In what was described as a tragic incident, 33-year-old Ivan 'Scott' Strayer II, a male from Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, lost his life on October 11, 2016, in Vineland, New Jersey. Strayer was working as a laborer for Osmose Utilities Service and was staying at the Wingate Inn with a construction crew. It was in his hotel room that he was found, having been fatally shot three times while he was sleeping.
The investigation into the homicide led to the arrest of one of his co-workers, Larry John Pulcine Jr., then 36, of Duncansville, Pennsylvania. Although a motive for the shooting was not revealed during the trial, the evidence presented was compelling. Two pistols discovered in a field behind the hotel were linked to Pulcine. One of these, a.
40-caliber Beretta, was identified as the murder weapon.
In June 2019, a jury found Larry Pulcine Jr. guilty of first-degree murder and related weapons charges. The conviction brought a sense of closure to Strayer's family, who had been present throughout the three-week trial. Pulcine faced a sentence of 30 years to life in prison.
