NY NY - David Dewitt Southard, 29, shot in head & killed @ home, Painted Post, 22 July 1979

[scott1123]

First of all, I'm not sure I'm posting this in the correct place, my apologies if not. Just wondering if anyone has heard of this case from 1979. I can find very little on it, the link used to include a video as well (interesting newsclip from 1979) ... it doesn't appear to be there anymore. Anyway, here's the link ... would like to know if people are aware of this case.

State Police investigating 1979 homicide in Steuben County

New York State Police are highlighting a cold case from 1979: The murder of a Steuben County man.

www.whec.com

 

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Google produces -- the article you've linked, and a thread on a website that - ahem - we don't quote.

Same info:

State Police Investigating 40-Year-Old Murder

New York state police are searching for information nearly 40 years after an unsolved cold case in Painted Post.

bigfrog104.com

NYSP investigate 1979 murder of Steuben County man

New York State Police are still investigating a murder from 1979.

www.weny.com

The articles suggest drug related, and a related murder in 1992? Interesting!

You may be able to find contemporary articles from the time of the murder here:

Online Newspapers and Industry Sources: New York State Library

The NYS Historic Newspapers

The NYS Historic Newspapers

www.nypl.org

The NYS Historic Newspapers

The NYS Historic Newspapers

nyshistoricnewspapers.org

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