Wilomeana Violet Filkins

Murdered

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

Police in East Greenbush solve decades old Violet Filkins murder case

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