Police have charged a second person in connection with the death of a 17-year-old girl.
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Kaitlin Whoolery disappeared in 2023 after absconding from a drug treatment facility.
Investigators said she likely overdosed on drugs and died at the Heritage Inn in Uniontown.
On Friday, they charged Vincent Cossell who they say admitted to burying Whoolery in a shallow grave at a property in North Union Township.
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Charges include hindering apprehension, endangering the welfare of children, concealing the death of a child, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
Earlier this week, police also charged Derrick Bradley.
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According to court documents, Cossell told police that he, Bradley and Whoolery rented a room at a Uniontown hotel, where they were later joined by an unidentified fourth person.
Cossell said he and Bradley left the room for a bit, and when they returned, Whoolery was dead. Cossell said he performed CPR without success, records say.
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