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Pennsylvania Murder Mystery: Body Found on Abandoned Farm Nearly 50 Years Ago
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Nearly 50 years after a man's body was discovered on an abandoned Pennsylvania farm, a decades old murder mystery remains unsolved, and state police are offering a $5,000 reward f
By Natalie Brooks · 2026-10-14T15:15:47.052Z
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Nearly 50 years after a man's body was discovered on an abandoned Pennsylvania farm, a decades old murder mystery remains unsolved, and state police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that could finally bring answers.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, the victim, identified as Preston Frazier of Coatesville, was found dead on an abandoned farm along Old Savage Road in West Caln Township, Chester County, in April 1977.
Investigators determined that Frazier had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, turning the discovery into a homicide investigation that remains unresolved nearly five decades later.
Authorities believe the killing occurred sometime between April 7 and April 10, 1977.
Frazier was last seen alive on the night of April 7 near Lincoln Highway and Third Avenue in Coatesville. Before that sighting, investigators say he had been at the Coach and Four Inn, a local establishment in the city.
Frazier was also a member of the Coatesville Area School District 's graduating Class of 1969.
Despite the passage of nearly 50 years, investigators continue searching for information about Frazier's final movements and the circumstances surrounding his death.
The Pennsylvania State Police Troop J Embreeville Station Criminal Investigation Unit is handling the investigation.
Authorities are offering a $5,000 cash reward for information that helps solve the case , hoping someone with knowledge of the events surrounding the killing will come forward.
Police have not publicly identified a suspect or disclosed a possible motive in their latest appeal.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Trooper Johnson at the PSP Embreeville Station Criminal Investigation Unit at 610 486 6280 .
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Pennsylvania State Police Tips at 1 800 472 8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107 .
Nearly half a century after Frazier was found on that abandoned farm, investigators are still seeking the information needed to solve his killing.