30 Years After Killing Of Teen In Lansdale, Police Renew Call For Help

LANSDALE, PA — Thirty years ago Wednesday, an 18-year-old girl disappeared from the Lansdale train station. Julie Barnyock was never seen alive again.

And as they have for years, police mark the dark anniversary with a renewed resolve to pursue justice. A $10,000 reward has been posted for anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of her killer. Lansdale and Montgomery County detectives continue to go over the case and remain on the hunt for anything could lead to a break. Very often in cold cases, that comes in the form of a public tip.

“Someone somewhere knows something," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement. "Please share whatever piece of info about Julie’s movements that day, anything seen that night on the train or at the train station. Many old cases are solved when someone comes forward with information that seems insignificant but turns out to be helpful in finding a murderer."

Barnyock lived in New Britain with her parents. She was a graduate of Central Bucks High School.

On Monday, November 8, 1993 at about 11:40 p.m., authorities said Barnyock arrived at the Lansdale train station on the R5 SEPTA line.

But when her father came to the train station to pick her up, she wasn't there. Her parents reported her missing the next day.

Three weeks later, her body was found in the nearby SEPTA/Contrail freight yard. According to autopsy reports, the cause of the death was blunt force head injury. Her death was ruled a homicide by the coroner.

If you have any information, contact authorities at 610-278-3368.