NY NY- Theresa Cerney, 35, found murdered behind a factory on New Highway, Amityville, November 1988, *New initiative*

[dotr]

Jan 2, 2025 #newyork #coldcase #investigations
'Two teens going to play handball found Theresa Cerney’s body. She was lying behind a factory on New Highway in Amityville. There was blood, and her hair was matted over her face. She seemed underdressed for the cold weather that day, recalled one of the teens, Kirk Carter. It was Thanksgiving morning, 1988.Thirty-six years later, her killing remains unsolved.Her family still wrestles with their unanswered questions. Worse, they say, they haven’t heard from police since the late 1980s.Cerney’s case is one of at least 66 cases of dead women now being reviewed by Suffolk DA Ray Tierney’s new cold case unit. Another 287 cases of dead men in Suffolk are also under review.''

Cold case: 36 years after Theresa Cerney's killing, her family meets with Suffolk investigators

Theresa Cerney's death is one of at least 66 cases of dead women being reviewed by Suffolk County's new cold case unit.

www.newsday.com

Article clipped from Newsday (Nassau Edition)

Clipping found in Newsday (Nassau Edition) published in Hempstead, New York on 11/25/1988.

www.newspapers.com