Missing Woman: Audrey May Herron - NY - 08/29/2002
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Parents hope crime solution is in the cards
By LEIGH HORNBECK, Staff writer
First published: Monday, April 2, 2007
BALLSTON SPA -- As another spring blossoms without word of their daughter, Doug and Mary Lyall are raising money for a new tactic in the search for missing people.
If her parents' latest attempt to find her goes forward, Suzanne Lyall's face will be included among other pictures of missing people in packs of custom-made playing cards given to inmates.
Right now, the Lyalls are raising money to pay for the cards that would feature other missing persons and the victims of unsolved murders. Lyall said he can get a pack of cards for all 63,000 prisoners for $1.50 a pack, an amount that would total $94,500.
If it seems unlikely a criminal would take the time to examine a playing card and call a tip line, Wayne Cross in Polk County, Fla., said the playing cards distributed near him are drawing out tips that solve crimes.
"Seventy percent of the people don't care about anonymity," Cross, a retired major in the Polk County Sheriff's Department, said of the prisoners who have come forward after examining the cards. "They are either looking to cut a deal, or they're just doing the right thing."
The playing cards idea came from the Heartland Crime Stoppers in Florida, where Cross is the executive director.
The Crime Stoppers receive $20 from every criminal fine collected in Florida, which pays for the cards, administrative costs and other expenses.
Within two months of distributing the cards, police had enough information from a prisoner's tip to solve a home-invasion homicide in Lakeland, Fla. An inmate who saw the victim's face on a playing card remembered a friend telling him about the crime. The information corresponded with the police investigation and led to two arrests, Cross said.
Police are close to solving three or four other cases right now because of tips from the playing cards, Cross said.
Playing cards showing a picture of a victim, brief information and a tip line are also distributed in Texas. Cross said Crime Stoppers in California and Missouri are close to completing projects.
Suzanne Lyall, then 19, was last seen March 2, 1998, aboard a bus near the University at Albany campus.
The Lyalls will focus their efforts in New York on people reported missing in this state. In addition to their daughter, other high-profile missing people could be featured, including Audrey Herron, 31, of Greene County, who disappeared in August 2002. Unsolved murders will also be featured. Police are still looking for the killer of Sheila Shepard, a 22-year-old Saratoga Springs woman who was found dead of knife wounds in 1980, as well as another stabbing victim, Christina White, 19, of Milton.
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By LEIGH HORNBECK, Staff writer
First published: Monday, April 2, 2007
BALLSTON SPA -- As another spring blossoms without word of their daughter, Doug and Mary Lyall are raising money for a new tactic in the search for missing people.
If her parents' latest attempt to find her goes forward, Suzanne Lyall's face will be included among other pictures of missing people in packs of custom-made playing cards given to inmates.
Right now, the Lyalls are raising money to pay for the cards that would feature other missing persons and the victims of unsolved murders. Lyall said he can get a pack of cards for all 63,000 prisoners for $1.50 a pack, an amount that would total $94,500.
If it seems unlikely a criminal would take the time to examine a playing card and call a tip line, Wayne Cross in Polk County, Fla., said the playing cards distributed near him are drawing out tips that solve crimes.
"Seventy percent of the people don't care about anonymity," Cross, a retired major in the Polk County Sheriff's Department, said of the prisoners who have come forward after examining the cards. "They are either looking to cut a deal, or they're just doing the right thing."
The playing cards idea came from the Heartland Crime Stoppers in Florida, where Cross is the executive director.
The Crime Stoppers receive $20 from every criminal fine collected in Florida, which pays for the cards, administrative costs and other expenses.
Within two months of distributing the cards, police had enough information from a prisoner's tip to solve a home-invasion homicide in Lakeland, Fla. An inmate who saw the victim's face on a playing card remembered a friend telling him about the crime. The information corresponded with the police investigation and led to two arrests, Cross said.
Police are close to solving three or four other cases right now because of tips from the playing cards, Cross said.
Playing cards showing a picture of a victim, brief information and a tip line are also distributed in Texas. Cross said Crime Stoppers in California and Missouri are close to completing projects.
Suzanne Lyall, then 19, was last seen March 2, 1998, aboard a bus near the University at Albany campus.
The Lyalls will focus their efforts in New York on people reported missing in this state. In addition to their daughter, other high-profile missing people could be featured, including Audrey Herron, 31, of Greene County, who disappeared in August 2002. Unsolved murders will also be featured. Police are still looking for the killer of Sheila Shepard, a 22-year-old Saratoga Springs woman who was found dead of knife wounds in 1980, as well as another stabbing victim, Christina White, 19, of Milton.
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Missing teen's family still has hope
Posted at: 06/29/2007 04:55:17 PM
By: Subrina Dhammi
SCOTIA - Three full years after Craig Frear disappeared from Scotia, a plea for help comes from his parents and state police.
State police say they've had about 300 leads, and while they have some sort of direction, there is still no solid answer to how Frear vanished.
Holding, almost hugging, their brother's picture Friday, Matthew and Kathleen Frear and their parents struggled to stay positive.
"We still have hope we're going to walk into the kitchen and he's going to be sitting at the island. We just can't give up," said his father, Bill Frear.
The family wants to remind everyone about Craig Frear. He had just completed his junior year in high school and was co-captian of his soccer team at Scotia-Glenville High School when he suddenly - inexplicably -- just disappeared. He was a good kid, never in trouble, no police record, no enemies and just 17.
On June 27, 2004 around 2 p.m. Craig Frear was leaving a friend's apartment at the cambridge Manor Complex in Scotia. The last time he was seen he walking down a path and toward acres of wooded area.
State police took over the investigation from Scotia police last year and have not ruled out foul play. They checked the train tracks that run right near the apartment complex. They've even used helicopters and dive teams.
"We just encourage you, if you have any info at all, look at the family. They're just putting their lives on hold waiting to hear about Craig," State Police Investigator Gloria Coppola said.
Somehow after all this time, Craig Frear's parents say they have not lost hope. If anything, all the work the state police are doing has restored some faith that they will see their son again.
