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Thomas Edward Stefka, 62, a White man, was going about an ordinary Wednesday morning on March 13, 2013, in Herkimer, New York, when violence spilled across the Mohawk Valley and reached him at work. A lifelong local resident known for staying busy, he had spent more than two decades as a social welfare examiner for the Herkimer County Department of Social Services before retiring, and later took part-time work at Gaffey’s Jiffy Lube and Car Wash in Herkimer—still keeping his days full, still ...Read More
Victim Details

Thomas E. Stefka

Male

White / Caucasian

Herkimer

NY

2013-03-13

62

Thomas

Stefka

01/11/2026