North Merrick, NY Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Jordan Copney

Name

Jabrai Jordan Copney

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Cosby was shot and killed inside kirkland house (a harvard university dormitory) during a drug-related robbery perpetrated by copney, jiggetts, and aquino. Copney was the alleged shooter. Copney was found guilty of 1st degree murder. Jiggetts and aquino both pled guilty to manslaughter.

Agency

Cambridge

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cold-case-record__Jiggetts

Name

Blayn Jiggetts

Age

19

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Cosby was shot and killed inside kirkland house (a harvard university dormitory) during a drug-related robbery perpetrated by copney, jiggetts, and aquino. Copney was the alleged shooter. Copney was found guilty of 1st degree murder. Jiggetts and aquino both pled guilty to manslaughter.

Agency

Cambridge

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cold-case-record__Aquino

Name

Jason Aquino

Age

23

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Cosby was shot and killed inside kirkland house (a harvard university dormitory) during a drug-related robbery perpetrated by copney, jiggetts, and aquino. Copney was the alleged shooter. Copney was found guilty of 1st degree murder. Jiggetts and aquino both pled guilty to manslaughter.

Agency

Cambridge

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cold-case-record__Aderson

Name

Richard Aderson

Age

47

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On february 5, 1997, at about 6:00 p.M. On the eastbound side of I-84, about 1/5 of a mile west of exit 12 and about four miles east of the newburgh-beacon bridge eastbound toll barrier, richard aderson apparently was involved in an accident. An argument ensued and aderson was shot in the chest. After the shooting, the suspect left the scene and headed eastbound on interstate 84.

Agency

NY State Troopers

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cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Loindale Johnson

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Date of birth: 11/20/2000 date and time of occurrence: october 3, 2018 at 11:23 pm. Location of occurrence: 311 coolidge avenue dr# 18-486911

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Adams

Name

Marvina Adams

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Date of birth: 6/7/97 date and time of occurrence: april 23, 2018 at 10:41 pm. Location of occurrence: 131 hudson street dr# 18-255285

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Baker

Name

Rasheed Baker

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Date of birth: 06/10/96 date and time of occurrence: june 5, 2017 at 11:20 pm. Location of occurrence: 624 barnes ave. Dr# 17-311795

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Gilmore

Name

Willie Gilmore

Age

39

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Date of birth: 9/18/77 date and time of occurrence: may 28, 2016 at 12:00 am location of occurrence: 300 block of webster ave. Dr# 16-302198

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Pullins

Name

Mahari Pullins

Age

19

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Mahari pullins was shot and killed while walking with several friends who had just left a party on fabius street.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Williams

Name

Lajuan Williams

Age

34

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Date of birth: 11/3/79 date and time of occurrence: march 19, 2013 at 12:00 am location of occurrence: 204 essex st. Dr# 13-196773

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Martinez

Name

David Martinez

Age

31

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Police responded to the area of e. Fayette and cherry streets and where martinez was located in the roadway. It was later determined martinez died as the result of being shot.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Valentin

Name

Javier Valentin

Age

25

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

25 year-old, javier valentin was found lying on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. He would later die from his injuries at the hospital.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Scott IV

Name

Lee Scott IV

Age

17

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

17 year-old, lee scott was found suffering from a gunshot wound as police arrived on scene. Scott was transported to the hospital and a short time later would succumb to his injuries.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Law

Name

Jill Law

Age

20

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Family members went to home of twenty-year-old jill law after she was not heard from in several days. She was found dead inside, the apparent victim of an assault.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Robinson

Name

Robert Robinson

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Twenty-year-old robert robinson was found in the hallway outside an apartment after an anonymous caller telephoned police to report someone had been shot there.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Hunter

Name

Ernest Hunter

Age

29

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

29 year-old, ernest hunter was shot and killed while playing pool at “j’s place”.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Paciarello

Name

Louise Paciarello

Age

78

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On august 22, 2007 at 1800 hours the yonkers police department responded to 45 seymour street: apartment 1e on a report of a fire. Upon arrival at 45 seymour street, which is a senior citizen complex, the fire department found the occupant of the apartment, who was later identified as 78-year-old louise paciarello, in what appeared to be a lifeless condition. Ms. Paciarello was transported to st. Joseph's hospital where she was pronounced. Ms. Paciarello was transported to the westchester medical examiner's office where it was determined that ms. Paciarello's death was not due to the fire but that her death was the result of a homicide and the fire was deliberately set to cover up the homicide. Ms. Paciarello was a 78-year-old retired nurse's aide who lived by herself and kept to herself.

Agency

Yonkers PD

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cold-case-record__Pinckney

Name

Lavern Pinckney

Age

60

Cause of Death

Trauma

Info

Mr. Pinckney was 60 years old and married to his wife betty, they have three grown children. Mr. Pinckney worked two jobs. He was a driver at yonkers general hospital, who transported patients to and from an alcohol treatment program. Mrs. Pinckney stated that her husband owned a bar with two other partners on ravine avenue. Mr. Pinckney on the day of his homicide worked at yonkers general hospital and returned home sometime in the early afternoon. Mrs. Pinckney came home approximately at 4:15 pm and when she entered her apartment she found her husband lying on the living room floor unconscious. Mrs. Pinckney ran outside of the apartment screaming and her neighbor called the police. Mr. Pinckney died of blunt force trauma.

