Ross Twp. man charged with murder after bones found on his property
Story by the Pocono Record
A Ross Township man has been charged with murder in the death of a Lehigh Valley woman after her bones were found on his property, according to authorities.
Michael Horvath is accused of killing Holly Ann Grim of Lower Macungie Township on Nov. 22, 2013, according to state police.
A press release issued by the Monroe County District Attorney's Office Thursday sheds light on the case.
According to the release, on Friday morning, Nov. 22, 2013, state police at Fogelsville responded to 1190 Grange Road, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, to investigate the report of a missing person.
Upon arrival they found that Grim was missing and her mother said the circumstances were suspicious. Jeanette Grim, the victim’s mother, had attempted to contact her daughter, Holly, that morning via telephone and when she did not reach her she went to her home.
Holly Grim's vehicle was in the driveway and Jeanette Grim found a spilled coffee mug and overturned ashtray in the home. Holly Grim was not heard from again.
The investigation continued and investigators interviewed Horvath, a co-worker of Grim’s at Allen Organ Company.
Horvath was initially interviewed because of his was late to work on the day of Grim’s disappearance. Horvath said he had a flat tire that day and returned home to repair it and then went to work. The location provided by Horvath where he got the flat tire was approximately 2.5 miles from the home of the victim.
Horvath was re-interviewed in June 2014 and said that he had been at Grim’s home to transport a clothes washer and dryer and help her carry them into the residence.
Horvath provided a DNA swab to investigators on that date which later was matched to a bloodstain found on an outside door of Grim’s home at the time she disappeared.
On Sept. 27, 2016, a search warrant was executed on 2368 Woodhaven Drive in Ross Township, the property of Michael Horvath.
Investigators unearthed bones and DNA from one of the bones has since been compared to the known DNA profile of Grim and determined to be a match. Monroe County Coroner Robert Allen ruled the death a homicide.
An arrest warrant was served on Horvath on Oct. 13, 2016 and he is in custody.
Story from the Pocono Record, Photo provided by The Office of the Monroe County District Attorney's Office.
