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‘We Need Answers’: Death Of 14-Year-Old NY Girl Still Mystery One Year Later ‘We Need Answers’: Death Of 14-Year-Old NY Girl Still Mystery One Year Later
‘We Need Answers’: Death Of 14-Year-Old NY Girl Still Mystery One Year Later A year after Samantha Humphrey’s body was pulled from a river in upstate New York, her killer remains at large. The 14-year-old Schenectady High School sophomore was last seen on Nov. 25, 2022, near the city's Mohawk River. Her mother reported her missing the following day. Investigators spent months fruitlessly searching the water and surrounding areas with K9 units and dive teams before her body was finally recovered on Feb. 22, 2023. Earlier Report: NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 A week later, Schenectady Police confirmed…

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16-Year-Old Missing Nearly Week May Be Traveling Through Region, Police Say 16-Year-Old Missing Nearly Week May Be Traveling Through Region, Police Say
16-Year-Old Missing Nearly Week May Be Traveling Through Region, Police Say Police are asking for help in locating a 16-year-old New York girl who has been missing for nearly a week and may be traveling over 100 miles away from home. Amalia Colon, of Schenectady, was last seen on Thursday, April 27, Schenectady Police announced on Wednesday, May 3. Investigators said the teen may be with a female friend and may have traveled to the Bronx. Colon is described as a white female, 5-feet-4-inches tall and 120 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and a nose piercing. She was last seen wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt with blue jeans. Anyone with information on her wh…

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New Update: Death Of NY 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide New Update: Death Of NY 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide
New Update: Death Of NY 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide The death of a 14-year-old girl from upstate New York whose body was pulled from a river not far from where she disappeared months earlier is officially being treated as a homicide, police confirmed. In an update on the case Friday, March 3, the Schenectady Police Department said it had received multiple inquiries as to the status of the investigation into Humphrey’s death. Earlier Report: 'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing Schenectady Teen Samantha Humphrey “At this time, we are still awaiting additional results from the autopsy that was performed,” police said. “Thou…

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Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old NY Girl Disappeared Months Ago Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old NY Girl Disappeared Months Ago
Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old NY Girl Disappeared Months Ago This story has been updated. A community in upstate New York is bracing for the worst after a human body was pulled from the same river where a 14-year-old girl disappeared months earlier. The body was discovered Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 22, in Schenectady’s Mohawk River, near Riverside Park on Front Street, police told Daily Voice. It's the same park where 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25.  Investigators are waiting on an official identification from the medical examiner's office following an autopsy that was expected to be done on Thur…

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Missing NY 14-Year-Old Had Fight With Ex-BF On Night She Disappeared, Mom Says Missing NY 14-Year-Old Had Fight With Ex-BF On Night She Disappeared, Mom Says
Missing NY 14-Year-Old Had Fight With Ex-BF On Night She Disappeared, Mom Says The mother of a missing 14-year-old girl from New York says police aren’t doing enough to find her daughter as the search for the teen enters its third week. Samantha Humphrey, of Schenectady, was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, near the city’s Riverside Park in the Stockade neighborhood, according to Schenectady Police. Original Report: Police Issue Alert For Missing 14-Year-Old From Schenectady Writing on a GoFundMe campaign, the girl’s mother, Jaclyn Humphrey, said Samantha snuck out around 11 p.m. to meet her ex-boyfriend, who was the last person to see her. She told …

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Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish
Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-a-wish A “stolen” piece of art was recovered by a New York teen who got to live out his dream of being a police officer, if only for a day, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Saratoga County resident Connor Hayhurst, age 15, of Ballston Spa, donned his very own Schenectady Police uniform on Tuesday, Aug. 30, before helping investigators track down the culprit in a mock theft case. Hayhurst, who is on the autism spectrum, was born with a rare heart condition and has no active immune system, according to The Daily Gazette of Schenectady.  The teen has undergone three open heart surgeries and m…

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Suspect Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit On New York State Thruway Suspect Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit On New York State Thruway
Suspect Nabbed After Stolen Police SUV Pursuit On New York State Thruway A Capital District man is accused of stealing a police car and then leading officers on a chase down the New York State Thruway. The Schenectady Police Department reported that one of its marked patrol SUVs was taken from Ellis Hospital at around 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, by someone they had taken to the facility for evaluation, New York State Police said. A short time later, the cop car was seen getting onto the New York State Thruway at Carmen Road heading eastbound before continuing south past Albany, police said. A helicopter from the New York State Police Aviation Unit followed as the…

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by Michael Mashburn