DNA was extracted from skeletal remains last year and later linked to a distant relative of Michael Allen Holober, 47, marking a huge break in the cold case.
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The skeletal remains were discovered May 27, 2014, in a wooded area in state game lands off Trout Run Stream, off Idle Road in Rye Township. Pennsylvania State Police later announced that the victim had was shot multiple times — including in the head — at close range.District Attorney Lauren Eichelberger announced Wednesday at a news conference a break in the case. She said DNA was extracted from the remains last year and sent for forensic testing.
Investigators determined James Callahan fatally shot Holober at a Strasburg home and traveled to Perry County to dispose of his body, Eichelberger said. It’s unclear why Callahan came all the way to central Pennsylvania to dispose of the remains, she said. She believed he was familiar with the area and simply drove and “picked a place.”
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