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Police seek information in 1970 homicide cold case

BARRETT TOWNSHIP, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are asking the public for help in solving the 1970 cold case homicide of a man in Monroe County.

On Sept. 8, 1970, at around 3:45 p.m., the body of John William Leonard Sr. was found in his taxi cab on the grounds of Buck Hill Falls Lodge, Buck Hill Falls, Barrett Township.

According to state police:

Leonard’s black 1966 Plymouth sedan was discovered approximately 150 feet south of the main entrance to the lodge in a slightly secluded area. Leonard was pronounced dead at the scene with the cause of death being multiple gunshot wounds.

At approximately 2:40 p.m., Mick’s Taxi Service received a call from a white male requesting service from Buck Hill Falls to Mountainhome, Pa., a distance of approximately five miles.

William Leonard left Mick’s Taxi Garage in Cresco, Pa., for the two-mile ride to Buck Hill Falls Lodge. The last radio contact with Leonard was at 2:44 p.m.

An employee of the lodge saw Leonard going up the drive toward the main building on the hotel property. The employee saw Leonard’s taxi stop and a white male with dark hair, between the ages of 30-40 approached the vehicle.

The pictured sketch of an unknown male who approached the taxi was wearing a blue-green windbreaker, dark pants, and dark-framed glasses. The male was carrying a Globe Store bag.

Leonard Sr. was 52 years of age at the time of his murder and the father of five young children. He was a World War II Veteran and had been a Prisoner of War for over 22 months.

The investigation remains open and anyone with information is being asked to contact PSP Tips on Facebook, Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477), or online.

Investigators are interested in hearing from any waiters or bartenders who were working at Buck Hill Falls Lodge during Aug./Sept. of 1970.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that solves the case.

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