Linda Stoltzfoos LANCASTER, Pa. - A young Amish woman whose remains were found this week, 10 months after her disappearance, was strangled and stabbed in the neck, a coroner ruled Friday.The Lancaster County coroner used dental records to positively identify the body of 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos.
The cause of death was asphyxia from strangulation, along with suffocation, the coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said following an autopsy Friday.
He said the stab wound was a contributing factor in her death.Stoltzfoos was last seen walking home from church in the Bird-in-Hand area on June 21, 2020.