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Murder of Rebecca Landrith

SOLVED2021Interstate 80 ramp, Pennsylvania3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
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Rebecca Landrith was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and worked as a professional model in New York City. According to her biography, she played violin, appeared as a contestant on "America's It Girl," and was a finalist in the 2014 Miss Manhattan Pageant. In 2021, at age 47, she was murdered, and her body was dumped near an Interstate 80 ramp in Pennsylvania. A PennDOT worker discovered her body early on a Sunday morning. Officials stated she had recently been traveling through the Midwestern United States, and investigators believe she was killed at another location before her body was left near the interstate exit. She had been shot 18 times, most likely inside the cab of a truck.

Police identified Tracy Ray Rollins, a 29-year-old truck driver from Texas, as a suspect after his name was found on a note discovered on the victim's body. Surveillance video footage showed Landrith and Rollins together at a truck stop in Wisconsin, at a Popeye's restaurant in Indiana, and again at a truck stop in Ohio, placing them together across three Midwestern states. Cell phone data placed Rollins at the location on Interstate 80 where the body was found. Police recovered spent shell casings and other physical evidence from the sleeper portion of Rollins's truck. Rollins was arrested at a truck stop in Southington, Connecticut, a few days after the body was discovered. He told police he did not know Landrith.

Rollins was charged in Pennsylvania with homicide and abuse of a corpse. The district attorney overseeing the case did not seek the death penalty. In 2022, Rollins was sentenced to 40 to 80 years in state prison.

Key facts

Victims
Rebecca Landrith
Date
2021
Location
Interstate 80 ramp, Pennsylvania
Case status
solved

Case timeline

  1. 2021

    Rebecca Landrith was murdered; her body was later found near an Interstate 80 ramp in Pennsylvania, reported by a PennDOT worker early on a Sunday morning.

  2. 2021

    Tracy Ray Rollins was arrested at a truck stop in Southington, Connecticut, a few days after the body was found.

  3. 2021-07

    The district attorney announced the death penalty would not be sought in the case against Rollins.

  4. 2022

    Rollins was sentenced to 40-80 years in state prison after being charged with homicide and abuse of a corpse.

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  • Rebecca Landrith

    VICTIM

    47-year-old former model from Alexandria, Virginia, found shot to death near an Interstate 80 ramp in Pennsylvania in 2021.

  • Tracy Ray Rollins

    CONVICTED

    29-year-old truck driver from Texas, charged in Pennsylvania with homicide and abuse of a corpse; sentenced in 2022 to 40-80 years in state prison.

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Interstate 80 ramp, Pennsylvania

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
Rebecca Landrith, a former model, was found shot to death near an Interstate 80 ramp in Pennsylvania in 2021. Truck driver Tracy Ray Rollins was arrested days later and subsequently convicted, receiving a sentence of 40-80 years in state prison.
Where did the murder happen?
Interstate 80 ramp, Pennsylvania.
Who was convicted?
Tracy Ray Rollins (29-year-old truck driver from Texas, charged in Pennsylvania with homicide and abuse of a corpse; sentenced in 2022 to 40-80 years in state prison.).
What is the current status of the case?
Status: solved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDICMurder of Rebecca LandrithWikipedia · 2026-07-07
  2. PRESSDallas resident Tracy Rollins Jr. arrested, charged in woman's body found on Interstate 80 in PennsylvaniaCBS News · 2026-07-07
  3. PRESSDA: No death penalty sought for Dallas man in death of woman found on I-80dallasnews.com · 2026-07-07

Record history

First published
JUL 07, 2026