Remains found believed to be missing Butler County native, police said
The remains of Darlene Harbison, a Butler County native who was reported missing from her home in Frazer Township, were believed to be found Monday in Armstrong County, according to police.
The 59-year-old woman was last seen Sept. 11, according to family members. After returning home from a camping trip with her daughter, she was unable to be reached.
Allegheny County police said in a release that a hunter observed a motorcycle over a hillside along Nichola Road in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County. The plate number was found by state police in Kittanning to be registered to Harbison.
Upon investigation, human remains were located near the motorcycle.
The remains will be formally identified by the Allegheny County medical examiner.
A formal homicide investigation was initiated by Allegheny County detectives after a welfare check on Harbison by Frazer Township police raised concern.
Harbison’s boyfriend, Eric Gibbs, 57, was considered a suspect in Harbison’s disappearance. He was found dead by apparent suicide on Sept. 17 in West Deer Township.
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