Purdy Station, NY Area Cold Cases
Name
Glenn SmithAge
26Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On april 20, 1969, glenn smith was found deceased in the hudson river near the city of beacon, ny. He had last been seen on january 23, 1969, at the three roses bar in harlem, ny. Smith had recently moved from savannah, ga to new york city and was possibly involved in the drug trade in both locations. He was last seen wearing wearing purple corduroy pants, black shoes, a beige shirt and blue leather jacket.Agency
NY State Troopers
Name
Marcus DunnAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Date of birth: 03/13/86 date and time of occurrence: january 30, 2016 at 12:50 am location of occurrence: 100 block of mark ave. Dr# 16-140188Agency
Syracuse PD
Name
Lee Scott IVAge
17Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Ernest HunterAge
29Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
29 year-old, ernest hunter was shot and killed while playing pool at “j’s place”.Agency
Syracuse PD
Name
Louise PaciarelloAge
78Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Lavern PinckneyAge
60Cause of Death
TraumaInfo
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
Name
Laurie McKissickAge
17Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Frederick PagliaroAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
David KeelsAge
60Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Nusinaida RamosAge
34Cause of Death
RobberyInfo
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
Name
Edward IrvinAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Edgar DeleonAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Robert Hart JrAge
26Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
Agency
Bridgeport Police Department
Name
Milagros NievesAge
49Cause of Death
Knife/StabbingInfo
Agency
Bridgeport Police Department
Name
Hakeem JosephAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On march 25, 2015, hakeem "Sonny" joseph was fatally shot while working at his family's store, the t-market, located at 1482 reservoir avenue in bridgeport. A masked gunman entered the store and fired multiple rounds at joseph. There was no attempt at robbery.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice
Name
Iriquois AlstonAge
27Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Rackita SmallsAge
22Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Amos Brown JrAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Maria RojasAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On september 15, 2004, maria laura capon bravo rojas was found slain in her family’s new milford business she operated with her husband, david’s flooring, at 441 danbury road in new milford. She was killed by multiple blows to the head and shoulder.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice
Name
Rhonda JohnsonAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Coran JohnsonAge
6Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Gary PotakAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On may 6, 1992, gary potak and charles “chick” gombrewicz (now deceased) drove to father panik village in bridgeport to purchase marijuana. As they circled the housing project two males crossed the street in front of their vehicle. Gary potak was driving and stopped to let these two individuals cross. One of these males walked over to driver's side of the car and asked gary potak what he was looking at. Gary answered that he wanted to buy “pot." this male pulled out a gun and told the two to get out of the car. The passenger (gombrewicz) exited the vehicle and heard gun shots and ran off. The passenger later learned that potak had been fatally shot.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice
Name
Luis GonzalezAge
16Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Luis gonzalez was shot outside of the vega alta grocery store owned by his parents at 1160 state street in bridgeport on february 10, 1990. The 16-year-old bassick high school student and star athlete had been summoned outside to speak to an unidentified person wearing a black ski mask. Luis was shot multiple times. He was taken to park city hospital in bridgeport where he died.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice
Name
Unidentified InfantAge
1Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On the morning of march 14, 1986, the mutilated body of a 1-day-old baby boy was found near a wooded picnic area of lake mohegan town park in fairfield. The infant had been strangled and his death was ruled a homicide. The mutilation of the child's face was determined to have occurred after he was killed. The infant's injuries appear to have been ritualistic in nature and may possibly be related to a religious practice known as palo.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice
Name
Mary BadaraccoAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Mary badaracco was reported missing from her sherman home on august 31, 1984. State police said she was last seen by her husband, dominic, a danbury businessman and bar owner, 11 days earlier. In 1990, state police reclassified mary’s disappearance as a homicide.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice
Name
Charles CookAge
27Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Richard DellAge
21Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
New Rochelle Police Department