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Goldy Snyder

Case from Harrisburg, PA dated Oct 04, 1994

Victim Details

Goldy Snyder

Female

White / Caucasian

Harrisburg

PA

1994-10-04

86

Goldy

Snyder

07/08/2026

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Goldy Snyder, an 86-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically murdered on October 4, 1994, in her bait shop located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Snyder and her husband had operated the Playtime Fishing Bait shop since the 1940s, a business that had become rundown over the years. Her death was marked by severe violence, including a brutal beating and apparent sexual assault. Snyder's ribs were broken, and she suffered extensive trauma to her heart and pulmonary arteries, indicative of stomping. Th ...
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