It's our saving grace at this point. It's our sanity at this point," said his mother, Veronica Frear.
Investigators stress that no lead is too small to report. If you know anything, don't hesitate to come forward.
Missing persons cases still open
ALBANY - There are several missing persons cases that remain unsolved in the Capital Region.
One is Karen Wilson. She was 22 when she disappeared in 1985. She was last seen leaving a tanning salon in the area of Central Avenue in Albany.
Suzanne Lyall has been missing since March 1998. She disappeared after getting off a CDTA bus on the University at Albany campus. Her parents plan to attend the Rush concert at SPAC Saturday, where they will pass out flyers with information about Suzanne.
Audrey May Herron remains missing. The mother of three was last seen leaving work at a Catskill nursing home in August 2002.
Missing teen's family still has hope
Posted at: 06/29/2007 04:55:17 PM
By: Subrina Dhammi
SCOTIA - Three full years after Craig Frear disappeared from Scotia, a plea for help comes from his parents and state police.
State police say they've had about 300 leads, and while they have some sort of direction, there is still no solid answer to how Frear vanished.
Holding, almost hugging, their brother's picture Friday, Matthew and Kathleen Frear and their parents struggled to stay positive.
"We still have hope we're going to walk into the kitchen and he's going to be sitting at the island. We just can't give up," said his father, Bill Frear.
The family wants to remind everyone about Craig Frear. He had just completed his junior year in high school and was co-captian of his soccer team at Scotia-Glenville High School when he suddenly - inexplicably -- just disappeared. He was a good kid, never in trouble, no police record, no enemies and just 17.
On June 27, 2004 around 2 p.m. Craig Frear was leaving a friend's apartment at the cambridge Manor Complex in Scotia. The last time he was seen he walking down a path and toward acres of wooded area.
State police took over the investigation from Scotia police last year and have not ruled out foul play. They checked the train tracks that run right near the apartment complex. They've even used helicopters and dive teams.
"We just encourage you, if you have any info at all, look at the family. They're just putting their lives on hold waiting to hear about Craig," State Police Investigator Gloria Coppola said.
Somehow after all this time, Craig Frear's parents say they have not lost hope. If anything, all the work the state police are doing has restored some faith that they will see their son again.
It's our saving grace at this point. It's our sanity at this point," said his mother, Veronica Frear.
Investigators stress that no lead is too small to report. If you know anything, don't hesitate to come forward.
Missing persons cases still open
ALBANY - There are several missing persons cases that remain unsolved in the Capital Region.
One is Karen Wilson. She was 22 when she disappeared in 1985. She was last seen leaving a tanning salon in the area of Central Avenue in Albany.
Suzanne Lyall has been missing since March 1998. She disappeared after getting off a CDTA bus on the University at Albany campus. Her parents plan to attend the Rush concert at SPAC Saturday, where they will pass out flyers with information about Suzanne.
Audrey May Herron remains missing. The mother of three was last seen leaving work at a Catskill nursing home in August 2002.
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If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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Friends, family gather in remembrance of missing woman
Updated: 7/22/2007 5:42 AM
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Friends, family gather in remembrance of missing woman
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GREENE COUNTY, N.Y. -- Friends and family of a missing woman gathered together hoping to shed light onto her abrupt disappearance nearly five years ago.
Audrey May Herron was last seen on August 29, 2002 when she left her job as a nurse for home at around 11 p.m. She never completed the half hour drive, and neither she nor her 1994 Jeep Cherokee have been seen since.
The ride for Audrey included music, food, games and a poker run at Brennan's School House Inn in Earlton.
“Someone somewhere knows something and with this bike run and all these people and their support, we're able to once again remind you to ask the question, once again,†said Marie Parker, Audrey Herron’s best friend.
There is a reward for information leading to Herron’s whereabouts. If you have information about this case, call the New York State Police.
Updated: 7/22/2007 5:42 AM
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Friends, family gather in remembrance of missing woman
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GREENE COUNTY, N.Y. -- Friends and family of a missing woman gathered together hoping to shed light onto her abrupt disappearance nearly five years ago.
Audrey May Herron was last seen on August 29, 2002 when she left her job as a nurse for home at around 11 p.m. She never completed the half hour drive, and neither she nor her 1994 Jeep Cherokee have been seen since.
The ride for Audrey included music, food, games and a poker run at Brennan's School House Inn in Earlton.
“Someone somewhere knows something and with this bike run and all these people and their support, we're able to once again remind you to ask the question, once again,†said Marie Parker, Audrey Herron’s best friend.
There is a reward for information leading to Herron’s whereabouts. If you have information about this case, call the New York State Police.
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Rememberance Ride for Missing Woman
Audrey May Herron was last seen leaving her job at a catskill nursing home in August 2002. There has been no sign of the mother of three or the jeep she was driving, since then.
Friends and family gathered in Catskill Saturday, for the 5th annual Riding for Audrey, motorcycle benefit ride. The motorcycle ride has been held every year since Audrey went missing.
Proceeds for the benefit ride go to the center for hope, a non-profit organization that raises awareness for missing persons around the country.
Rememberance Ride for Missing Woman
Audrey May Herron was last seen leaving her job at a catskill nursing home in August 2002. There has been no sign of the mother of three or the jeep she was driving, since then.
Friends and family gathered in Catskill Saturday, for the 5th annual Riding for Audrey, motorcycle benefit ride. The motorcycle ride has been held every year since Audrey went missing.
Proceeds for the benefit ride go to the center for hope, a non-profit organization that raises awareness for missing persons around the country.
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For those wondering, the company that provided webspace for Audrey's old site went under, and there was no backup.
The family is using this site now: http://www.riding4audrey.com/
The family is using this site now: http://www.riding4audrey.com/
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Missing woman's father speaks out on anniversary of disappearance
Updated: 8/29/2007 5:00 PM
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CATSKILL, N.Y. -- Audrey May Herron's father Ray Turk, Sr. said, "It hasn't been easy. What can I say? You just miss her everyday. Everybody says it gets easier, but it doesn't. It gets worse I think."
