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$5,000 award offered for information on 1974 cold case involving teen murdered in Dunbar Township

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DUNBAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information about a cold case involving a teenager’s death in Dunbar Township.

John David Watson, 14, was originally reported missing and was found dead exactly 49 years ago.

State police said Watson left his house in the evening and biked to a motel to buy his mother cigarettes.

Watson didn’t return home that night. He was found dead on a neighbor’s property the next morning with a bullet in the back of his head.

State police said there are no known witnesses to the homicide.

Any persons with information regarding this incident are asked to contact the PSP Uniontown Station at 724-439-7111 and speak to Trooper Bell or you can contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers if you have information on this crime, any serious crime, or wanted person, call the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or online here.

All callers can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward.

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