Unsolved Chautauqua

08/28/2025

Buffalo Media has been broadcasting the latest news. Help close this case. Now is the time to come forward with what you know about 24 years ago. 3 key places- Family Dollar, Arby's and Boutwell Hill State Park involved. What you know about this case can't be held back any longer. Open up and share.

08/01/2025

28 November 1972. Patty Fairbanks, 14 years old disappears after going to the pharmcy for her mother. An abandoned home on 29 West 10 St in Jamestown NY, was very close to the spot where Patty was found on 29 December 1972. JPD found bloodstains at 29th West 10th St. Was Patty lured to or taken to this home? Who frequented the home once it was abandoned. Jamestown residents it is time to speak up.

07/03/2025

Kathy Wilson disappeared on 18 May, 1988 at the Chautauqua Mall. Police walked through the mall and showed Kathy’s photo to mall employees and shoppers shortly after that date. If the police talked with you, or showed you Kathy’s photo, or if you were shopping or working at any store in the mall during that 18 May time period, we have some photos of individuals we would like to show you. The photos include individuals who may have frequently been at the mall during the week of 18 May 1988. Please send your individual email address to the sheriff’s office at [email protected]. The Sheriff Unsolved Homicide Investigators will reach out to you to show or send photos to you. Thanks for participating in this investigation.

06/27/2025

OUR DAILY GUIDING PRINCIPLE

Speak up for those who have no voice-for the justice of all who are dispossessed- Speak up, judge righteously and defend the cause of the oppressed and the needy- Proverbs 31:8-9

Speak up for those who have been separated from their loved ones; Especially their children, who live their life with a gap in their heart praying for the moment they discover the truth of what happened to their loved one.

Remember the fallen,Yolanda Bindics, Ellery Jane Doe, Melinda Juul, Patty Fairbanks, Kathy Wilson, Thomas Douglas, Lori Bova, Brian Heyden, Patricia Laemmerhirt, Corrine Anderson, Beth Ann Patterson, Judith Mcelheney, Benjamin Reyes-Gonzales, Rebecca Nicholson, William Taft, John Caylor Mark Trautman, and Jerry Nickerson. If you have information to help close the case, please share it today.

05/29/2025

If you have been holding information about the Kathy Wilson Kidnap/Murder but have not reported it because of media reports on William Jay Buckley and Michael Brown, please read this notice.
The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Unsolved Cases Team has been investigating the May 18, 1988 murder of Kathy Wilson since 2022. Two suspects were originally charged for Kathy Wilson’s murder in 1989. One suspect was acquitted of murder charges by a Warren County Pennsylvania Jury, and all charges against the second suspect were dismissed by the Warren County District Attorney’s Office. The case has now been unsolved for 37 years.

At this point, we are pursuing additional leads and suspect evidence unrelated to the previous arrests.

If you had information about this case involving suspect(s) other than the two individuals charged in Warren County in 1989, but never came forward because of those arrests, we ask that you now contact the Sheriff’s Office Unsolved Cases team with your information. All new information will be investigated by the Sheriff’s Office and will remain confidential.

In Chautauqua County, Victims are never forgotten.

05/23/2025

NEED YOUR HELP- Time Period Summer 1988. If you or someone you know were a victim of a burglary or roberry, or if you know of a retail or commercial burglary or robbery which resulted in considerable cash (over $100) loss. let us know ASAP. This crime may or may not have been reported but occured in the Jamestown, Lakewood or Warren-Russell area. Let us know.

04/21/2025

Maki Baker, Buffalo WKBW, updated a report on the Kathy Wilson Case today. Here is the link. https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/who-killed-kathy-wilson-the-mother-of-3-disappeared-nearly-40-years-ago

Maki makes a statement about the location where Kathy's remains were found. It is a critical theory. The person(s) responsible for Kathy had to have an intimate knowledge of the Lindell Road area. It is not an area for acidental tourists. Keep this in mind. Rethink what you may know but have never told anyone. Now is the time to follow-up the new leads that ended at Lindell Road in Lander.

Now is the time for Justice for Kathy. Speak up. All leads will be held confidential.

Voices of the Voiceless: Join Ed Drantch and Maki Becker as we discuss the mystery behind Kathy Wilson, a 33-year-old mother of three from Jamestown, New York, who went missing in 1988.

04/11/2025

At 7:26, 8 October 1990, on the north side of Route 5 in Sheridan, 3 miles from the Silver Creek village limits, Judith was found by a passing motorist. Judith Lynn was shot once. 5 ft tall, slim, with shoulder length brown hair and gray eyes, she had the tattoo of a bird above a red heart with a ribbon with the name Judy on her arm. Judithy Lynn McElheney was a 27 year old mother. Police believed she had dragged herself to the spot where she was found, but was shot in the very near vicinity. Judith lived in Buffalo on Bailey Ave. Judith allegedly had been visiting some clubs earlier that evening.
If you know anything about the murder of Judith Lynn McElheney, please contact the Unsolved Team.

03/25/2025

New Interpol Black Notice for Ellery Jane Doe has been sent to Europe and Canada to be reviwed against Missing Person files. It's time to bring Ellery Jane Doe home.

01/24/2025

Chris T Brunea was an attorney who worked in Jamestown, Buffalo and Warren PA. Chris worked independently and for several firms specializing in civil and human rights cases. He was also involved in acquiring homes and businesses. We are interested in talking with anyone who had any interactions with Chris in any of these locations during the 1985-2005 time. Thank you.

12/24/2024

During this special family holiday, pleae say a prayer for the families who suffer and wait for closure on the cases involving their missing and or murdered daughter, son, sister, brother,mother, father, uncle, aunt, cousin and even grandparent. Justice for all is the law enforcement guide. Prayers are as important as any lead or forensic test. Thank you. Merry Christmas, be safe.

11/27/2024

For all those following the Patty Fairbanks Murder investigation, The Chautauqua County Sheriff released the following statement today to the Unsolved Chautauqua group.

On November 28th, 1972, 14 year old Patty Fairbanks went missing from West 9th St. in Jamestown, NY. Patty was found on December 29th, 1972 just yards away from her home. The case was re-opened in March of 2023 and assigned to the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Unsolved Crimes team. The team, after further investigation of the entire files and many interviews, determined there is currently little evidence to suggest the property owner where Patty's body was found, Harley Monroe, now deceased, was involved in the murder. Harley Monroe is no longer a focus of the investigation.

This Thanksgiving day will be the 52 anniversary of Patty's disappearance. If you know any information about this case, please contact this website or the Unsolved Chautauqua Homicide Team.