COBLESKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A woman from Long Island is attributed for the restored interest in a Schoharie region cold case from 49 years back. She relocated to the region 2 years back and her interest in the case has actually created brand-new leads and has actually reignited the neighborhood’s require justice for Kathy Kolodziej.
Who killed Kathy Kolodziej? That is the inquiry several have actually been coming to grips with considering that 1974 when she was last seen to life at the safe pub in Cobleskill – which is currently a legislation workplace.
It was Halloween evening. Kolodziej was just 17 years of ages when she was killed. She was from Long Island and was a pupil at SUNY Cobleskill.
Tony Desmond was the state cannon fodder that reacted to the phone call when her body was located.
“There’s only three of us still around living, the rest have passed away that were actually involved with that case when Kathy was first missing,” stated Desmond.
He’s grateful to see somebody has actually stimulated interest in the case once more. Michelina Serino is from Long Island and relocated to Schoharie region 2 years back and has actually been speaking with individuals regarding the murder.
“Yes I think it’s very good to get a new set of eyes looking at it, who is unbiased. She’s done that and I think she’s talked to several people. She has a lot of records and notes on what she’s found out,” stated Desmond.
Serino has actually been in normal interaction with the present New York State Police detectives on the case and shares details when she stumbles upon it.
“A woman did come forward recently to me and she was just afraid to speak back then because of what she thought…I gave the information to the investigator, so I won’t get into that right now because it’s not vetted yet,” stated Serino.
She stated detectives are checking into utilizing family tree to fix the case. Serino intends on holding a vigil in Cobleskill in the upcoming weeks to bear in mind Kolodziej and she wishes it will certainly bring about discovering even more details on the case.
“It’s been 49 years now. I was hoping through this it would maybe bring it to other people’s attention again and get it back out there again because then people jog their memories,” stated Serino.
“I don’t know if the person that’s responsible for Kathy’s death is still living or what. I don’t know, but somebody somewhere I think knows what happened,” stated Desmond.
He and Serino are certain somebody someplace recognizes something and they prompt any person with details ahead ahead, including it can be done anonymously.
“It’s been tough on myself and a couple other guys who are retired from the State Police. We still talk about this case but then we’re more frustrated than anything else, but we want to see it solved,” stated Desmond. “If it can’t be solved, at least when we are not around, somebody else will pick it up and keep working on it and keep Kathy’s memory alive.”
