"I knew he was from PA, but had assumed it was from western PA because of the OH vehicle plates. This is a beautiful little town north of Philly. "
nowhere is safe. I grew up in a smallish town on the PA/OH border. One day a cub scout was cutting through the woods to go to his scout meeting and a couple psychotic lunatics captured him and roasted him over a fire, among other things. They fried several years later.
I doubt they fried in the same cruel way as their victim unfortunately.