Episode #116: David Allen Gross - Murdered (1977)
- keystonecoldcases
- Feb 2, 2024
- 2 min read
A resident Mount Pocono, PA, David Allen Gross was a loving son and a hard-working man who loved the outdoors. David turned 21 on August 2nd and threw himself a big birthday party on August 6th on his parents' 173-acre property. In the early hours of August 11th, David was found murdered in the back of his own car, over 20 miles from his home.
David Allen Gross
Birth: 8/2/1956 - Death: 8/11/1977
Ethnicity: Caucasian Sex: Male
Hometown: Mount Pocono, PA - Monroe County
Crime Scene: Unknown, victim was found deceased in the back of his own car at the Arrow Island Overlook in the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County.
Last Know Location Alive: Aug. 9, 1977, on Sullivan Trail in Tannersville
Injury Description: Six head wounds, consistent with the flathead of claw hammer, and a rope tied around the neck.
Suspect Description: Unknown, but it is speculated that he knew his assailant.
DNA: Unknown
Fingerprints: no fingerprints of note were discovered
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