KINGSTON, Pa. — Investigators in Luzerne County have released details about what they found at a home where a homicide took place.
Ryan Padovani, 22, was found dead inside his home at 126 East Bennett Street in Kingston on May 5.
An autopsy a few days later determined Padovani died from blunt force trauma to the head. The coroner ruled his death a homicide.
Now, court papers are shedding light on the scene
According to search warrants, Padovani's roommate found him dead on Friday, May 5, and called a family member, who then called the police.
At Padovani's home, police found shattered glass from a kitchen door that looked like it had been broken into.
From the residence, police took several bloody items, including bedding, clothing, stuffed animals, and rugs. They also took fingerprints, hair samples, and DNA swabs from throughout the residence.
Padovani's neighbor Walter Zolner, 31, was arrested last Friday on minor drug charges and is locked up on $5 million bail. Police searched Zolner's side of the double-block home on Thursday. That search warrant is sealed by a county judge.
Kingston police have not said if the raid is connected to the homicide.
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