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New York State Police need your help to investigate a 1978 cold case murder in Allegany

New York State Police need your help to investigate a 1978 cold case murder in Allegany
Posted at 9:35 AM, Jun 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-30 09:36:00-04

ALLEGANY, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State Police are looking for your help with the investigation a cold case homicide in the town of Allegany that happened on February 6th, 1978.

According to state police, 30-year-old Stephen C. Bender and 29-year-old Michael R. Forness were found murdered at the Wing Hollow Ski Corporation.

Bender and Forness were both employees of the ski lodge.

Additionally, a safe containing $18,000 in cash was also removed from the ski lodge and was later recovered from the Vandalia Bridge.

If you have any information call the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Olean at (716) 373-2552.