NY - Lois Colley, 83, beaten to death, North Salem, 9 Nov 2015 *Arrest*

[Zuri]

i tend to wonder if the MSM does not have a lot of info to go on at this time. Maybe LE has a POI already? A large house like that is probably filled with a lot of priceless antiques and other valuable items, so how would one know that quickly that nothing else was taken?

Unfortunately, I think it may have been someone she knew. Tragic, senseless loss.

 

[SurfieTX]

Wasn't it said the person who found her called the husband at work? So he can't be a suspect. Then why is it even mentioned that LE don't know where he is?

Who put up the reward? Very perplexing that it is so low.

And who else is living in the house? They said nothing but the fire extinguisher is missing. So either the husband had a look at jewelry and other valuables and found them all in place, or someone else is living there?

BBM: Crimestoppers

 

[clearskies1]

Wasn't it said the person who found her called the husband at work? So he can't be a suspect. Then why is it even mentioned in the news that LE don't know where he is?

Who put up the reward? Very perplexing that it is so low.

And who else is living in the house? They said nothing but the fire extinguisher is missing. So either the husband had a look at jewelry and other valuables and found them all in place, or someone else is living there?

BBM. At the press conference on Tuesday a reporter asked if the officer speaking knew where the husband was then and the reply was that he didn't know where the husband was right then (i.e., during the news conference) but that he was not missing and not a suspect. Discussion is at 2:18 of the video on this link. http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2015/11/10/north-salem-homicide/75505208/

I have no idea, but I guess the husband could have been elsewhere (not at work) when the crime occurred.

JMO.

 

[SurfieTX]

At the funeral home, her husband, McDonald’s-franchise mogul Eugene Colley, 88, shook hands with mourners offering condolences as they filed past the closed pine casket adorned with a wooden cross and portrait of the family matriarch.

Family photos were on display, and people stood chatting quietly among themselves and consoling one another.

Bruce Colley, one of her four sons, arrived in a blue blazer and khaki pants along with his wife Teresa and teenage sons.

The neighbor of 20 years said: “It just seems so surreal, like it’s not really happening. She was cooking dinner. She had the table set and dinner on the stove.”

http://nypost.com/2015/11/13/mourners-gather-to-remember-murdered-socialite-lois-colley/

 

[SurfieTX]

Eugene Colley, 88, a multimillionaire who owns numerous McDonald's restaurants, is not a suspect, Trooper Melissa McMorris said.

Investigators are interviewing family members, but have no suspects among them, McMorris said.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/12/westchester-socialite-slaying/75674104/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

400 people attend funeral for Lois Colley, 83-year-old N.Y. socialite found bludgeoned to death

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...lite-found-bludgeoned-death-article-1.2434020

 

[clearskies1]

"New York state police divers searched Titicus Reservoir on Monday as part of the ongoing investigation into the slaying of socialite Lois Colley, found bludgeoned to death at her nearby home one week earlier. Police were also expected to stop and question drivers passing through the area Monday afternoon, looking for anyone who might have seen anything suspicious around the time of the killing. The reservoir is across from the Colley home at 258 Titicus Road in North Salem."

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2015/11/16/divers-search-reservoir-colley-slaying/75874774/

So far it doesn't seem like they have much to go on.

 

[Jmoose]

I actually work on a property that is no more than about 1/2 mile from the Colley's 300 acres. Mr Colley simply wasn't home. I don't know why the article was written that way, but later reports were that the caretaker called Gene, and Gene called 911. I don't personally know the Colleys, but many of the local people that I know, do. By all accounts, she was a lovely lady. I have been to some functions which were also attended by the Colleys, but have never officially met them. Their estate has several houses on it, and many horse trails. While on my way to work on Monday, I could see the dive team that was searching the nearby reservoir. It would surprise me very much if they ever find that fire extinguisher. Lots of locals think that it's someone who knows the family-bad for the family, but better for the community than if it's a burglary gone wrong

 

[Backwoods]

Seems like a long shot...but sounds as if notes are being compared, at least:

[h=1] Lake Oconee double murder probe turns to N.Y. for clues
[/h]EATONTON, Ga. — Investigators in Putnam County and New York are collaborating to see whether two unsolved murder cases involving the elderly are related....

...Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills...said investigators in New York working that case called the Putnam County Sheriff's Office this week. The New York investigators were trying to learn all they could about the killing of the Dermonds. The couple had lived quietly in a gated community on Lake Oconee.

Earlier, officials in New York went to Ridgefield, Conn., where four residential burglaries and one car break-in had been reported. At the time, New York State Police investigator Joseph Becerra said there did not appear to be a connection to Colley's slaying but that it was a lead they had to pursue....

more at: http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/lo...r-probe-turns-to-new-york-for-clues/76774416/

 

[silversurvivor]

Seems like a long shot...but sounds as if notes are being compared, at least:



more at: http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/lo...r-probe-turns-to-new-york-for-clues/76774416/

When i first read this news story i wondered if they were conected

 

[watcher9]

When i first read this news story i wondered if they were conected

I thought so too.
If Mr Colley had been home with his wife, he may have also been a victim. Then, we would have been looking at a double homicide of a rich elderly couple in a gated community with no known suspects just like the Dermonds in GA.

 

[alexwood]

It always amazes me when I hear people say they don't lock their doors. From the article above:

“Doors are never locked,” said Donna Bonelli, a retired caterer, who added that she had just seen the Colleys on Saturday at a reception to celebrate the opening of a new firehouse. Her husband, Mike Bonelli, agreed: “We’ve been away for a week and left our door unlocked.”

Rather ironic that the murder weapon was most likely a fire extinguisher.

 

[McSpy]

http://nypost.com/2015/11/10/mother-of-playboy-who-broke-up-cuomo-kennedy-marriage-found-murdered/

hmmm, I wonder about the sons. Could one of them be in financial trouble? Perhaps she cut him off?

Just speculation and ideas. . .

 

[McSpy]

Rather ironic that the murder weapon was most likely a fire extinguisher.

Seems like the crime was impulsive--not planned. Otherwise, the perp would have brought a weapon with him (or her). I'd check out any hired help too. I doubt she cleaned that house herself.

Another thought, I don't think she locked her doors. According to several news articles, many of the people in that area don't lock their doors.

 

[Jmoose]

Seems like the crime was impulsive--not planned. Otherwise, the perp would have brought a weapon with him (or her). I'd check out any hired help too. I doubt she cleaned that house herself.

Another thought, I don't think she locked her doors. According to several news articles, many of the people in that area don't lock their doors.

Re: locking doors-I live near the Colleys and don't lock my doors, and neither does the family for which I work. But we both keep big dogs, ones that a stranger would be reluctant to encounter. I don't know if Lois Colley's family had dogs in the house; if so, it might indicate that the killer is familiar to and with the household and its inhabitants

 

[Xara]

I can't believe there hasn't been an arrest yet. This is one of those cases that I expected to be solved quickly. I mean it almost has to be someone she knows, don't you think?

 

[Jmoose]

I can't believe there hasn't been an arrest yet. This is one of those cases that I expected to be solved quickly. I mean it almost has to be someone she knows, don't you think?

I was sure that there would be an arrest right away, too. People here are frustrated that there hasn't been one; several people recently interviewed for the local paper have stated that they think the police have sort of dropped the case; I don't believe that's true-I think there's more going on there than we know right now. Maybe they're just taking their time so they don't screw it up. I'd really like to see somebody get arrested for this, but if it's somebody who worked on the farm, they could have been to the airport by the time Mrs. Colley was found

 

[Vedder]

Re: locking doors-I live near the Colleys and don't lock my doors, and neither does the family for which I work. But we both keep big dogs, ones that a stranger would be reluctant to encounter. I don't know if Lois Colley's family had dogs in the house; if so, it might indicate that the killer is familiar to and with the household and its inhabitants

Has this crime made you think twice about locking your doors? I was raised by a mom from Queens whose last words when leaving was "lock the door behind me" and "don't forget the top lock." It's foreign to me to leave my doors unlocked.

 

[wfgodot]

Going back & forth here between the random (break-in) and the conspiratorial (much closer to home).

 

[McSpy]

I can't believe there hasn't been an arrest yet. This is one of those cases that I expected to be solved quickly. I mean it almost has to be someone she knows, don't you think?

LE is probably checking into it (people close to the victim), but so far may not have enough evidence for an arrest.