The family of Cassandra Gross is asking that she be declared legally dead after she has been missing for nine months.
KDKA-TV reports that Gross’ son, Brandon Diebold, has filed the death declaration petition. In that petition, Diebold says among the reasons the court should declare his mother dead include the number of searches that have been unsuccessful, none of Gross’ financial accounts have been touched and State Police told Diebold that there is a substantial amount of circumstantial evidence that his mother is dead.
Diebold would gain control of his mother’s assets if the declaration was approved.