On the five-year anniversary of his daughter's disappearance, Turk waxes his wife's car. He says he just tries to keep himself busy -- anything to take his mind off that August night in 2002.
Turk said, "I didn't find out that night or I would have been out looking for her. I didn't get a call until the next morning. I called state police to have them get out there and start looking because they weren't even notified."
Wednesday was a difficult day for those who know and love Audrey May Herron. It's been 5 years since she disappeared without a trace from Catskill. But her family is not losing hope. Our Jaime Kazlo spoke to her father about their tough times.
Audrey May Herron was a nurse who had left work and was heading home to her husband and children. She never made it. Turk said even though authorities have followed a number of leads over the years, her whereabouts remain a mystery.
Turk said, "I know they are still investigating. They are doing everything they can. Nobody has an answer. Somebody out there knows something and they just aren't saying or they don't want to get involved."
Turk tells us he keeps in contact with Doug and Mary Lyall whose daughter Suzanne went missing several years ago. He said they have been a constant source of support while he has been going through this tough time.
"They have been out there fighting for the rest of us," Turk said. "They keep it going."
For now, Turk says he just takes it one day at a time, finding things to keep him busy and his mind from dwelling on the harsh reality that his daughter may never be found.
Turk said, "Whatever I find out, I know it isn't going to be good. I would like to know what happened to her and the reason why it happened."
If you have any information in the Audrey May Herron case, call State Police at (518) 622-8600.
Missing woman's father speaks out on anniversary of disappearance
Updated: 8/29/2007 5:00 PM
By: Web Staff
CATSKILL, N.Y. -- Audrey May Herron's father Ray Turk, Sr. said, "It hasn't been easy. What can I say? You just miss her everyday. Everybody says it gets easier, but it doesn't. It gets worse I think."
On the five-year anniversary of his daughter's disappearance, Turk waxes his wife's car. He says he just tries to keep himself busy -- anything to take his mind off that August night in 2002.
Turk said, "I didn't find out that night or I would have been out looking for her. I didn't get a call until the next morning. I called state police to have them get out there and start looking because they weren't even notified."
Wednesday was a difficult day for those who know and love Audrey May Herron. It's been 5 years since she disappeared without a trace from Catskill. But her family is not losing hope. Our Jaime Kazlo spoke to her father about their tough times.
Audrey May Herron was a nurse who had left work and was heading home to her husband and children. She never made it. Turk said even though authorities have followed a number of leads over the years, her whereabouts remain a mystery.
Turk said, "I know they are still investigating. They are doing everything they can. Nobody has an answer. Somebody out there knows something and they just aren't saying or they don't want to get involved."
Turk tells us he keeps in contact with Doug and Mary Lyall whose daughter Suzanne went missing several years ago. He said they have been a constant source of support while he has been going through this tough time.
"They have been out there fighting for the rest of us," Turk said. "They keep it going."
For now, Turk says he just takes it one day at a time, finding things to keep him busy and his mind from dwelling on the harsh reality that his daughter may never be found.
Turk said, "Whatever I find out, I know it isn't going to be good. I would like to know what happened to her and the reason why it happened."
If you have any information in the Audrey May Herron case, call State Police at (518) 622-8600.
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Greene County woman missing for five years
By Ariel Zangla, Freeman staff
08/29/2007
CATSKILL - Freehold resident Audrey May Herron disappeared five years ago today and hasn't been seen since.
Herron was 31 on Aug. 29, 2002, when she was last seen by her co-workers at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in the Jefferson Heights section of Catskill, where she was a licensed practical nurse. She left work in a black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates X23-3UV but never came home to her husband and three children. The vehicle also remains unaccounted for.
"The status of the case is it's still an open case," state police Investigator William Fitzmaurice said on Tuesday.
Fitzmaurice said police check out all tips they receive about Herron but added that no viable leads have developed recently. He said his office gets one to two tips per week in the case.
The investigator said descriptions of both Herron and her Jeep have been entered into nationwide police databases that list missing persons and stolen vehicles.
One promising lead came on Oct. 8, 2004, when a person claiming to be Herron posted information on a Web site that stated she was fine, living in Florida and planning to return home soon. But Fitzmaurice said it turned out to be a hoax perpetrated by a juvenile in Burlington, Ontario.
Immediately after Herron's disappearance, police and volunteers conducted ground searches retracing her possible routes home, covering approximately 120 miles of roads and trails. Police also used helicopters to trace the routes she might have taken, but nothing was found.
Fitzmaurice said the investigation into Herron's disappearance will remain open until police find out what happened to her.
He added that Herron's is the only long-term missing person case being handled by the state police barracks in Catskill.
At the time of her disappearance, Herron was described by police as white, 5 feet tall and 105 pounds, with hazel eyes and light brown hair. She last was seen wearing green medical scrubs and a blue turtleneck.
Anyone with information about Herron or her vehicle should call police in Catskill at (518) 622-8600.
Greene County woman missing for five years
By Ariel Zangla, Freeman staff
08/29/2007
CATSKILL - Freehold resident Audrey May Herron disappeared five years ago today and hasn't been seen since.
Herron was 31 on Aug. 29, 2002, when she was last seen by her co-workers at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in the Jefferson Heights section of Catskill, where she was a licensed practical nurse. She left work in a black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates X23-3UV but never came home to her husband and three children. The vehicle also remains unaccounted for.
"The status of the case is it's still an open case," state police Investigator William Fitzmaurice said on Tuesday.
Fitzmaurice said police check out all tips they receive about Herron but added that no viable leads have developed recently. He said his office gets one to two tips per week in the case.
The investigator said descriptions of both Herron and her Jeep have been entered into nationwide police databases that list missing persons and stolen vehicles.
One promising lead came on Oct. 8, 2004, when a person claiming to be Herron posted information on a Web site that stated she was fine, living in Florida and planning to return home soon. But Fitzmaurice said it turned out to be a hoax perpetrated by a juvenile in Burlington, Ontario.
