Rubeck v. McLucas

MacPhail, P. J.,

On May 18, 1966, one of the most intensive manhunts ever conducted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concluded with the slaying of William Hollenbaugh, the kidnapper of Peggy Ann Bradnick. Hollenbaugh died as a result of a gunshot wound or wounds as he attempted to escape through a cordon of police at or near Ft. Littleton in Fulton County, Pa. Exactly who was *90responsible for slaying Hollenbaugh has never been judicially determined.

Larry Rubeck, a young lad 15 years of age, was at his home in Ft. Littleton at the time Hollenbough was trapped by the police and is alleged to…