Found Deceased NY - Morgan Bates, 20, Eagle Bridge, Washington Co, 22 Feb 2022 *Arrest*

[GuyfromCanada]

The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating a missing person out of the town of White Creek.

Morgan Bates, 20, was last seen in Eagle Bridge, Washington County, with a possible sighting in the town of Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, around 2:00am on February 22, 2022.

Morgan has not been heard from since, and we are seeking the public’s help regarding any information which may lead investigators to her whereabouts.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the GIVE tip line at 1-800-448-3847 or crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.

Morgan is described as a white female, 5’3, 135lbs, black hair with four shark bite piercings in her bottom lip. She was last seen wearing black sneakers, a blue or grey New Holland hoodie, black joggers and hot pink fingernails.

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Police seek information about missing 20-year-old woman from White Creek

 

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6.2 miles from White Creek to Eagle Bridge.

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16.6 miles from Eagle Bridge to Petersburg.

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[GuyfromCanada]

Found deceased, death is suspicious.

The body of Morgan Bates was located on Sunday in the area of Cherry Plain State Park. Bates was reported missing on February 22. Her case is now being investigated as a suspicious death.

Missing woman identified as body found in Rensselaer County

 

[JerseyGirl]

Body found in state park that of missing Washington County woman

 

[GuyfromCanada]

A man has been charged with murder.

As the community mourns, investigators have arrested and charged 22-year-old Ian J. Hasselwander of Petersburg with her murder and attempting to hide her body on State Land in the vicinity of Black River Road.

TIMELINE | What we know about the murder of Morgan Bates, suspect arrested

 

[Vail]

Hasselwander, who is from Petersburg, was arrested at 6:19 p.m. on Friday. His list of charges include murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, strangulation and concealment of a human corpse

Hasselwander was arraigned in Troy City Court and remanded to the custody of the Rensselaer County Jail, without the possibility of bail. He is due to re-appear in court at a later date. The Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office will prosecute this case.
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Authorities did not say how Bates and Hasselwander may have known each other and family members declined to comment.

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July 24, 2024


RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10)– A Rensselaer County jury delivered a guilty verdict for Ian J. Hasselwander in court on Wednesday for the murder of 20-year-old Morgan Bates of Eagle Bridge. Hasselwander was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree strangulation for the February 2022 murder.

Hasselwander’s sentencing is Wednesday, Sept. 18, before Rensselaer County Judge Jennifer Sober. He is facing 25 years to life in prison.

https://www.news10.com/news/crime/petersburgh-man-found-guilty-of-murdering-white-creek-woman/

 

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https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/man-convicted-murdering-20-year-old-ex-girlfriend-19593919.php

The murderer was Morgan's ex-boyfriend.