INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. — Eight people, including seven adults and one juvenile, are facing charges in connection to the kidnapping of an Indiana County man this week.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, 19-year-old Hayden Robert Garreffa was found dead in a remote, wooded area of Brush Valley Township on Oct. 22 around 4 a.m.
Police said he was reported missing from his East Wheatfield Township home on Oct. 20. Police said it’s been determined he died that day at around 2:30 p.m.
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Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. responded to the scene and ruled Garreffa’s death as a homicide, police said.
Police said that after an extensive investigation, it’s been determined that Garreffa was kidnapped and then killed on Oct. 20.
Police also said Garreffa was lured out of his home and was kidnapped, beaten and stabbed before his body was dumped in the woods around two miles from his house.
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According to the criminal affidavit, Garreffa was lured out of a relative’s home in Dilltown after he had an argument with one of the suspects earlier in the day.
All eight people, adults aged 18 to 21 and a 14-year-old girl, are facing kidnapping charges, according to officials. Homicide charges are pending further investigation.
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