GUILTY PA - Joseph DeVivo, 87, Stroud Township, 25 Feb 2012

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By Christina Tatu
Pocono Record Writer
February 27, 2012

Police continued searching Sunday for a missing 87-year-old Stroud Township man whose car was located in North Carolina the day before.

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By Andrew Scott
Pocono Record Writer
March 01, 2012

The investigation into the disappearance of an 87-year-old Stroud Township man continued Wednesday, with police releasing no new details and his family saying they've heard nothing further.

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March 02, 2012

Police have arrested the man found with a missing Stroud Township man's car in North Carolina last Saturday.

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By Andrew Scott
Pocono Record Writer
March 04, 2012

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The caregiver's identity and whether she knows Herbert are details still being withheld to protect the investigation.

That's standard procedure for police to release only enough information to educate the public on what to look for in such cases, especially when foul play is suspected, Hoovler said.

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https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/show/14104


Case Report - NamUs MP # 14104
Case Information
Status Missing
First name Joseph
Middle name J
Last name Devivo
Nickname/Alias
Date LKA February 23, 2012 20:00
Date entered 03/02/2012
Age LKA 87 to 87 years old
Age now 87 years old
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Male
Height (inches) 65.0
Weight (pounds) 135.0 to 145.0
Circumstances
City Stroudsburg
State Pennsylvania
Zip code 18360
County Monroe
Circumstances
Joseph J. Devivo was last seen at 8 p.m. Thursday Feb. 23rd, 2012 after being dropped off by a caregiver at his Jodi Drive home.

Family members notified police Saturday Feb 25th, 2012 that Devivo was missing. Within hours of the initial missing persons report, Devivo's Chevrolet Malibu was located in the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area in North Carolina. The male found to be driving Devivo's vehicle had some of Devivo's personal belongings on his person.

As of March 02nd, 2012 Mr. Devivo is still missing.
Physical
Hair color Gray or Partially Gray
Head hair
Mostly bald with grey on sides
Body hair
Facial hair
none known
Left eye color Green
Right eye color Green
Eye description
No known distinctive body features
Distinctive features as described below
Amputations
Deformities
Scars and marks
Tattoos
Piercings
Artificial body parts
and aids
Finger and toe nails
Other distinctive
physical characteristics
Medical
Medical implants
Foreign objects
Skeletal information
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing and accessories are unknown
Clothing and accessories are described below
Clothing
Footwear
Jewelry
Eyewear
Accessories
Transportation Methods
Vehicle make Chevrolet
Vehicle model 210 Series
Year 2012
Style
Vehicle color Tan
Tag type
Tag number
Tag state Pennsylvania
Expiration year
Vehicle comments
Impounded
Airline
Bus
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and will be entered later
DNA
Status: Sample is currently not available
Fingerprint Information
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Police Information
Title Detective
First name Rich
Last name Wolbert
Jurisdiction Local
Agency Stroud Area Regional Police Department
Address 1 100 Day St
Address 2
City E. Stroudsburg
State Pennsylvania
Zip code 18301
Phone (570)421-6800
Email rwolbert@sarpd.com
Website sarpd.com
Case number F015592
Date reported February 23, 2012
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Investigators: Body found could be that of missing Pa. man, LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C.

Investigators in Lancaster County are trying to determine whether a body found Monday night could be that of a missing elderly man.

Joseph Devivo, 87, disappeared last month after a caregiver dropped him at his home in northeast Pennsylvania.

Police found his car in the Charlotte area but no sign of Devivo.

Investigators think the body found Monday night could be that of Devivo. An autopsy has not been done yet.

Inmate leads police to dumped body

LANCASTER, S.C. -- A body found Monday in Lancaster County might be connected to a missing person case in Pennsylvania, officials say.

The Lancaster County Sheriff&#8217;s Office says Rico Herbert, 31, who is jailed in Charlotte, led authorities to human remains at the end of a long driveway on Mount Carmel Road. Law enforcement officials are working to determine if the body is that of Joseph Devivo, 87, of Stroud Township, Pa

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/03/14/3096560/body-found-in-lancaster-might.html#storylink=cpy

Body found in SC is missing elderly man from Pa.

The family of a missing Pennsylvania man confirmed Wednesday that remains found in South Carolina are those of Joseph DeVivo Sr.

http://www.wfmz.com/news/Body-found...rom-Pa/-/121458/9290478/-/evuh5c/-/index.html

RIP - Joesph

Body found in SC is missing elderly man from Pa.
Police: Man driving victim's car told them where to find body

http://www.wfmz.com/news/Body-found-in-SC-is-missing-PA-man/-/121458/9290478/-/t2hilfz/-/

From April 2014:

http://articles.mcall.com/2014-04-0...140407_1_death-penalty-elderly-man-rural-area

Rico Herbert knew Joseph DeVivo, an 87-year-old retired East Stroudsburg teacher. He did odd jobs around his Stroud Township home, washing his car or doing yard work. Because of his familiarity, Herbert regularly burglarized the home to take money... In February 2012, he was looking for money, when DeVivo came downstairs and confronted him. The two men argued and Herbert said he pulled DeVivo's shirt over his head to calm him down and stop him from yelling, but instead killed him. "In essence, we believe he suffocated him," Waldron said.

Herbert was due to stand trial Monday for DeVivo's murder, but he avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to third-degree murder and other charges in Monroe County Court. Herbert, 33, was sentenced to 31 to 62 years in state prison...

Police said Herbert killed DeVivo, who went missing Feb. 23, 2012, and dumped his body in South Carolina. Herbert was arrested two days later in Charlotte, N.C., with DeVivo's car and wallet. On March 12, Herbert led police to DeVivo's remains in a rural area near Health Springs, S.C.

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