In the fall of 1992, the town of Oil City, Pennsylvania, was alive with Halloween excitement, but the celebration quickly turned to dread. Instead of gathering for trick-or-treating, the community came together for a far darker purpose: the search for a missing girl.
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Sources:
The Titusville Herald, 29 October, 1992 – “Investigation Into Abduction of Oil City Girl Continues”
Standard-Speaker, 30 October, 1992 – “Girl, 11, Hunted”
Latrobe Bulletin, 30 October, 1992 – “Search Continues for 11-Year-Old”
The Titusville Herald, 31 October, 1992 – “Search for Shauna’s Murderer Now Begins”
The Sentinel, 31 October, 1992 – “Abducted Girl’s Body Found”
The Titusville Herald, 3 November, 1992 – “Hundreds Pay Respects”
The Sentinel, 3 November, 1992 – “Kidnap Victim Laid to Rest”
The Titusville Herald, 4 November, 1992 – “Shauna’s Death Remains a Mystery”
Indiana Gazette, 8 November, 1992 – “Parents Form Support Group”
The Daily Item, 9 November, 1992 – “Parents Form Support Group”
The Danville News, 11 November, 1992 – “Oil City Parents Meet”
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 13 November, 1992 – “Fear Stalks Oil City”
The Titusville Herald, 13 November, 1992 – “Shauna Howe Murder Leaves City in Fear”
The Atlanta Constitution, 13 November, 1992 – “Town on Edge Since Girl Slain”
Latrobe Bulletin, 13 November, 1992 – “Police Seek Oldsmobile”
Indiana Gazette, 20 November, 1992 – “Mayor Offers Police Help to Oil City”
Standard-Speaker, 25 November, 1992 – “Reward Offered”
News Record, 1 January, 1993 – “Police Look for Links”
The Titusville Herald, 2 January, 1993 – “Polie Seek Links”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 24 January, 1993 – “Kidnap Slaying of Girl”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5 April, 1994 – “Public Aid Sought”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27 October, 1994 – “Girl’s Death Still Unresolved”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18 October, 1996 – “Killer of Girl, 11, May be a Local”
Republican and Herald, 2 September, 1999 – “House Searched”
The Sentinel, 28 October, 1999 – “Police Have Suspects”
The Patriot-News, 31 October, 1999 – “Halloween Reminds Town of Girl’s Murder”
Republican and Herald, 19 March, 2002 – “DNA Links Man with Old Crime”
The Daily Item, 23 March, 2002 – “Man Denies Involvement”
Latrobe Bulletin, 3 July, 2004 – “Charges Filed”
Indiana Gazette, 4 July, 2004 – “Third Man Charged”
The Sentinel, 25 August, 2004 – “Three Men to be Tried”
Indiana Gazette, 6 January, 2005 – “Alleged Killer Seeks Dismissal”
Sunday News, 12 June, 2005 – “Venue Changed”
Ellwood City Ledger, 17 June, 2005 – “Three Men Charged”
Tyrone Daily Herald, 12 August, 2005 – “Judge Orders Two Trials”
The Sentinel, 14 September, 2005 – “Man Pleads Guilty”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 15 September, 2005 – “Guilty Plea”
The Morning Call, 11 October, 2005 – “At Murder Trial”
Indiana Gazette, 11 October, 2005 – “Murder Case Begins”
Indiana Gazette, 12 October, 2005 – “Friend Recalls”
Intelligencer Journal, 13 October, 2005 – “Girl was Snatched as Prank”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 14 October, 2005 – “Key Slaying Witness”
Indiana Gazette, 15 October, 2005 – “DNA Testimony”
Indiana Gazette, 19 October, 2005 – “DNA Didn’t Shock Scout Killing Suspect”
Indiana Gazette, 20 October, 2005 – “Prisoner Testifies”
Indiana Gazette, 24 October, 2005 – “Scout Slaying Jury”
York Daily Record, 25 October, 2005 – “Defence Calls Witness in Slaying Trial a Liar”
Indiana Gazette, 27 October, 2005 – “Brothers Guilty of Girl scout’s Murder”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 26 January, 2007 – “Prison Time for 1992 Kidnap Killing”
