The man suspected of stabbing a 16-year-old girl and dumping her body in Westmoreland County finally faced a judge Friday — decades after that body was discovered.
James Kruczek mostly ignored the news cameras as he walked into court, responding to questions with a few shakes of his head.
It was the first time the siblings of Lottie Jo Gunn saw Kruczek in person. Gunn’s sister was overcome with emotion as he took his seat.
“That was hard,” JoDee Beal said. “Fortunately, an officer stood in between us when he came in the room.”
Channel 11’s Nick Papantonis listened to how detectives put the case together, including a confession Kruczek made to a teenager. Hear updates about the investigation on Channel 11 starting at 4 p.m.
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