According to Allegheny County police, the remains of a Frazer woman who went missing in September are believed to have been found, TribLive reported.
Per the outlet, a license plate number on a motorcycle that was found and reported by a hunter Monday on a hillside along Nichola Road in West Franklin, Armstrong County, was registered to 59-year-old Darlene Harbison, who was last seen on Sept. 11.
A coroner has not formally identified the remains, which police said were found under the motorcycle, the news site said.
“State police responded to the area and located human remains near the motorcycle,” a release from the Allegheny County Police Department said. “County police detectives and the Allegheny County Mobile Crime Unit responded to the area. The remains will be taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for formal identification.”
According to TribLive, Jen Harbison, Darlene Harbison’s daughter, who lives in Easy Brady, Clarion County, spoke about her mother emotionally Monday afternoon and the possible finding of her remains. She had been notified of the discovery earlier that morning.
“A lot of mixed emotions going around,” she said. “A little bit of relief, but a lot of sadness. It’s just confusing. It’s a lot.”
“It was like living in a nightmare,” Jen Harbison said to TribLive. “It’s really hard to describe. I’m a bubbly, happy person. I’m a very optimistic person. And I work with the public. So, when it happened, everybody knew something was wrong. They could just see something was wrong. So, it’s just been this horrible situation you don’t ever think to find yourself in.”
TribLive said Darlene Harbison disappeared at the hands of her boyfriend, Eric Gibbs, with whom she had a volatile relationship, according to county police. Gibbs, 57, was found dead Sept. 17 by hunters near Logan Road in West Deer, in what police believe was a suicide.
It is believed Gibbs is the person responsible for Harbison’s disappearance, TribLive said.
Harbison had asked for a Protection-From-Abuse order against Gibbs on April 29 and a temporary PFA was issued. On May 9, a PFA was granted that was valid through Nov. 9, according to online court records reported by the Tribune-Review.
But on June 1, Harbison asked for the PFA to be withdrawn, court records state.
According to county police, Harbison’s daughter made several attempts to contact her mother but had no success. She requested a welfare check, and an investigation was initiated, TribLive reported.
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