Search Continues In Cold Case After 1986 Double Murder: Cops

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — The search continues for a man wanted in connection with a 1986 double homicide, police said.

New York State Police in Riverside said the manhunt continues for William Peter Fischer, "wanted for the murder of his 19-year-old son, Billy and his friend, Nancy Hyer."

On December 21, 1986, the bodies of Billy Fischer and Nancy Hyer were found in the trunk of Hyer’s vehicle; an investigation revealed that Billy had been shot 18 times, and Nancy, stabbed twice, police said.

Police said they believe that on December 10, 1986, Fischer invited his son to his Southampton home; it is thought that Billy, who suffered from cystic fibrosis, asked his father for money to help cover mounting medical bills, police added.

The following day, Billy contacted Hyer, asking her to come and pick him up from his father’s house; it is believed that Fischer shot Billy, then stabbed Nancy to death, putting the bodies in the trunk of Hyer’s car and leaving it at the Southampton Elks Lodge, police said.

Police searched Fischer’s home and found blood and fibers matching the victims' in the vacuum cleaner and bullets in the walls; Luminol sprayed throughout the house also revealed blood had been cleaned off the walls, police said.

On February 25, 1987, William Fischer was indicted on two counts of second degree murder and a warrant was issued for his arrest, police said.

On February 27, 1987, Fischer’s abandoned vehicle was found at New York’s Kennedy Airport; an investigation has failed to locate Fischer to date, police said.

Fischer is 72 years old, and described as 5’11, 185 to 200 lbs. with salt and pepper hair and blue eyes, police said.

Anyone with information on William Peter Fischer’s whereabouts are asked to call State Police at (631) 756-3300.