State Police Looking To Crack 43-Year-Old Murder Case

In its latest edition of "Cold Case Tuesday," New York State Police are renewing attention on the 1974 murder of a Long Island college student.

On Nov. 2, 1974, 17-year-old Katherine Kolodziej, of Ronkonkoma, was reported missing from the campus of the State University of New York at Cobleskill.

Kolodziej was last seen at about 1:30 a.m. leaving the Vault Tavern on Main Street in Cobleskill. She was observed walking in the direction of the campus which is located about a mile away from where she lived as a freshman.

Kolodziej never returned to her dorm room and was reported missing by her roommate later that morning.

On Nov. 28, the body of Kolodziej was found in a field about 150 feet from McDonald Road in the Town of Richmondville in Schoharie County. She had been stabbed multiple times, police say.

Investigators from the State Police Troop G Major Crimes Unit and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation Unit at SP Princetown have made a concentrated effort to solve the murder and they continue to ask for the public’s assistance.

If anyone has any information on the case, call 518-783-3211.

Photo courtesy of State Police