10 years after Kortne Stouffer vanished, police & family are still seeking answers

9 p.m. – July 28, 2012

Palmyra Borough Police and Lebanon County Adult Probation responded to 810 W. Main Street, an apartment shared by Brad Herr and Kortne Stuffer for a report of an Underage Drinking Party. Neighbors knew Herr was under 21 years of age, was on house arrest and under the supervision of adult probation. Todd Saksek had seen people carrying cases of beer into the residence and had alerted probation. Herr was taken into custody by Adult Probation for a probation violation. Probation had requested the assistance of the Palmyra Police Department to investigate this alleged violation. Police found seven people inside and Kortne was the only person 21 years of age or older. Two subjects were cited for Underage Drinking and released. Kortne was the only person remaining in the apartment when police and probation left.

10:07 p.m. – July 28, 2012

Kortne received text messages from Cody Pruett and Milton Rodriguez, to join them and others at the Gas Station Bar in Hummelstown, PA. After meeting them in Hummelstown, Kortne, Pruett, Rodriguez and another couple went to the Second Street area of Harrisburg. Kortne left her car at the Gas Station Bar and rode with the others to Harrisburg.

1:50 a.m. – July 29, 2012

Kortne engages in a verbal altercation with the girlfriend of Arvard Brown at the Hardware Bar in Harrisburg. She is asked to leave by security, and for a brief time is separated from the others. They find each other and stop at a nearby pizza shop before returning to the car.

2:45 a.m. – July 29, 2012

The group returns to the Palmyra area. Pruett is the designated driver and is operating a car owned by Rodriguez. They drop off the couple on North Railroad St and Rodriguez at his residence on West Cherry Street. Kortne asked Pruett to take her back to the Gas Station Bar in Hummelstown to retrieve her car. He did so, and then followed Kortne back to her residence in Palmyra

3:00 a.m. – July 29, 2012

Kortne and Pruett arrive at the residence and Kortne gets into a verbal altercation with her neighbors, Janice Riemenschneider, Richard Sheetz and Todd Saksek, whom she suspects contacted police about the earlier underage drinking party.

3:12 a.m. – July 29, 2012

The Palmyra Police are called by Richard Sheetz concerning Kortne starting issues and making threats towards him. While on the line, Sheetz reports the Kortne went into her apartment, and that some guy with her is there also causing problems.

3:15 a.m. – July 29, 2012

Palmyra Police arrive at the residence. Kortne reported the neighbors came out and began to yell at her while she was walking her dog. The neighbor’s reported Kortne was being loud and unruly. Saksek reported Kortne was yelling at him and had kicked him in the leg. All the subjects appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and were told to go into their homes.

3:22 a.m. – July 29, 2012

North Londonderry Police arrive at the residence as a back up unit.

3:49 a.m. – July 29, 2012

Police clear the scene after the parties are dispersed.

4:11 a.m. – July 29, 2012

Todd Saksek contacts the Palmyra Police through LCEMA and reports Kortne is screaming through the walls and stomping on the floor, slamming doors and making threats to him and other neighbors.

4:31 a.m. – July 29, 2012

Palmyra Police arrive at the residence with backup from two nearby jurisdictions. They are met outside by Todd Saksek who advised Kortne was stomping on the floor and slamming doors and that she does this deliberately to aggravate him and the neighbors. Police did attempt to make contact at the door without a response. They were able to see into the residence through a patio door and nearby window. There was nothing out of place or unusual. The dogs barked from deep in the residence when they knocked, and quieted until they knocked again.

4:36 a.m. – July 29, 2012

As there was no response from within the residence and without grounds to pursue the matter further, the Palmyra Police cleared from the residence.

7:30 a.m. – July 29, 2012, 0730

Todd Saksek appeared at the Palmyra Police Department to make a formal complaint and request charges against Kortne for kicking him during the prior incident.

7:56 a.m. – July 29, 2012

Cody Pruett claims he slept inside the residence and when he awoke, Kortne was not there, though he did not go through each room looking for her. He drives to the Sheetz store and makes a purchase which is on video. Pruett texts Kortne “Hey, what happened to you?” He goes to Rodriguez’s house to return the car and to be driven to his residence in the Hummelstown area. He texts Kortne again at 12:36 and at 13:58 without a response.

2:42 p.m. – July 30, 2012

Scott Stouffer reports Kortne is missing to the Palmyra Police Department. No evidence of foul play within the residence. Kortne’s purse is next to her bed with cigarettes, money, cellphone. Her shoes and keys are on the stair landing where she customarily left them. Her car is parked outside with the windows down.

July 31, 2012

The Lebanon County Detectives are asked to assist the Palmyra Police Department. Residence secured. Interviews commence.

August 8, 2012

Ground search conducted two-mile radius of residence with K-9s.

August 9, 2012

Searches of her residence by forensic teams as well as a searches of the neighbor’s residences and related vehicles conducted by forensic teams.