Episode #211: Bonnie, Jacqueline, Heather Dryfuse and Stephanie Herko - Murdered (1994) - Part 2
- keystonecoldcases
- Jun 26
- 1 min read
In this episode of Keystone Cold Cases, we examine the heartbreaking case of Bonnie Lou Dryfuse,her daughters Jacqueline and Heather, and their cousin Stephanie Herko, who were brutally murdered inside their Pulaski Township, Pennsylvania home on June 15, 1994. What initially appeared to be a robbery quickly became one of western Pennsylvania's most shocking homicide cases. We explore the investigation, the trials, conflicting theories, and the questions that continue to surround the murders decades later. Join us as we take a closer look at a case that left a community searching for answers and justice.
Jacqueline Dryfuse Heather Dryfuse Stephanie Herko
Birth: 03/04/1987 – Death: 06/15/1994 Birth: 03/27/1990 – Death: 06/15/1994 Birth: 11/14/1988 – Death: 06/15/1994
Bonnie Dryfuse
Birth: 02/05/1960 - Death: 06/15/1994
Hometown: Pulaski Township, PA – Lawrence County
Crime Scene: All victims were found in Bonnie's home
Injury Description: All victims suffered multiple stab wounds: Bonnie - 28; Jacqueline - 14; Heather - 16;
Stephanie - 6. There were 64 stab wounds in total.
Additional information: Bonnie's husband made the gruesome discovery, Bonnie in the kitchen, and the children stacked in the back room.
Suspects included Jake Dryfuse and Thomas Kimbell.
Bonnie fought her attacker and had DNA under her fingernails, which was not tested.
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