Police in Pennsylvania are asking the public for help after two children were found hanging inside a home in Albany Township, Pennsylvania, in a case that has made national headlines.
“If anyone knows anything about the deaths, even if you don’t think it’s a big deal, please contact the police,” trooper David C. Beohm, with the Reading-based Troop L, told the Reading Eagle newspaper on Sunday.
He and local District Attorney John T. Adams both told the news outlet they cannot release additional details about the investigation.
“This is an active investigation,” Adams said. “I am hopeful we will have answers soon.”
Meanwhile, officials said that an autopsy conducted last week didn’t reveal a cause of death. (Google Maps)
Local news reports said that an 8-year-old boy Conner Snyder and his 4-year-old sister Brinley Snyder were found inside their home in late September. They were pronounced dead days later.
Mother, Lisa Snyder, said that Conner was bullied at school and “made threats of doing this” before, People magazine reported. “Words scar, rumors destroy, bullies kill,” she also wrote on Facebook.
No arrests have been made, and Adams told local media outlets that the incident is being treated as a “criminal homicide,” but he noted that it doesn’t mean that the case will end up as a homicide.
The manner and causes of death have not been revealed.
A 911 dispatch call revealed new details about the mysterious incident.
“She mentioned that the 8-year-old has been bullied and has made threats of doing this, but didn’t want to go alone,” the 911 dispatcher said, TribLive reported. “At this time, it should just be the mother and the two children on [the] scene.”
Police tape in a stock photo. (Carl Ballou/Shutterstock)
In the case, police have served search warrants for cellphones, a gaming console, computers, and for a dog.
“The eight-year-old victim is known to play video games and view various internet websites utilizing the X-Box gaming console,” one warrant stated.
The Reading Eagle had reported that the two were found on opposite ends of a plastic-coated dog leash inside the basement.
Anyone with information can call the district attorney’s office at 610-478-6000 or the state police at 610-562-6885.
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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