Immediately after Herron's disappearance, police and volunteers conducted ground searches retracing her possible routes home, covering approximately 120 miles of roads and trails. Police also used helicopters to trace the routes she might have taken, but nothing was found.
Fitzmaurice said the investigation into Herron's disappearance will remain open until police find out what happened to her.
He added that Herron's is the only long-term missing person case being handled by the state police barracks in Catskill.
At the time of her disappearance, Herron was described by police as white, 5 feet tall and 105 pounds, with hazel eyes and light brown hair. She last was seen wearing green medical scrubs and a blue turtleneck.
Anyone with information about Herron or her vehicle should call police in Catskill at (518) 622-8600.
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Five Years Missing: Friends & Family Remember Audrey May Herron
Aug 29, 2007 07:45 PM CDT
She has not been seen for five years, but that is not keeping friends and family from remembering Audrey May Herron.
Herron was 31-years-old when she disappeared after leaving a Catskill health care facility where she was a nurse. And although the worst is expected, NEWS10's Latricia Thomas found out friends and family still hope for a break in the case.
Five years worth of unanswered questions.
"It seems like a thousand years, it just goes on with no hope," Audrey's father, Ray Turk says.
Ray Turk knows all too well, the moment when everything changes.
"When it happened, I said I'll never see her again," says Turk. "But I keep praying I do, but I don't believe it's ever going to happen."
From what investigators have pieced together to this point, the parking lot at the Long Term Health Care Facility in Catskill - where Audrey worked - was the last place anyone ever saw her. Police say she got off of her shift at 11pm, talked to some co-workers, and has not been seen since.
"She never made it, her and her car disappeared - and as of today, they can't locate the car or her," Audrey's father says. "We can't go past a black Jeep Cherokee without looking at it quick to double-check."
And Audrey's case is far from forgotten by State Police.
"This case has taken us physically to Canada to Missouri, several other locations - I mean the leads have taken us all over the country," says State Police Senior Investigator Scott Youngblood.
They are leads that have proven fruitless; unable to bring some kind of conclusion to Audrey's family and friends.
"Not that it would end the nightmare, but you need to know - I can't explain what that feeling is, of not knowing," Audrey's friend, Marie Parker says.
"You don't want to give up, I'll never give up as long as I'm here," says Audrey's father.
Five Years Missing: Friends & Family Remember Audrey May Herron
Aug 29, 2007 07:45 PM CDT
She has not been seen for five years, but that is not keeping friends and family from remembering Audrey May Herron.
Herron was 31-years-old when she disappeared after leaving a Catskill health care facility where she was a nurse. And although the worst is expected, NEWS10's Latricia Thomas found out friends and family still hope for a break in the case.
Five years worth of unanswered questions.
"It seems like a thousand years, it just goes on with no hope," Audrey's father, Ray Turk says.
Ray Turk knows all too well, the moment when everything changes.
"When it happened, I said I'll never see her again," says Turk. "But I keep praying I do, but I don't believe it's ever going to happen."
From what investigators have pieced together to this point, the parking lot at the Long Term Health Care Facility in Catskill - where Audrey worked - was the last place anyone ever saw her. Police say she got off of her shift at 11pm, talked to some co-workers, and has not been seen since.
"She never made it, her and her car disappeared - and as of today, they can't locate the car or her," Audrey's father says. "We can't go past a black Jeep Cherokee without looking at it quick to double-check."
And Audrey's case is far from forgotten by State Police.
"This case has taken us physically to Canada to Missouri, several other locations - I mean the leads have taken us all over the country," says State Police Senior Investigator Scott Youngblood.
They are leads that have proven fruitless; unable to bring some kind of conclusion to Audrey's family and friends.
"Not that it would end the nightmare, but you need to know - I can't explain what that feeling is, of not knowing," Audrey's friend, Marie Parker says.
"You don't want to give up, I'll never give up as long as I'm here," says Audrey's father.
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If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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Family marks anniversary of disappearance
By CAROL DeMARE, Staff writer
First published: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Marie Parker put a match to a candle and thought about her friend as the five-year anniversary of a Catskill nurse's disappearance passed quietly last week.
No vigils were planned and State Police investigators had no new leads as Aug. 29 passed -- the day in 2002 that Audrey May Herron, 31, ended her shift at 11 p.m. as a licensed practical nurse at the Columbia-Greene Long Term Health Care Facility and vanished.
She said good-bye to co-workers, got into her 1994 black Jeep Grand Cherokee, but never made it to her home in Freehold, Greene County, 12 miles away. Neither she nor the Jeep has been seen since.
"Still nothing," Parker said. Parker asked that "everybody light a candle. That's all I could do."
In July, Parker, a Ravena resident, organized the Fifth Annual Riding for Audrey motorcycle run in Greene County, which brought in $5,000.
Half of the proceeds went to the $25,000 reward/trust fund and the other half to the Center For Hope in Ballston Spa, founded by Doug and Mary Lyall, parents of missing University at Albany student Suzanne Lyall. Herron's three children could get the money if it is not given as a reward.
"The only thoughts going through my mind are I'd like to know what happened to her," Ray Turk Sr., 65, of Coeymans said of his daughter. "I've got no answers, no clues. Every lead they've had has been no lead."
More than 1,000 leads have been run down by State Police in Catskill, including in Canada, Missouri and North Carolina.
But in the last six to eight months, there have been no real leads," Investigator Bill Fitzmaurice said.
Remains of numerous unidentified females discovered throughout the country have been checked out, he said. Unidentified bodies "are a common thing, weekly," he said. Teletypes inform of bodies found and departments with open cases can inquire.
"We have a full DNA workup on her, and we're always comparing it to open cases with other agencies," Fitzmaurice said.
Last year, investigators traveled to Missouri to follow up on tips that a woman fitting Herron's description was using tractor-trailer trucks to travel.
"We talked to two or three people out there who saw the same woman, and we found some video with a striking resemblance," Fitzmaurice said. "It's a lead that we followed, and it's never been totally discounted."
