Post by Scumhunter on Mar 10, 2016 18:13:30 GMT -5
BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. —
Friday marked 13 years since two teenage boys were found dead in Butler County, and investigators are still trying to solve the mystery.
Shawn Baur and Scott Fosnaught Jr. were both 15 years old when they were found along Cashdollar Road in Forward Township on July 17, 2002.
State police have yet to arrest anyone in the deaths of the boys, who were struck and killed around 1:30 a.m.
The boys had allegedly been drinking at a party before they were killed. Two adults were charged with supplying the booze, but nobody has been linked to the deaths.
Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers continues to offer a $20,000 reward.
The families of the two teens held a candlelight vigil at the state police barracks in Butler Friday night.
“I thought it would’ve been the next day somebody was caught, not 13 years later,” Fosnaught’s mother, Ailive Rausch, said. “I just think there was something missed, overlooked.”
Pennsylvania State Trooper Chris Birckbichler said he still gets phone calls about the crash.
“These dates stir memories,” he said.
However, Birckbichler said so far, the leads have led nowhere.
Rausch said she hopes there won’t be more vigils but realizes she’ll probably be back again next year.
“Just to show everybody we didn't forget, and we never will forget or give up,” she said.
www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/mystery-remains-13-years-after-teens-deaths-butler/nm2MJ/
Thoughts? This was a web-exclusive case on America's Most Wanted's old website. The full archive link is now defunct, I was able to retrieve a partial archive description which I'll post below the admin notes. Regardless of what the boys were doing that night, it isn't atypical of what many teenagers do. They didn't deserve to die, and the person who hit them callously sped off instead of stopping to help.
Admin Note #1: According to articles, anyone with information about the deaths of Shawn Baur and Scott Fosnaught is asked to call Pennsylvania State Police at 724-284-8100.
Admin Note #2: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form
Other relevant links:
www.inarchive.com/com/a/amw.com/7941/2011-11-22-description/87/AMW_Fugitives_Unknown_Hannah_Mack_Killer_Case/ (scroll down for partial description of Baur/Fosnaught case)
triblive.com/news/butler/2140204-74/baur-rausch-deaths-fosnaught-sign-police-died-shawn-son-butler
www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2004/07/16/2-years-later-parents-troopers-seeking-clues-in-boys-deaths/stories/200407160116
pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/07/17/families-seek-answers-10-years-after-teen-sons-deaths/