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In September 1996, the body of Susan Dalton, 37, a Staten Island resident, was discovered about 40 feet into the woods off Campus Road near its intersection with Howard Avenue on Grymes Hill, not far from Wagner College. A traffic enforcement agent made the grim discovery.
Susan’s body was found naked, with burn marks, and had reportedly been in the woods for several days. Her remains were positioned against discarded auto parts.
The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide, concluding she had been strangled and also stabbed, suffering a fatal injury that penetrated her spleen.
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Two days before Susan’s body was found, the landlord of her Seaview Avenue apartment (Ocean Breeze Apartments) contacted police, concerned she had not been seen all weekend with her three dogs.
When police and Susan’s parents entered the apartment, they found:
- Her beloved three dogs left unattended.
- The air conditioner, television, and radio still running.
- A shirt laid out on an upright ironing board, with the iron still plugged in.
Investigators believed she was killed somewhere other than her apartment and then dumped at the wooded location near Wagner College.
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Status
Susan Dalton’s murder remains unsolved nearly 30 years later.
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Additional Note
The article source (linked below) also referenced another unsolved Staten Island homicide from 1991. That victim, originally unidentified, was confirmed in 2021 to be Christine Belusko of Clifton, NJ, who left behind a 2-year-old daughter, Christa Nicole Belusko, who has never been found.
Sources: Body of woman found in woods recalls unsolved '90s homicides
www.nydailynews.com
Susan’s body was found naked, with burn marks, and had reportedly been in the woods for several days. Her remains were positioned against discarded auto parts.
The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide, concluding she had been strangled and also stabbed, suffering a fatal injury that penetrated her spleen.
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Two days before Susan’s body was found, the landlord of her Seaview Avenue apartment (Ocean Breeze Apartments) contacted police, concerned she had not been seen all weekend with her three dogs.
When police and Susan’s parents entered the apartment, they found:
- Her beloved three dogs left unattended.
- The air conditioner, television, and radio still running.
- A shirt laid out on an upright ironing board, with the iron still plugged in.
Investigators believed she was killed somewhere other than her apartment and then dumped at the wooded location near Wagner College.
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Status
Susan Dalton’s murder remains unsolved nearly 30 years later.
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Additional Note
The article source (linked below) also referenced another unsolved Staten Island homicide from 1991. That victim, originally unidentified, was confirmed in 2021 to be Christine Belusko of Clifton, NJ, who left behind a 2-year-old daughter, Christa Nicole Belusko, who has never been found.
Sources: Body of woman found in woods recalls unsolved '90s homicides
SAD GOODBYE TO SLAY VICTIM
As cops pressed their hunt for the killer, friends and relatives yesterday buried a Staten Island woman whose naked body was found dumped in a wooded area last week near Wagner College. Susan Dalto…
www.nydailynews.com