Herron is featured on the State Police and FBI missing persons' Web sites as well as smaller sites of advocates for missing people.
Two years ago, cops tracked a lead to Canada in an attempt to trace the sender of an e-mail purporting to be Herron. The e-mail popped up on a Web site created by Herron's friends, but nothing materialized.
Jeff Herron, the husband of the missing woman and father of her two youngest children, was questioned by police early in her disappearance. He took a polygraph but refused the second lie-detector test police wanted him to take, investigators have said.
Family marks anniversary of disappearance
By CAROL DeMARE, Staff writer
First published: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Marie Parker put a match to a candle and thought about her friend as the five-year anniversary of a Catskill nurse's disappearance passed quietly last week.
No vigils were planned and State Police investigators had no new leads as Aug. 29 passed -- the day in 2002 that Audrey May Herron, 31, ended her shift at 11 p.m. as a licensed practical nurse at the Columbia-Greene Long Term Health Care Facility and vanished.
She said good-bye to co-workers, got into her 1994 black Jeep Grand Cherokee, but never made it to her home in Freehold, Greene County, 12 miles away. Neither she nor the Jeep has been seen since.
"Still nothing," Parker said. Parker asked that "everybody light a candle. That's all I could do."
In July, Parker, a Ravena resident, organized the Fifth Annual Riding for Audrey motorcycle run in Greene County, which brought in $5,000.
Half of the proceeds went to the $25,000 reward/trust fund and the other half to the Center For Hope in Ballston Spa, founded by Doug and Mary Lyall, parents of missing University at Albany student Suzanne Lyall. Herron's three children could get the money if it is not given as a reward.
"The only thoughts going through my mind are I'd like to know what happened to her," Ray Turk Sr., 65, of Coeymans said of his daughter. "I've got no answers, no clues. Every lead they've had has been no lead."
More than 1,000 leads have been run down by State Police in Catskill, including in Canada, Missouri and North Carolina.
But in the last six to eight months, there have been no real leads," Investigator Bill Fitzmaurice said.
Remains of numerous unidentified females discovered throughout the country have been checked out, he said. Unidentified bodies "are a common thing, weekly," he said. Teletypes inform of bodies found and departments with open cases can inquire.
"We have a full DNA workup on her, and we're always comparing it to open cases with other agencies," Fitzmaurice said.
Last year, investigators traveled to Missouri to follow up on tips that a woman fitting Herron's description was using tractor-trailer trucks to travel.
"We talked to two or three people out there who saw the same woman, and we found some video with a striking resemblance," Fitzmaurice said. "It's a lead that we followed, and it's never been totally discounted."
Herron is featured on the State Police and FBI missing persons' Web sites as well as smaller sites of advocates for missing people.
Two years ago, cops tracked a lead to Canada in an attempt to trace the sender of an e-mail purporting to be Herron. The e-mail popped up on a Web site created by Herron's friends, but nothing materialized.
Jeff Herron, the husband of the missing woman and father of her two youngest children, was questioned by police early in her disappearance. He took a polygraph but refused the second lie-detector test police wanted him to take, investigators have said.
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Remains in basement offer grim mystery
Discovery on abandoned property puzzles Kinderhook authorities
December 1, 2007
KINDERHOOK -- Authorities plan Saturday morning to remove human skeletal remains found in the basement of an abandoned home just outside the village.
The focus of the investigation is on identifying the bones and determining how long they have been there, Columbia County Sheriff David W. Harrison Jr. said. Authorities are slated to be on site at 8 a.m. Saturday to begin planning and carrying out removal operations so that an autopsy can be performed.
The remains were discovered shortly before noon Friday by a neighbor who has expressed interested in buying the home, Harrison said. The home dates to the mid 1800s and has been vacant since its two elderly occupants died several years ago.
Harrison did not immediately release details about the remains, including age, gender, or how long they had been there. He did, however, say the remains have been there "for a substantial amount of time."
"We do have one missing person case open in this area, and we're not ruling out the possibility that this is her," he said, referring to 57-year-old Kristina Karnilova, a Boston nurse who went missing in May 2006 and was last seen near a Stewart's Shop in the village. "But we're treating this case as though it may be suspicious."
The body remained in the basement Friday night as construction workers shored up the dilapidated, two-story white clapboard house. It was condemned on July 16 by Kinderhook Building Inspector Glenn T. Smith, who described it Friday as "very unsafe." It is unclear if he entered the structure's basement in July before declaring it unfit for occupancy.
Harrison said he expects to remove the body Saturday.
Interest in the Hudson Street house, which is nestled between a ramp off Route 9H and the east bank of the Kinderhook Creek, was rekindled two weeks ago by John Knott, 57, the owner of a fabric company who lives in a historic Greek revival house on the overlooking hill.
According to Harrison, the house was last owned by two sisters with the last name Clarke who died about five years ago. He said the sisters had no local relatives and did not leave a will, so nobody owned the house. The Independent, a newspaper which covers Columbia and southern Rensselaer counties, reported the property already had a $130,000 Medicare lien and a $10,000 tax lien and was facing demolition.
Knott secured the property by boarding up windows and removing a fallen tree last week, and was in the house Friday surveying its historic value with William Krattinger of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and his aide.
"He said we're in a hurry, but we must inspect the basement," Knott recalled. "All of a sudden, they're going 'Oh my God!' They made an unexpected discovery. He (Krattinger) said 'There's a dead body here!.' "
Knott said the body was partially wrapped in a blanket and had a purse lying next to it. He promptly called authorities.
In addition to Karnilova, Audrey May Herron, 31, vanished in August 2002 after ending her shift as a nurse at the Columbia-Greene Long Term Health Care Facility in Catskill.
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Lyalls donate device to state police
12/12/2007
LOUDONVILLE - The parents of a University at Albany student missing since 1998 made a donation Wednesday to the New York State Police.
Through the Foundation of the Center of Hope, Doug and Mary Lyall donated a sonar imaging unit to Troop G.
