Brutal 1964 cold-case slaying of beloved NY aunt finally solved thanks to DNA: ‘We’ve prayed for this day’

Catherine Blackburn’s sadistic murder remain unsolved for more than six decades — until a team of determined cops and ...

Killer identified over 60 years after woman murdered in her Albany, N.Y., home

Officials linked DNA from Joseph Nowakowski, who died in 1998, to the killing of 50-year-old Catherine Blackburn in September ...

DNA evidence helps solve 1964 cold case of woman murdered in her New York home

Authorities in Albany have identified the man they say raped, stabbed and bludgeoned to death a woman inside her home more ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Albany Police announce break in 61-year-old cold case

Catherine Blackburn was found dead in her home by her niece, Sandy Carmichael. On Wednesday, the Albany Police Department ...

NY man admits in TV interview to killing parents and burying them in backyard

Lorenz Kraus told a TV reporter he killed and buried his parents. Police then dug up human remains in the backyard.

Five dead, including three children, in tragic Albany fire

ALBANY, NY (WRGB)-A devastating fire in Albany claimed the lives of five people, including three children, on Monday morning.

Demolition begins on Albany home following fatal fire that claimed five lives

Albany police have released the names of the adults that lost their lives following a devastating fire back on Monday.Police say52-year-old Erick DeCamp, a 3- ...
Newport Dispatch

Albany, NY man charged with murder in Sheridan Avenue stabbing

A 36-year-old Albany man has been charged in connection with a homicide that occurred early Thursday morning on Sheridan Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard. Around 6:10 a.m. Thursday, officers ...