If you have any information about this case please contact the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Olean by calling (716) 373-2552.  Please refer to SJS# 3021805

Two workers at a ski resort were grooming the trails overnight. Their bodies were discovered the following morning.  This case is still open.

Holliday, Anne. “NYSP Cold Case Tuesday: The Wing Hollow Murders.” WESB B107.5-FM/1490-AM | WBRR 100.1 The Hero, 30 June 2020, https://wesb.com/2020/06/30/nysp-cold-case-tuesday-the-wing-hollow-murders/.

JusticeWillBeServed. “NY - Ny - Stephen Bender, 30, & Michael Forness, 29, Allegany, 6 Feb 1978.” Websleuths, Websleuths, 4 Nov. 2021, https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-stephen-bender-30-michael-forness-29-allegany-6-feb-1978.318429/.

“Police Still Probing 1978 Murders at Allegany Ski Resort.” Olean Times Herald, 11 Oct. 2016, https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/police-still-probing-1978-murders-at-allegany-ski-resort/article_8737db5a-8b24-11e6-98a3-b3a8bb4c0fb0.html.

Potter, Eva. Loading..., 4 Feb. 2016, http://ellicottvilletimes.com/grosstalski-wingwing-hollow-a-storied-history-races-parties-and-unsolved-murder/.

“State & Union: Ski Wing Murders Now 40 Years Old.” Olean Times Herald, 6 Feb. 2018, https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/state-union-ski-wing-murders-now-years-old/article_deeabab0-0afe-11e8-b72f-0fd670581fc3.html

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