Wednesday, January 16, 2019

UPDATE: Police Release Identity of Victim and Cause of Death from Rausch Creek Homicide Investigation

The Pennsylvania State Police have given an update on the Rausch Creek Homicide Investigation in Hegins Township.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the victim has been identified as Terri Lynn Gee, 53, of Ephrata and her cause of death has been determined as due to multiple traumatic injuries.

Police have not release the identity of any suspects or if anyone is in custody.

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Police say around 8:00am, Sunday, January 6th, 2019, the staff at Rausch Creek Trailriders, Hegins Township, was contacted by a male who was staying at the camp.

The male was acting in an erratic manner and staff questioned him where his girlfriend was.

Around 10:30am, staff drove to the male's camp site and found the victim, Gee, in a Dodge Ram truck lying in the passenger's side seat.

Gee had severe head and neck trauma and was bleeding heavily.

EMS arrived on scene and transported the victim to a waiting helicopter where she was flown to Hershey Medical Center.

After arriving at the hospital, stab wounds were found on the victim and medical staff related some of her injuries were also consistent with strangulation.

Gee died from her injuries on January 9, 2019.