NY NY - David Malcom, 26, Ithaca, 11 Feb 1987

[OkieGranny]

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/...ice-make-headway-1987-homicide-case/84135376/

On Feb. 12, 1987, the body of 26-year-old David W. Malcom, of Ithaca, was found in the American Red Cross shelter office, then located at 717 W. Court St. in Ithaca.

At the time, Malcom was a staff member at the Red Cross shelter. He had reported to work the previous day for a 24-hour shift...

"We put a fresh set of eyes on the case and basically started from scratch, went over a lot of the leads from '87 and 1988 and we've since then generated over 100 leads between last fall until now, and we've followed up on most of those leads," Monticello said.

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-...ser-to-solving-29-year-old-homicide-case.html

Thanks to those leads, police have identified a person of interest, but would not say much about him as the investigation continues...

At this time, investigators aren't ready to make an arrest, feeling the puzzle isn't quite complete. They're hoping that, with this renewed attention, someone will come forward with the final piece.

 

[hot cawfeee]

Sounds like some progress has been made-----will keep good thoughts for David and his family.

 

[BrownBear]

In 2021 his sister wrote "An Open Letter to the People of Ithaca, New York; Law Enforcement, the Justice System, and the American Red Cross"

Sister of murder victim seeks answers 34 years later

 

[imstilla.grandma]

David W. Malcom appears in a photograph shared by law enforcement after he was murdered in 1987; his murder was solved in 2023.

On Friday, police in upstate New York announced that with the help of DNA evidence, they discovered the murderer’s identity, and that justice will remain elusive because the killer died in 2019.

Cold case murder of 'heroic' Red Cross worker who died protecting teenage girl in 1987 solved

Now, over three decades later, police say they have finally determined who was responsible for the cold case murder of David W. Malcom.

lawandcrime.com

 

[rleigh123]

IMO


It's frustrating that sometimes the deceased are named, other times they are not. What if this was a serial killer? Would it be ok to release the name then? This is how other crimes can be solved. Showing their picture, telling where they lived, telling their name. I understand they cannot be tried, and I know mistakes have been made when it comes to DNA. So I myself am on the fence about this. It just seems strange that in so many other cases, the name is released.


IMO