Agency

Yonkers PD

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cold-case-record__McKissick

Name

Laurie McKissick

Age

17

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Ms. Mckissick was a 17-year-old female who was a runaway from a bronx group home. Her mother and father were separated and her mother lived in brooklyn. Ms. Mckissick did keep in contact with her mother, ms. Mckissick also did not like living at the group home in the bronx. Her friends stated that she met an older male from yonkers. She was found on june 10, 1999 in the woods opposite 585 bronx river road at approximately 3:17 pm by a person walking their dog. Ms. Mckissick did not have any shoes on and her shirt and bra were pushed up by her neck exposing her chest. Ms. Mckissick was last seen alive earlier that morning. She was standing in front of a red van arguing with a black male. The red van was stopped with the passenger side door open facing southbound on the northbound side of the road opposite 585 bronx river road. This was the last time ms. Mckissick was seen alive.

Agency

Yonkers PD

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cold-case-record__Pagliaro

Name

Frederick Pagliaro

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Mr. Pagliaro was not married and a father of one child. He worked as a cab driver and also liked to play pool. On the night of his homicide, he was with a female companion. They were standing outside of her vehicle in the parking lot of caryl avenue in yonkers. An unknown male came running up on the couple and started shooting. The female jumped into the car and drove off. Mr. Pagliaro started running southbound in the parking lot towards caryl avenue, with the unknown male running after him and still shooting. Mr. Pagliaro collapsed in the parking lot with numerous bullet wounds. Mr. Pagliaro died a short time later at saint joseph's hospital.

Agency

Yonkers PD

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cold-case-record__Keels

Name

David Keels

Age

60

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Mr. Keels was 60 years old at the time of his murder. He was married and a father of three grown children. He worked as a school bus driver during the day and he owned a bar on warburton avenue where he worked during the evenings. The bar was called bo dicks. On the day of his murder, mr. Keels worked as a bus driver and then worked at his bar. After closing the bar and going for a drive in his van he parked his van on ravine avenue opposite 77 ravine avenue. Mr. Keels exited his van and was walking northbound on ravine avenue when he was approached by an unknown male who shot him dead. This unknown male then entered the passenger side of a waiting vehicle which drove off going southbound on ravine avenue.

Agency

Yonkers PD

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cold-case-record__Ramos

Name

Nusinaida Ramos

Age

34

Cause of Death

Robbery

Info

On monday, march 10, 1997, a 34-year-old hispanic female, nusinaida ramos, was found dead in her apartment at 98 colin street, yonkers. The victim was separated and the mother of two young children. The victim was found beaten to death in her apartment by the yonkers police department. The victim was last seen alive in the afternoon hours on sunday, march 9, 1997. Attempts were made by her family to contact her on sunday, march 9, 1997 during the evening hours which were made with negative results. The family became concerned when they were unable to make contact with her on monday, march 10, 1997. The family then contacted the police who responded to the victim's apartment where they found her dead. There was no evidence of a forced entry and there was no evidence of a robbery.

Agency

Yonkers PD

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cold-case-record__Oppel

Name

Rosalie Oppel

Age

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

On march 27, 1989 the partially nude body of rosalie oppel was discovered near the rr tracks in the area of 229 state st. Investigators believe she was murdered 1-3 days prior to when she was found. At the time of her death she was homeless.

Agency

Rochester

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cold-case-record__Irvin

Name

Edward Irvin

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On april 18th, 2001 at 8:54 p.M. Rpd officers responded to the report of a suspicious condition at 18 burbank st. , a vacant house. Inside officers found mr. Irvin, obviously deceased from at least 1 gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown.

Agency

Rochester

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cold-case-record__Jones

Name

Kierra Jones

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On may 14, 2013 kierra jones was outside of 90 york st. With a group of people when the suspect(s) fired multiple gunshots at them. Kierra was one of 3 people shot - the only fatality. Investigators believe there are people who know who the killer is, but they have not come forward.

Agency

Rochester

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cold-case-record__Jenkins

Name

Deandre Jenkins

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On june 10th, 2019 at 11:32 p.M., clinton section officers responded to 103 fourth street after deandre's mother found him downstairs suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead a the scene. Investigators believe jenkins was shot after answering a knock on his front door. The suspect(s) is believed to have fled the house on foot after the shooting.

Agency

Rochester

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cold-case-record__Deleon

Name

Edgar Deleon

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On the evening of september 2nd into september 3rd, 2017 deleon was inside of club 808 sports bar at 164 lyell ave. At closing time, mr. Deleon left the club and was talking to a person in the area of 90 saratoga ave when the suspect approached on foot and fired multiple gunshots at him. Mr. Deleon wounds proved to be fatal. He was transported to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Investigators believe this was a targeted attack against mr. Deleon.