The dive team will use the device to search for victims in shallow waters. The machine can also identify submerged structures like old bridges, wrecked boats and debris.
The Lyalls daughter, Suzanne Lyall, disappeared in March 1998.
"It is our continued awe of these folks that have suffered significant loss, but yet they organize events and bring persons together that actually help law enforcement resolve their situations and bring justice to their families," Maj. Patricia Groeber said during a news conference.
Also at the event were family members of Audrey May Herron. Herron was a mother of three, who was last seen leaving her job in Catskill on Aug. 29, 2002.
Lyalls donate device to state police
12/12/2007
LOUDONVILLE - The parents of a University at Albany student missing since 1998 made a donation Wednesday to the New York State Police.
Through the Foundation of the Center of Hope, Doug and Mary Lyall donated a sonar imaging unit to Troop G.
The dive team will use the device to search for victims in shallow waters. The machine can also identify submerged structures like old bridges, wrecked boats and debris.
The Lyalls daughter, Suzanne Lyall, disappeared in March 1998.
"It is our continued awe of these folks that have suffered significant loss, but yet they organize events and bring persons together that actually help law enforcement resolve their situations and bring justice to their families," Maj. Patricia Groeber said during a news conference.
Also at the event were family members of Audrey May Herron. Herron was a mother of three, who was last seen leaving her job in Catskill on Aug. 29, 2002.
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Family members hold out hope for missing loved ones
Monday, April 7, 2008
By Cari Scribner (Contact)
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ALBANY — More than one person in the crowd of about 150 held a box of Kleenex on their lap, dabbing at their eyes while listening to presentations in the Huxley Theater at the New York State Museum Sunday.
Outside in the lobby, while small children held their parents’ hands and shrieked over the museum displays of planets, fish and birds, card tables bearing T-shirts, buttons, brochures and wedding photos stood as silent testament to New Yorkers gone missing.
“Our Mommy is Still Missing,†was screen- printed on one shirt, accompanied by hand-scrawled letters from the children of Audrey May Herron of Catskill, missing since Aug. 29, 2002. “Where is George LaForest?†was emblazoned on dozens of posters at a nearby table, looking for any clues to the disappearance of LaForest, who vanished April 21, 2006, in Indian Lake. Many of the tables displayed Web site addresses for more information, most starting with the letters www.find . . . .
There was also a booth for parents to have child identification cards made for young ones, who inked their thumbprints and smiled for the camera without any notion of the serious nature of the photo cards.
Kim Huskie of East Greenbush had cards made for her son, Jacob Evans, 5, and daughter Sierra Huskie, 15.
“I feel better having this information on record,†Kim Huskie said. “It’s heartbreaking to think about. When I was little, we went anywhere; we walked to school and to the park, we didn’t give it a second thought. We live in different times today.â€
The annual New York State Missing Persons Day is held every year on April 6, coinciding with the birth date of Suzanne Lyall, who disappeared 10 years ago while a student at the University at Albany.
The daughter of Doug and Mary Lyall of Ballston Spa, Suzanne’s parents established the Center for HOPE (Healing Our Painful Emotions) eight years ago in their living room.
Since then, they’ve been the guiding force behind generating more avenues for getting the names and faces of missing people out in the public eye, pushing for tougher legislation, particularly around school campuses, and bringing families and friends together for comfort.
“There is tremendous strength and support we gain just from being in the same shoes,†Doug Lyall said. “There’s a uniqueness of this ambiguous loss we are faced with; we can describe it to others but not make them understand.â€
According to the New York Sheriff’s Association, there are 3,500 missing persons in New York state, with 1,400 over the age of 18. U.S. Rep. Kristen Gillibrand told the audience she willl continue working to promote safety measures for older students.
“We have many laws protecting children, but on any given day there are thousands of adults missing, and many are college-age women,†said Gillibrand. “People need to know it happens on college campuses frequently. I thank the Lyalls from the bottom of my heart for working to educate people. Most families never get beyond the kind of tragedy they’ve seen.â€
Family members hold out hope for missing loved ones
Monday, April 7, 2008
By Cari Scribner (Contact)
Gazette Reporter
ALBANY — More than one person in the crowd of about 150 held a box of Kleenex on their lap, dabbing at their eyes while listening to presentations in the Huxley Theater at the New York State Museum Sunday.
Outside in the lobby, while small children held their parents’ hands and shrieked over the museum displays of planets, fish and birds, card tables bearing T-shirts, buttons, brochures and wedding photos stood as silent testament to New Yorkers gone missing.
“Our Mommy is Still Missing,†was screen- printed on one shirt, accompanied by hand-scrawled letters from the children of Audrey May Herron of Catskill, missing since Aug. 29, 2002. “Where is George LaForest?†was emblazoned on dozens of posters at a nearby table, looking for any clues to the disappearance of LaForest, who vanished April 21, 2006, in Indian Lake. Many of the tables displayed Web site addresses for more information, most starting with the letters www.find . . . .
There was also a booth for parents to have child identification cards made for young ones, who inked their thumbprints and smiled for the camera without any notion of the serious nature of the photo cards.
Kim Huskie of East Greenbush had cards made for her son, Jacob Evans, 5, and daughter Sierra Huskie, 15.
“I feel better having this information on record,†Kim Huskie said. “It’s heartbreaking to think about. When I was little, we went anywhere; we walked to school and to the park, we didn’t give it a second thought. We live in different times today.â€
The annual New York State Missing Persons Day is held every year on April 6, coinciding with the birth date of Suzanne Lyall, who disappeared 10 years ago while a student at the University at Albany.
The daughter of Doug and Mary Lyall of Ballston Spa, Suzanne’s parents established the Center for HOPE (Healing Our Painful Emotions) eight years ago in their living room.
Since then, they’ve been the guiding force behind generating more avenues for getting the names and faces of missing people out in the public eye, pushing for tougher legislation, particularly around school campuses, and bringing families and friends together for comfort.
