Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen said the body matches a physical description of homeowner Robert Colthirst, the Pocono Record reports.
View full sizeA shell stands where a two-story house once filled a corner lot in Stillwater Lake Estates in Coolbaugh Township. The house was gutted by an explosion and fire early Monday. Inset, firefighters found a body inside this vehicle on Monday on Fairview Avenue in Mount Pocono, Pa..Authorities haven't identified the body found inside the burning car early Monday morning but the car is registered to the address of the home that burned at right around the same time.
The Pocono Record reports the home that burned in Coolbaugh Township was under foreclosure and the man living there was scheduled to be evicted from the house later in the day. Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen said the body found in Mount Pocono, Pa., matches a physical description of homeowner Robert Colthirst, the Record reports.
The Monroe County Coroner's Office says it appears some kind of accelerant was used to set the car on fire. Forensic investigators are analyzing both fires.