Agency

Rochester

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cold-case-record__Petro

Name

Edna Petro

Age

46

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

New York Police Department

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cold-case-record__Alomar

Name

Woondys Alomar

Age

18

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

New York Police Department

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cold-case-record__King

Name

Kemuel King

Age

21

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

New York Police Department

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cold-case-record__Merritt

Name

Tommie Merritt

Age

17

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

New York Police Department

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cold-case-record__Xtravaganza

Name

Venus Xtravaganza

Age

23

Cause of Death

Ligature/Strangulation

Info

Agency

New York Police Department

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cold-case-record__Escobar

Name

Celina Escobar

Age

40

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

New York Police Department

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cold-case-record__Ruiz

Name

Migdalia Ruiz

Age

58

Cause of Death

Ligature/Strangulation

Info

Agency

New York Police Department

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cold-case-record__Alston

Name

Iriquois Alston

Age

27

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Iriquois alston and rackita smalls were found shot to death in a parked car in norwalk on august 6, 2011. Iriquois, age 27, and rackita, age 22, were found in the back seat of the black honda sedan parked in front of 4 avenue b in norwalk shortly before 8 a.M. Both had been shot in the head.

Agency

CT State Division of Criminal Justice

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cold-case-record__Smalls

Name

Rackita Smalls

Age

22

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Iriquois alston and rackita smalls were found shot to death in a parked car in norwalk on august 6, 2011. Iriquois, age 27, and rackita, age 22, were found in the back seat of the black honda sedan parked in front of 4 avenue b in norwalk shortly before 8 a.M. Both had been shot in the head.

Agency

CT State Division of Criminal Justice

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cold-case-record__Brown Jr

Name

Amos Brown Jr

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Amos brown, jr. Was shot to death on august 13, 2010, on lexington avenue in norwalk. The shooting occurred in the vicinity of the el coqui grocery.The suspects, believed to be three black males in their teens or early 20s, fled the scene in a silver or gray chevrolet malibu that was later recovered by police.

Agency

CT State Division of Criminal Justice

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cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Rhonda Johnson

Age

18

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Rhsix-month-old coran johnson was shot in the head.Onda johnson and her six-month-old son, corán, were found fatally shot in her blue toyota camry on thursday, september 12, 1996, on grenhart road between victory street and diaz street in stamford. Eighteen-year-old rhonda had picked up her son from his babysitter’s home on oaklawn avenue in stamford around 3:30 p.M. And was scheduled to start a shift at 4 p.M. At stamford hospital where she worked as a dietary aide. Johnson’s family grew worried when they learned she had not showed up for work and had not contacted anyone to explain why. A passerby on grenhart road observed rhonda slumped over the steering wheel of her car and notified emergency services shortly before 8 p.M. Both rhonda and corán were killed by gunshot wounds to the head. Rhonda, a part-time college student, was a graduate of westhill high school in stamford.

Agency

CT State Division of Criminal Justice

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cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Coran Johnson

Age

6

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Rhsix-month-old coran johnson was shot in the head.Onda johnson and her six-month-old son, corán, were found fatally shot in her blue toyota camry on thursday, september 12, 1996, on grenhart road between victory street and diaz street in stamford. Eighteen-year-old rhonda had picked up her son from his babysitter’s home on oaklawn avenue in stamford around 3:30 p.M. And was scheduled to start a shift at 4 p.M. At stamford hospital where she worked as a dietary aide. Johnson’s family grew worried when they learned she had not showed up for work and had not contacted anyone to explain why. A passerby on grenhart road observed rhonda slumped over the steering wheel of her car and notified emergency services shortly before 8 p.M. Both rhonda and corán were killed by gunshot wounds to the head. Rhonda, a part-time college student, was a graduate of westhill high school in stamford.

Agency

CT State Division of Criminal Justice

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cold-case-record__Lemon

Name

Tyshawn Lemon

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Date of birth: 6/18/98 date and time of occurrence: july 28, 2016 at 9:02 pm location of occurrence: 110 may ave. Dr# 16-389106

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Owens

Name

Jameel Owens

Age

33

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Date of birth: 8/29/82 date and time of occurrence: june 27, 2015 at 5:05 am location of occurrence: 400 block of garfield ave. Dr# 15-341432

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Cook

Name

Charles Cook

Age

27

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

27 year-old, charles cook was found in the 2nd floor apartment suffering from a gunshot wounds. Scott was transported to the hospital and later died from his injuries.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Cain

Name

Matilda Cain

Age

84

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Eighty-four-year-old matilda cain was found murdered inside her home by neighbors who noticed the residence appeared to have been burglarized.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Dain

Name

Beatrice Dain

Age

50

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The badly beaten body of fifty-year-old beatrice dain was found in an alley located behind 141 james street. Prior to her death she was at the nearby regal tavern until approximately 1:00 am.

Agency

Syracuse PD

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cold-case-record__Peller

Name

Reginald Peller

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On november 26, 2017 at 5:21 a.M. Reginald peller and a friend were leaving an after hours party on terry st. As they were getting into their vehicle, several suspects approached them. In an apparent attempted robbery, peller and his friend were both shot. Pellers friend survived his injuries.

Agency

Rochester

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cold-case-record__Dell

Name

Richard Dell

Age

21

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Agency

New Rochelle Police Department

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