“There is tremendous strength and support we gain just from being in the same shoes,†Doug Lyall said. “There’s a uniqueness of this ambiguous loss we are faced with; we can describe it to others but not make them understand.â€
According to the New York Sheriff’s Association, there are 3,500 missing persons in New York state, with 1,400 over the age of 18. U.S. Rep. Kristen Gillibrand told the audience she willl continue working to promote safety measures for older students.
“We have many laws protecting children, but on any given day there are thousands of adults missing, and many are college-age women,†said Gillibrand. “People need to know it happens on college campuses frequently. I thank the Lyalls from the bottom of my heart for working to educate people. Most families never get beyond the kind of tragedy they’ve seen.â€
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Benefit will focus on missing woman
07/18/2008
EARLTON - The annual "Riding 4 Audrey" bike run and benefit will be held on Saturday to keep the public aware of Audrey May Herron's disappearance nearly six years ago.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Audrey May Herron Reward/Donation Fund, as well as the Center For Hope, which assists families and advances the cause of missing persons.
Herron, a Freehold resident, was 31 on Aug. 29, 2002, when she last was seen by her co-workers at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in Catskill.
The licensed practical nurse left work in a black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates X23-3UV but never came home and hasn't been seen since. The vehicle also has not been found.
The benefit on Saturday will be at Brennan's School House Inn on state Route 81 in Earlton and feature a poker run beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sign-ups for the poker run are from 8-10 a.m.
A benefit for the general public begins at 1 p.m., with live music starting at 2 p.m. and a pig roast at 5:30 p.m.
Adults can purchase a $25 wrist bracelet for the benefit at the poker run sign-up, which covers the cost of food and drinks. Admission for children 8-15 is $10; children under 8 get in free.
Benefit will focus on missing woman
07/18/2008
EARLTON - The annual "Riding 4 Audrey" bike run and benefit will be held on Saturday to keep the public aware of Audrey May Herron's disappearance nearly six years ago.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Audrey May Herron Reward/Donation Fund, as well as the Center For Hope, which assists families and advances the cause of missing persons.
Herron, a Freehold resident, was 31 on Aug. 29, 2002, when she last was seen by her co-workers at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in Catskill.
The licensed practical nurse left work in a black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates X23-3UV but never came home and hasn't been seen since. The vehicle also has not been found.
The benefit on Saturday will be at Brennan's School House Inn on state Route 81 in Earlton and feature a poker run beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sign-ups for the poker run are from 8-10 a.m.
A benefit for the general public begins at 1 p.m., with live music starting at 2 p.m. and a pig roast at 5:30 p.m.
Adults can purchase a $25 wrist bracelet for the benefit at the poker run sign-up, which covers the cost of food and drinks. Admission for children 8-15 is $10; children under 8 get in free.
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After six painful years, search for Audrey continues
July 20, 2008
EARLTON — It’s been more than half a decade since Audrey May Herron disappeared without a trace, leaving family and friends desperately wondering what happened to the mother of three. But six years later, they continue to hold out hope, and add to the reward for information leading to a solution to the heart-breaking mystery.
On Saturday, the sixth annual Riding for Audrey was held, an annual fundraiser and awareness campaign designed to ensure the community does not forget her, and with the hope that someone may remember something.
Well over 100 motorcycle riders completed a ride that started at Brennan’s on Route 81 in Earlton on Saturday morning, headed out to The Hideaway in Athens, then on to Blackthorne Resort in East Durham, Gardner’s Brass Rail in Greenville, and then back to Earlton.
“It means a lot that so many people came out to raise money for my mother, and to help find her,†said Herron’s daughter, Sonsia Rae Court. She was 10 years old when her mother disappeared. Her siblings, Katie and Quinn, were just 4 and 2 at the time.
Proceeds from the ride, and the fundraising activities that followed, were donated to the Audrey May Herron reward fund, and to the Center for Hope, an organization that helps families search for and find missing loved ones.
“We hope to get Audrey’s face out there so one day, someone may come forward with information that may help find her, and at the same time, help this organization that helps so many others,†said Michelle Turk, Herron’s sister-in-law.
Audrey May Herron, 32, of Freehold disappeared on Aug. 29, 2002 when she headed home from her job in a Catskill nursing home. She started making her regular trek home — 12 miles away — but never arrived. She has not been seen since, despite an extensive air and ground search by State Police, friends and family. Her 1994 Jeep Cherokee has also disappeared.
Since then, there has been no credible evidence or clues to Herron’s whereabouts, despite investigations by state police, the FBI, and even a private investigator hired by Herron’s family. However, her friends and family continue to search for an answer, and to maintain a tireless effort to keep her name and face in the public eye with the hope that someone, somewhere, may have valuable information.
Herron’s friends and family also hope to shine a light on the plight of other families with missing loved ones, and the fears and frustrations they face every single day.
“This is something that really needs to be supported. The missing person problem is only getting bigger. You see stories about missing people in the news all the time, but you never hear about the people who have been missing for a long time,†said friend Maria Ferencz. “If someone knows something, how long are they waiting to come forward? She has three kids who want to know what happened to their mother. It’s just not fair.â€
Anyone with information about Audrey May Herron’s disappearance should call the New York State Police at (518) 622-8600.
After six painful years, search for Audrey continues
July 20, 2008
EARLTON — It’s been more than half a decade since Audrey May Herron disappeared without a trace, leaving family and friends desperately wondering what happened to the mother of three. But six years later, they continue to hold out hope, and add to the reward for information leading to a solution to the heart-breaking mystery.
On Saturday, the sixth annual Riding for Audrey was held, an annual fundraiser and awareness campaign designed to ensure the community does not forget her, and with the hope that someone may remember something.
Well over 100 motorcycle riders completed a ride that started at Brennan’s on Route 81 in Earlton on Saturday morning, headed out to The Hideaway in Athens, then on to Blackthorne Resort in East Durham, Gardner’s Brass Rail in Greenville, and then back to Earlton.
“It means a lot that so many people came out to raise money for my mother, and to help find her,†said Herron’s daughter, Sonsia Rae Court. She was 10 years old when her mother disappeared. Her siblings, Katie and Quinn, were just 4 and 2 at the time.
