“You’re not touching me;” 59-year-old woman died after the 54-year-old man she attracted “like a moth to a flame” stabbed her to death just because she denied his advances; man arrested
Pennsylvania – In a horrific incident in Pennsylvania, a 54-year-old man with a long and violent history toward women, identified as G. Whittier, has been arrested and charged after stabbing a 59-year-old woman he was attracted to like a moth to a flame to death inside her apartment when she refused his se-ual advances. The victim, identified as P. Puskar, was found dead in her kitchen after hours of unanswered calls, and investigators say the confrontation leading to her murder ended with her pleading, “You’re not touching me.”
Whittier now faces criminal homicide and tampering with evidence charges. Prosecutors say the attack was brutal, senseless, and rooted in Whittier’s rage after Puskar rejected him during the early morning hours of November 25. Whittier’s charges stem not only from the killing itself but from alleged attempts to dispose of evidence afterward. Authorities say surveillance footage, witness accounts, and inconsistencies in Whittier’s statements tie him directly to the gruesome crime.
Court documents also reveal that Whittier has a long and disturbing pattern of violence against women. In 2015, he was accused of holding a woman captive for days, beating her with a hammer and pouring bleach into her eyes—a case that ended in a guilty plea to aggravated assault. In a separate 2021 domestic violence case, a woman testified that Whittier choked her and slammed her head into pillows after she attempted to leave their relationship. Whittier served time in connection with both cases. Despite this history, Whittier walked free until this latest killing—one investigators say was triggered by se-ual rejection.
According to police, Whittier was drinking with a friend on Friday night at the apartment complex. At some point, Puskar entered the apartment looking for another friend. Whittier asked her for cigarettes, and after leaving the room, followed her back to her nearby apartment. There, investigators say he suggested they have se-. Puskar rejected him firmly. Hours later, Whittier’s friend called Puskar’s phone at approximately 2:40 a.m. Whittier answered. In the background, Puskar could be heard saying, “You’re not touching me,” a statement police believe captured the moment she realized she was in danger.
After that call, attempts to reach Puskar continued throughout the morning. Calls at 3:57 a.m., 10:23 a.m., and multiple knocks on her door went unanswered. Witnesses described increasing concern as the usually responsive Puskar failed to answer. Surveillance video captured Whittier leaving the apartment complex around 7 a.m., hood tightened around his face, carrying a Canada Dry ginger ale box. Detectives believe he was concealing evidence inside.
On Sunday morning—over 24 hours after the last contact—someone gained entry to Puskar’s apartment. She was found dead on the kitchen floor. Cans of ginger ale lay scattered nearby. An autopsy later revealed she had been stabbed multiple times in her torso, hands, legs, and back. The manner of death was ruled homicide. When detectives searched Whittier’s home, they found none of the clothing he was seen wearing on the surveillance footage and none of Puskar’s sweatshirt, which he was believed to have taken. The ginger ale box was also missing.
Whittier was arrested the following Wednesday. He has been denied bail and is being held at the county prison. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 8. Puskar’s obituary describes her death as “an act of terrible violence.” As the investigation continues, many in Latrobe are left grappling with the sudden loss of a woman simply trying to walk back to her home—and the chilling reality that she was killed for saying no.
