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An elderly woman's remains are found in her apartment after an apparent robbery
On August 19, 1994, 81-year-old Wilomeana "Violet" Filkins was found brutally murdered in her apartment in East Greenbush, New York. Her body, discovered by her brother and niece, showed signs of multiple blows to the head, indicating a violent attack. Investigators believed she had been killed two days earlier during what was likely a robbery, as some of her personal belongings were missing and later found discarded near a cemetery. Despite a thorough investigation that generated numerous leads ...Read More
On August 19, 1994, 81-year-old Wilomeana "Violet" Filkins was found brutally murdered in her apartment in East Greenbush, New York. Her body, discovered by her brother and niece, showed signs of multiple blows to the head, indicating a violent attack. Investigators believed she had been killed two days earlier during what was likely a robbery, as some of her personal belongings were missing and later found discarded near a cemetery. Despite a thorough investigation that generated numerous leads ...Read More
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Wilomeana "Violet" Filkins
January 10, 2024
Female
Caucasian / White
East Greenbush
NY
1994-08-19
1994-08-17
1913-06-09
81
Wilomeana Violet Filkins
Wilomeana Violet
Filkins
Blue
5'2
150 lbs
Yes
11/17/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
Has anyone else been following the Wilomeana "Violet" Filkins case? Thinking about how a simple fing... ...Read More
07/05/2024
07/05/2024
Whenever I think about the tragedy that happened to Violet Filkins, I can't help but imagine the hea... ...Read More
07/17/2023
07/17/2023
