New details emerge in Ross Township investigation

Rosa Duarte , Reporter, RDuarte@wfmz.com

ROSS TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police in Lehighton are digging at a property in Ross Township, Monroe County and have been for several days. Authorities are being tight-lipped about this investigation, but we have learned some new details this morning. The home on Woodhaven Drive belongs to Michael Horvath. Records reveal he has lived in this house since the late 1990's.

69 News has also learned that Horvath was an employee at Allen Organ in Lower Macungie Township and was a co-worker of Holly Grim.  She disappeared from her Lower Macungie Township home back in 2013. A colleague has confirmed that the two worked together in Allen Organ's woodshop.

State police have named no suspects in her disappearance and no charges have been filed in either of these investigations.

The Pennsylvania State Police Forensics Unit and the coroner have been on the scene digging in the backyard.

The Pocono Record newspaper is reporting that a human bone was found on Wednesday.

Right now investigators aren't saying what it is they're looking for.

Neighbor, Byron Foster said, "I don't know I guess there is an attempt to keep whatever it is a little bit hush-hush."

People who live on Woodhaven Drive have a lot of unanswered questions.

"It's also a little confusing because you have this mixture of game commission, fire department, state police and so forth in the corner all in there. You really have to wonder what it is that is going on," said Foster.

"I've never had no problems with the people. They've always seemed nice. You wave as you go by," said a neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous. She didn't want to be shown on camera, but says she was surprised by the number of officials who flocked to her street Tuesday morning.

"I took my grandsons down to the bus stop and there had to be about 20 cars there. And I can't say I have no idea what's going on," said the neighbor.

We're told police will be back out at the property, continuing the investigation later this morning.

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