Reported by: Kyle Rogers MILLERSBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY -- Pennsylvania State Police and the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office continues to investigate a 25-year-old missing person's case and now a new tip has prompted investigators to plead for more information. Tracy Kroh disappeared from the upper Dauphin County in 1989. Kroh was last seen on August 5, 1989 at Alex Acres Mobile Home development where she was attempting to visit her sister and brother-in-law who lived there. The couple was not home at the time. Her car - a 1971 custom-painted Mercury Comet -- was found at a parking space on the Millersburg Square after her family reported her missing. Now with a grand jury investigation and new information, Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said a woman reported she was almost kidnapped on the square just three months before Kroh disappeared. While it is too soon to say if the incidents are related, Marsico stood by investigating officers and Kroh's two sisters on Friday afternoon. "We're just happy she came forward," said Marisco. "Why she didn't (sooner), we're not concerned about that." Officers said the woman - who shared physical attributes as Kroh -- came forward with the information was reluctant to do so at one point. "She was concerned it could help our case and wanted us to have that information even though she was afraid, at first," said Trooper Kyle Tobias of Pennsylvania State Police. The investigation prompted several leads over the years. Kroh's wallet and other personal belongings were found near a creek. Some tips were also believed to be a hoax. In an interview with WHP-TV in the early 1990's following a substantial lead, Kroh's mother, Ellen, was hoping for good news. "Now that you mention that you have to have hope that she is alive out there," said Ellen Kroh. Her sisters continue to hold onto home after living a lifetime of leads. "We're just hoping getting out there will have other women who may have had contact, maybe the same person realize it could all be connected," said Tammy Hoffman, Kroh's oldest sister. At the time of Kroh's disappearance, she was 4'10" and 85 pounds. Police said the women who came forward about her attempted abduction looked similar to Kroh. Marsico said he feels this case will be solved, adding it is one of the priority cases in Dauphin County since it started right around the time he took the office. Marsico, Kroh's sisters, and officers call upon anybody with information to reach out to them with tips especially from the summer of 1989 to today. Have a tip? Call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-262-3080 or Pennsylvania State Police at 717-362-8700.

• published: 11 Nov 2014
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