{"id":107081,"date":"2026-02-06T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/107081\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:03:08","slug":"pennsylvania-police-seek-tips-in-cold-case-murder-of-lisa-carabello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/107081\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Police Seek Tips in Cold Case Murder of Lisa Carabello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The murder of 40-year-old Lisa Carabello remains unsolved nearly 25 years after she was slashed and stabbed to death in her Pennsylvania home.<\/p>\n<p>With the upcoming 25th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox43.com\/article\/news\/local\/pennsylvania-state-police-cold-case-investigation-murder-lisa-carabello-berks-county\/521-22a17ded-ece8-42ac-9a7d-7773e64b2b89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">anniversary of her death<\/a> on February 8, Pennsylvania State Police are again calling on the public for tips that could help lead them to her killer, according to FOX43.<\/p>\n<p>On February 8, 2001, Carabello had been at the top of her stairway inside her Mohnton Borough, Berks County, home when \u201csomeone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=617151247656119&amp;set=a.318357997535447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">slashed her from behind<\/a>,\u201d state police said in a news release issued in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Carabello fell down the stairs and was ultimately found dead with a fatal neck wound and several stab wounds, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Her 11-year-old son <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/02\/05\/pa-state-police-renew-appeal-in-25-year-old-murder-of-lisa-carabello-in-berks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">located Carabello\u2019s body<\/a> upon his arrival from school that day, according to investigators, the Reading Eagle reported.<\/p>\n<p>There were no signs that someone had broken into Carabello\u2019s home, police said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/crime-news\/news\/investigators-collect-additional-evidence-at-jonbenet-ramseys-home\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Which-Theories-About-JonBenet-Ramseys-Parents-Being-Involved-in-Her-Murder-Were-Debunked-in-New-Doc-1.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\"   alt=\"Which Theories About JonBenet Ramseys Parents Being Involved in Her Murder Were Debunked in New Doc\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Which-Theories-About-JonBenet-Ramseys-Parents-Being-Involved-in-Her-Murder-Were-Debunked-in-New-Doc-1.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/crime-news\/news\/investigators-collect-additional-evidence-at-jonbenet-ramseys-home\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Related: Investigators Return to JonBenet Ramsey&#8217;s Home, Collect Additional Evidence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tInvestigators have returned to the Colorado home once occupied by the family of JonBen\u00e9t Ramsey and collected new evidence for testing, authorities revealed. Each year as the anniversary of the 6-year-old\u2019s 1996 death approaches, the Boulder Police Department provides an update on the case, which they claim is active and ongoing. \u201cLast year we gave [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<p>State police spokesperson Ethan M. Brownback told FOX43 that \u201cUnfortunately, we do not have anything new to add to the case, but we are reviewing the available evidence and exploring further forensic testing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her estranged husband, John C. Carabello, was once considered a person of interest in her death, State Police Corporal Robert Hess \u2014 who previously led the agency\u2019s Troop L cold case unit \u2014 told the Reading Eagle following John\u2019s death in 2016. John died from cancer, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still believe there is at least one if not more people out there who knows exactly what happened and who did it,\u201d Hess said to the newspaper in 2016. \u201cPeople pass away. Cases get old. And sometimes, people don\u2019t mind talking about things that are old because threats are not fresh anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John, who had a plastering, stone and stucco business, died in April 2016, according to his online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/obituaries\/john-carabello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">obituary<\/a>, which briefly mentions Lisa\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p>More than three years after Lisa\u2019s death, John remarried, the obituary says.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa was a graduate of Wilson High School in Reading, where she had a close group of friends made up of 9 other students, the Reading Eagle reported. In 2016, the 9 women traveled to Mohnton to help dedicate a park bench in Carabello\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemembering Lisa brings me again to shake my head in disbelief as chills run through my body, thinking, \u2018How could an outgoing, friendly, kind woman be murdered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2016\/10\/08\/former-wilson-high-school-students-honor-slain-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">such a horrific way<\/a>?\u2019\u201d one of the women, Michele Greth, told the newspaper at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania State Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that solves Carabello\u2019s cold case murder.<\/p>\n<p>Brownback confirmed to Us Weekly on February 6 that investigators \u201care continuing to review this case and test evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/crime-news\/news\/pennsylvania-man-allegedly-killed-parents-sister-with-psycho-type-knife\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kevin-Carl-Castiglia-Bucks-County-District-Attorney.jpg?crop=0px%2C133px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\"   alt=\"Kevin Carl Castiglia Bucks County District Attorney\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kevin-Carl-Castiglia-Bucks-County-District-Attorney.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/crime-news\/news\/pennsylvania-man-allegedly-killed-parents-sister-with-psycho-type-knife\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Related: Pennsylvania Man Allegedly Killed Parents, Sister With &#8216;Psycho Type&#8217; Knife<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPolice in Pennsylvania have accused a 55-year-old man of murdering his parents with a massive knife and then killing his sister soon after she found their bodies. Kevin Castiglia is in police custody with no bail after being charged with numerous criminal counts, including criminal homicide, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On Fridays, Pennsylvania State Police feature a cold case that investigators are looking to solve on their Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThank You!<\/p>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<p>On February 6, the agency shared that a $5,000 reward is being offered for the 1977 disappearance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=916680014369906&amp;id=100080837468268&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=zYZKROXe1pOQVBv2#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Randall Brosius<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Valley View resident was 22 at the time he disappeared, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>State police ask anyone with information on Lisa\u2019s death to call the agency\u2019s Reading office at 610-378-4011 or Pennsylvania State Police Tips at 1-800-4PA-TIPS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.p3tips.com\/tipform.aspx?ID=107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Online tips<\/a> can also be submitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The murder of 40-year-old Lisa Carabello remains unsolved nearly 25 years after she was slashed and stabbed to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[139,28,30,29,9547],"class_list":["post-107081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-true-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}