Published September 26. 2023 11:18AM
by Kelly Lutterschmidt klutterschmidt@tnonline.com
Residents of the 1100 block of Railroad Street, North Catasauqua, watched in shock as police and emergency responders converged on the area Sept. 14 and established a crime scene.
According to Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck, two victims were discovered dead inside a home in the neighborhood that residents say is normally very quiet.
According to a Pennsylvania State Police news release sent the following day, North Catasauqua Police Department officers were dispatched 11:22 a.m. to 1106 Railroad St. Upon arrival, officers were met by distraught individuals who said they discovered two family members dead inside the home.
Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek pronounced the times of death for the 39-year-old female as 1:11 p.m. and the 16-year-old female as 1:12 p.m. He ruled the cause of both deaths as sharp force injuries and the manner of deaths as homicide.
State police, in an update Sept. 19, identified the deceased females as Rosalyn Siobal Glass, 39, and Rianna Lynn Glass, 16.
Northampton Press records show Rianna was a student at Northampton Area High School.
Pennsylvania State Police is leading the investigation. Assisting are Troop M Forensic Services Unit, Bureau of Criminal Intelligence Computer Crime Unit, Northampton County Coroner’s Office, North Catasauqua Police Department, Catasauqua Police Department and Northampton Regional EMS.
Houck spoke briefly to the press Sept. 14 and said there was no danger to the public.
No additional information was given by press time.
PRESS PHOTO BY BILL LEINER JR. Law enforcement establishes a crime scene at 1106 Railroad St., North Catasauqua, to investigate a Sept. 14 double homicide.
Police are called to the scene before 11:30 a.m. Rosalyn Siobal Glass, 39, and Rianna Lynn Glass, 16, were discovered dead inside the home.
PRESS PHOTOS BY BILL LEINER JR. A number of law enforcement agencies respond to a double homicide Sept. 14 at 1106 Railroad St., North Catasauqua.
The area around the crime scene is cordoned off for the investigation.
The Northampton County coroner is on the scene and ruled the manner of the deaths of two females as homicides.
