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.