Kathy was found dead in the vehicle that police had asked the public to watch for — a silver-gray 2005 Chevrolet Equinox sport utility vehicle.
Found Dead Sunday May 4, 2008
The body of a missing Lebanon County woman was found Sunday in a sport utility vehicle on the grounds of Wernersville State Hospital in South Heidelberg Township. Officials are treating her death as a homicide.
Article Dated 5/5/2008
Body of missing woman found; Berks coroner says death a homicide
Police are seeking a "person of interest" who worked with Kathy at Linette Quality Chocolates in Heidelberg Township, Berks County.
He may be driving a 1996 maroon Nissan Sentra with license plate number GXM-2022.
Read the news report below for more information.
Police ID Person of Interest in Murder of Woman
Article Dated 5/6/2008
Reading man sought in death of woman found at hospital
Article Dated 5/10/2008
Co-worker of Lebanon County woman who was found dead is arrested in Philadelphia
Police found the 1996 maroon Nissan Sentra.
The vehicle, a 1996 four-door Nissan Sentra, was found in South Philadelphia with the assistance of the public, investigators said.
State police asked that anyone with information about the case call the Reading station at 610-378-4011 or the Jonestown station at 717-865-2194.
Car is found in South Phila.
Article Dated 5/14/2008
Police recover car of man who is a person of interest in death of Lebanon County woman
Article Dated 5/16/2008
Police search for evidence in car in slaying probe of Lebanon County woman
JUSTICE FOR KATHY
"Kathy and I had a special bond, She is the last person I think about at night and the first person I think about in the morning. She was always a loyal friend, kind and considerate. Kathy did not have children of her own. She loved my children as if they were her own."
"She was there to send me off to every prom, She was there for my graduation. She was not there in October to see me walk down the aisle to get married."
Article dated 12/30/2008
Reading man charged in murder of woman found near Wernersville State Hospital
Man Arrested for Murder of Woman in Berks County
Report dated 12/30/2008
Article dated 2/19/2009
Reading man accused of killing woman on grounds of Wernersville hospital held for court
Article dated 4/10/2009
Berks prosecutors seeking death penalty in Lebanon woman's murder
Article dated 10/24/2009
Reading man asks judge to bar death penalty in his murder case
Article Dated 12/12/2009
Prosecutors can seek death penalty in murder trial, judge rules Judge Paul M. Yatron ruled prosecutors have enough evidence to present to a jury to prove # tortured Kathy A. Leibig, 45, of Lebanon County.
Report dated 5/23/2011
Jurors Being Chosen For Capital Murder Trial # was arrested in Philadelphia on parole violations about a week after the killing of Kathy Leibig, but he wasn't charged with murder until the following December. Prior to his arrest in 2008, police said # served about 11 years in prison for an assault and robbery conviction in 1992
Article dated 5/26/2011
Trooper describes knives during murder trial A state trooper showed a Berks County jury two steak knives he confiscated from the murder defendant's Reading residence on May 4, 2008.
Report dated 5/26/2011
Jury In Capital Murder Case Shown Graphic Scene Photos
Article dated 5/27/2011
Defendant told cops another man killed girlfriend
Article dated 5/28/2011
Man testifies murder defendant acted out of panic "He told me men in yellow hooded sweat shirts came after him and he panicked and made it look like a robbery and left."
Report dated 5/27/2011
Mystery Man Subject Of Testimony In Capital Murder Trial Defendant Claims He And Victim Were Ambushed In Parking Lot
Article dated 6/2/2011
Murder victim fought killer, witness testifies "There were some defensive wounds, There are wounds on her right wrist. These indicate the victim was conscious and tried to defend herself. They indicate she actually tried to grab the knife."
Article dated 6/2/2011
Defendant says another man killed girlfriend Murder defendant testified in Berks County Court that he was joking around with his friend, Kathy Leibig, in May 2008, when a man in a brightly colored sweatshirt knocked him unconscious and killed Leibig.
Article dated 6/2/2011
convicted of first-degree murder The jury deliberated for two hours and 15 minutes after a seven-day trial before Judge Paul M. Yatron.
Article dated 6/7/2011
Families of victim, killer share sorrow Jury to decide if convicted murderer should get death penalty or life term
Article June 8, 2011
Gets death penalty for fatally stabbing Lebanon County woman Jury of nine women and three men deliberated for four hours and 15 minutes after a two-day sentencing hearing before Judge Paul M. Yatron.
Report dated 6/8/2011
Convicted Killer Sentenced To Death "What I struggle with everyday is when I think of the pain and suffering Kathy endured until she reached her final destination"
