Decapitated Man Found in Allegany County Identified After Nearly 56 Years

1970 cold case victim identified by New York State Police

New York State Police have identified the victim of a cold case murder after nearly 56 years of investigating.

State Police identify 1970 cold case victim

On March 20, 1970, the body of a male was located without a head or hands on Davis Hill Road in the town of Andover.

Decapitated man found in Allegany County identified after nearly 56 years

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man who was found decapitated and without hands in Allegany County almost 56 years ago has been identified. The body of 35-year-old Clyde Coppage was found on Davis Hill Road in Andover on March 20, 1970. New York State Police have been investigating since then, but Coppage was not from [...]

DNA used to identify headless body discovered in 1970 in Allegany County

Police say the body of a man was found without a head or hands on Davis Hill Road in the town of Andover on March 20, 1970.

NYSP identify cold case victim who was located without a head or hands in Allegany County in 1970

NYSP announced that a cold case victim who was located without a head or hands in Allegany County in 1970 has now been identified.

DNA identifies headless, handless body found 56 years ago in Upstate NY

New York State Police have identified human remains discovered more than five decades ago, bringing closure to one of Upstate New York’s longest-running unidentified persons cases.