crest Apartment at 1060 Cold Stream Circle in Emmaus Borough on the morning of November 17, 1982. Solt, a physical education teacher and sports coach at the East Penn (Emmaus) School District, had reportedly been out shopping and dining with her family the night before.
Investigators say Solt lived alone and had been employed by the school district for approximately five years after graduating from Lock Haven State College. She was a Lehigh Valley native and 1973 graduate of Louis E. Dieruff High School in Allentown. Police continue to pursue any information related to the case, hoping that someone may hold the missing piece needed to bring closure.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about the homicide of Barbara Marie Solt to contact PSP Troop M at 610-395-1438 or to submit a tip online at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107. All callers to PSP Tips could be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest or the resolution of this cold case.
The Pennsylvania State Police have stated that all information provided is accurate as of the current release date and may be updated as new details emerge.
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