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Maralie Wilson

Case from Schenectady, NY dated Jul 22, 1977

Victim Details

Maralie Wilson

Female

White / Caucasian

Schenectady

NY

1977-07-22

30

Maralie

Wilson

07/26/2026

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In the summer of 1977, the city of Schenectady, New York, was shaken by a crime of unimaginable brutality. On July 22nd, the body of 30-year-old Maralie Wilson, a white female, was discovered near the downtown train tracks. The scene that confronted investigators was one of profound horror; Wilson had been strangled, and her body subjected to severe post-mortem mutilation, a sight that deeply disturbed even the most seasoned of officers. The day before this gruesome discovery, Wilson had been ab ...
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