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Case Description

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On February 27, 1990, the body of a Harrisburg woman, Kathy Novena Schenck, who also went by the name Phoenix Bell, was discovered at a roadside dump in Penn Township, Perry County. The tragic story of her death unfolded as the actions of a serial killer came to light.

Schenck had accepted a ride from Joseph Daniel Miller, a man who would later be identified as a serial killer from Steelton, Pennsylvania. In a desperate attempt to escape, she bolted from his vehicle. Miller, however, rele ...Read More

Victim Details

Kathy Schenk

Female

Steelton

PA

1990-02-27

Kathy

Schenk

05/09/2026