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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We have all had that one neighbor that makes it hard to live next to them.  Flossie Wilbur was one such neighbor.  One day in August 195 she disappeared.  Even with a confession, this case remains open to this day.

If you have any information about this case you can contact: New York State Police - Amity. Phone: (585) 344-6200.  Case number: AWEL85-410

ANDERSONjanderson@tylerpaper.com, JOHN, and Zach Lyman Films. “'Where's Flossie?' Solved as Neighbor Admits to Alleged Murder.” TylerPaper.com, July 8, 2020. https://tylerpaper.com/news/crime/where-s-flossie-solved-as-neighbor-admits-to-alleged-murder/article_d1ae2a10-c17e-11ea-b1dc-d392d5e21feb.html.

“Cold Case Tuesday: State Police Feature Flossie Wilbur Case.” Wellsville Daily News, December 6, 2016.

Fanton, Ben. “Vanished Flossie Wilbur Was a Little Hard to Take, Right up until the Last Time She Was Seen Alive.” Buffalo News, August 23, 1992. https://buffalonews.com/news/vanished-flossie-wilbur-was-a-little-hard-to-take-right-up-until-the-last-time/article_fdd20363-41b1-5f7a-a608-5642bd5e32d2.html.

“Flossie A. Wilbur.” The Charley Project. Accessed February 12, 2023. https://charleyproject.org/case/flossie-a-wilbur.

“Free & Enriching Programs for Kids Living in NYC's Low-Income Communities.” The Fresh Air Fund, January 26, 2023. https://freshair.org/.

Herald, BOB CLARKOlean Times. “1985 Angelica Missing Woman Case Remains Cold after Search.” Olean Times Herald, April 17, 2021. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/1985-angelica-missing-woman-case-remains-cold-after-search/article_985c48f2-2b2c-56e4-b653-7e420e189c3f.html.

JusticeWillBeServed. “NY - Ny - Flossie Wilbur, 75, Angelica, 24 Aug 1985.” Websleuths. Websleuths, July 11, 2020. https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-flossie-wilbur-75-angelica-24-aug-1985.323641/.

kmaddox@syracuse.com, Kira Maddox |. “Groceries Only Sign of Western NY Woman Who Vanished 31 Years Ago, Troopers Say.” syracuse, December 6, 2016. https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2016/12/fresh_groceries_only_sign_of_western_ny_woman_who_vanished_31_years_ago_troopers.html.

“The Palladium-Times. (Oswego-Fulton, N.Y.) 1969-Current, September 03, 1985, Page 3, Image 3.” The Palladium-times. (Oswego-Fulton, N.Y.) 1969-current, September 03, 1985, Page 3, Image 3 - NYS Historic Newspapers. The Palladium-Times, September 3, 1985. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031482/1985-09-03/ed-1/seq-3/.

Ross, Kathryn. “Flossie Wilbur Vanished While Emptying Her Car of Groceries.” Wellsville Daily News, March 25, 2010.

Staff, Author: WGRZ. “NYSP Continue Investigation into 1985 Cold Case.” wgrz.com, July 10, 2020. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/nysp-continue-investigation-into-1985-cold-case-flossie-wilbur/71-0798caf2-6466-46f0-96aa-eb02d5fa9746.

staff, Olean Times Herald. “Report: Deathbed Confession in 1985 Disappearance of Angelica Woman.” Olean Times Herald, July 9, 2020. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/report-deathbed-confession-in-1985-disappearance-of-angelica-woman/article_0c3f87b1-dad9-5738-a072-a8e96a36d738.html.

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Roxalana Druse was the last woman hanged in New York.  She had committed a shocking crime, but her botched hanging convinced the public to change how executions were done.

Abbott, Geoffrey. 2006. Amazing True Stories of Female Executions. N.p.: Summersdale Publishers.

Croyle, Johnathan. 2020. “1887: The botched hanging of Roxalana Druse helped open the way for the electric chair.” Syracuse.com. https://www.syracuse.com/living/2020/05/1887-the-botched-hanging-of-roxalana-druse-helped-open-the-way-for-the-electric-chair.html.

McDonald, Marie. 2006. “1880s Roxalana Druce Murder Case Warren NY Herkimer County.” Herkimer County NYGenWeb. https://herkimer.nygenweb.net/warren/druseroxalana.html.

“Murder of William Druse, 1884 - Part 1.” 2018. Local History Notes. http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/murder-of-william-druse-1884-part-1.html.

“Murder of William Druse, 1884 - Part 2.” 2018. Local History Notes. http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/murder-of-william-druse-1884-part-2.html.

“Murder of William Druse, 1884 - Part 3.” 2018. Local History Notes. http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/murder-of-william-druse-1884-part-3.html.

“Murder of William Druse, 1884 - Part 4.” 2018. Local History Notes. http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/murder-of-william-druse-1884-part-4.html.

“Murder of William Druse, 1884 - Part 5.” 2018. Local History Notes. http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-murder-of-william-druse-1884-part-5.html.

“Murder of William Druse, 1884 - Part 6.” 2018. Local History Notes. http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2018_06_17_archive.htmll.

Murray, Joanne. n.d. “1880s Roxana Druce Murder Case Warren NY Herkimer County.” Herkimer County NYGenWeb. Accessed December 17, 2022. https://herkimer.nygenweb.net/warren/drucemurder.html.

“Roxalana Druse.” n.d. Murderpedia. Accessed December 17, 2022. https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/druse-roxalana.htm.

“Roxana Druse.” n.d. Wikipedia. Accessed December 17, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxana_Druse.

The Utica Observer. 1885. “A Devil's Deed.” January 17, 1885, 5. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031902/1885-01-17/ed-1/seq-5/.

The Utica Observer. 1885. “The Druse Murder ” January 19, 1885, 5 https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031902/1885-01-19/ed-1/seq-5/

The Utica Observer. 1885. “The Druse Butchery” January 20, 1885, Page 6, https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031902/1885-01-20/ed-1/seq-6/

The Utica Observer. 1885. “A Brutal Woman” September 24, 1885, Page 5, https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031902/1885-09-24/ed-1/seq-5/

The Utica Observer. 1885. “The Druse Horror” September 25, 1885, Page 8, https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83045592/1885-09-25/ed-1/seq-8/

“William Druse: Murdered, Chopped Up, Burned, Thrown in a Swamp.” 2009. YesterYear Once More. https://yesteryearsnews.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/william-druse-murdered-chopped-up-burned-thrown-in-a-swamp/.

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