Valley View, Pennsylvania — State police are renewing efforts to solve the 1977 disappearance of a 22-year-old Dauphin County man, offering a $5,000 reward for information that resolves the case.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police Troop H in Harrisburg, Randall Brosius of Valley View vanished Jan. 21, 1977, after leaving the parking lot of Macy’s Fountain Blue Motel near Williamstown. He was last seen driving east on Route 209 with two men, Kenneth H. Lenker and Richard Green, who were visiting from Florida at the time.
Investigators said Brosius had been missing for several weeks when his family began receiving threatening phone calls during Christmas 1976. The caller allegedly demanded $500 and referenced Brosius’ supposed involvement in a marijuana deal. Authorities have stressed that no evidence has ever confirmed Brosius was involved in criminal activity.
Brosius’ mother later told police she gathered the requested money and arranged to meet the caller in Williamstown, but no one appeared. Subsequent calls allegedly threatened to harm Brosius if payment was not made. Lenker and Green were later located in Cocoa, Florida, but were not charged, and the circumstances of Brosius’ disappearance remain unresolved.
At the time he vanished, Brosius was dependent on insulin to manage diabetes and reportedly did not have his medication with him. He was described as about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing approximately 140 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and a mustache. He also walked with a noticeable limp due to a prior leg injury.
State police urge anyone with information to contact PSP Harrisburg at 717-671-7500 or submit an anonymous tip through PSP Tips. Investigators say even small details may help bring answers to a case that has remained unsolved for nearly five decades.
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