An elderly woman's remains are found in her apartment after an apparent robbery For decades, the brutal murder of 81-year-old Wilomeana 'Violet' Filkins in East Greenbush, NY, remained a painful mystery for her loved ones and a frustrating puzzle for law enforcement. A retired state Education Department employee, she was a woman who lived a quiet life, known for her love of gardening and her volunteer work. She had never married and lived alone in her ground-floor apartment at the Coventry Apartments.
On August 19, 1994, family members, concerned after not hearing fr
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