Sheriff’s deputies lead Thomas Stanko into district court in Latrobe in 2022 for a preliminary hearing on charges in connection with the death of Cassandra Gross. Gross, of Unity, was reported missing in April 2018. (Kristina Serafini | TribLive)
Jury selection in the criminal homicide trial of a Unity man charged with killing his former girlfriend is scheduled to begin Monday morning in a Westmoreland County courtroom.
Thomas G. Stanko, 55, was charged in 2022 with criminal homicide in connection with the disappearance of Cassandra Gross five years earlier. Prosecutors contend Stanko killed Gross, 52, of Unity and burned her body. Gross’ remains have never been found…