Proceeds from the ride, and the fundraising activities that followed, were donated to the Audrey May Herron reward fund, and to the Center for Hope, an organization that helps families search for and find missing loved ones.
“We hope to get Audrey’s face out there so one day, someone may come forward with information that may help find her, and at the same time, help this organization that helps so many others,†said Michelle Turk, Herron’s sister-in-law.
Audrey May Herron, 32, of Freehold disappeared on Aug. 29, 2002 when she headed home from her job in a Catskill nursing home. She started making her regular trek home — 12 miles away — but never arrived. She has not been seen since, despite an extensive air and ground search by State Police, friends and family. Her 1994 Jeep Cherokee has also disappeared.
Since then, there has been no credible evidence or clues to Herron’s whereabouts, despite investigations by state police, the FBI, and even a private investigator hired by Herron’s family. However, her friends and family continue to search for an answer, and to maintain a tireless effort to keep her name and face in the public eye with the hope that someone, somewhere, may have valuable information.
Herron’s friends and family also hope to shine a light on the plight of other families with missing loved ones, and the fears and frustrations they face every single day.
“This is something that really needs to be supported. The missing person problem is only getting bigger. You see stories about missing people in the news all the time, but you never hear about the people who have been missing for a long time,†said friend Maria Ferencz. “If someone knows something, how long are they waiting to come forward? She has three kids who want to know what happened to their mother. It’s just not fair.â€
Anyone with information about Audrey May Herron’s disappearance should call the New York State Police at (518) 622-8600.
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Today marks the 6 year anniversary of Audrey's disappearance.. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the family.
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Audrey May Herron
Greene County woman missing for six years
08/29/2008
CATSKILL - It's been six years since Freehold resident Audrey May Herron last was seen by family, friends and co-workers.
Herron, 31 at the time, left work at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in the Jefferson Heights section of Catskill the evening of Aug. 29, 2002, and vanished without a trace.
Herron, a licensed practical nurse, left the health facility driving a black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates X23-3UV but never came home to her husband and three children.
The vehicle also remains unaccounted for.
Scott Youngblood, a senior investigator at the state police barracks in Catskill, said Herron's case remains open and that local investigators constantly are being contacted by law-enforcement agencies from around the country and the world regarding similar cases and the discoveries of any unidentified human remains.
"We know that there's someone out there that has information on what happened to Audrey May Herron," Youngblood said, adding that anyone with information about the case, no matter how insignificant it may seem, should call the Catskill barracks at (518) 622-8600.
Immediately after Herron's disappearance, police and volunteers conducted ground searches by retracing her possible routes home, covering about 120 miles of roads and trails. Police also used helicopters to trace the routes Herron might have taken.
Youngblood said police have rechecked those possible routes two or three times over the past six years. He also said police have received no tips about the case since a deck of New York "cold case" playing cards was released in May by state authorities.
The cards, relating to both homicide and missing-person cases, were given to jail and prison inmates in hopes they might recognize someone and be able to provide authorities with information. Herron's card is the jack of diamonds.
At the time of her disappearance, Herron was described by police as white, 5 feet tall and 105 pounds, with hazel eyes and light brown hair. She last was seen wearing green medical scrubs and a blue turtleneck top.
Audrey May Herron
Greene County woman missing for six years
08/29/2008
CATSKILL - It's been six years since Freehold resident Audrey May Herron last was seen by family, friends and co-workers.
Herron, 31 at the time, left work at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in the Jefferson Heights section of Catskill the evening of Aug. 29, 2002, and vanished without a trace.
Herron, a licensed practical nurse, left the health facility driving a black 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates X23-3UV but never came home to her husband and three children.
The vehicle also remains unaccounted for.
Scott Youngblood, a senior investigator at the state police barracks in Catskill, said Herron's case remains open and that local investigators constantly are being contacted by law-enforcement agencies from around the country and the world regarding similar cases and the discoveries of any unidentified human remains.
"We know that there's someone out there that has information on what happened to Audrey May Herron," Youngblood said, adding that anyone with information about the case, no matter how insignificant it may seem, should call the Catskill barracks at (518) 622-8600.
Immediately after Herron's disappearance, police and volunteers conducted ground searches by retracing her possible routes home, covering about 120 miles of roads and trails. Police also used helicopters to trace the routes Herron might have taken.
Youngblood said police have rechecked those possible routes two or three times over the past six years. He also said police have received no tips about the case since a deck of New York "cold case" playing cards was released in May by state authorities.
The cards, relating to both homicide and missing-person cases, were given to jail and prison inmates in hopes they might recognize someone and be able to provide authorities with information. Herron's card is the jack of diamonds.
At the time of her disappearance, Herron was described by police as white, 5 feet tall and 105 pounds, with hazel eyes and light brown hair. She last was seen wearing green medical scrubs and a blue turtleneck top.
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No answers six years after woman goes missing
EARLTON - It's been six years of searching and praying. Hoping for some clue or shred of evidence.
But there are still no answers in what happened to Audrey May Herron, a married mother of three who disappeared on August 29, 2002.
The anniversary is always hard on her father.
"It still bothers me. I still miss my daughter. And I still have no results of what happened to her," said Ray Turk, Sr.
Herron was last seen leaving work at a Catskill nursing home. She drove away in a black Jeep Cherokee - which was never found.
"Today comes and it's like you're almost catapulted back six years ago, to the actual phone call," said Marie Parker, a close friend of Herron's.
Parker has helped organize the annual fundraisers, refusing to let the case run cold.
"She's out there somewhere. Someone knows something," she said. "It was done- I mean you don't just pick up and take a vehicle and a human being. And they just don't disappear. And Audrey didn't leave on her own."
No one was ever charged in the case. Herron's father worries it will never be solved, unless someone comes forward with information.
"Somebody knows something and knows what happened to her. I don't expect to see her again. But I would love to know what happened to her and why," Turk said.
State Police said the investigation is still open.
Herron's sister-in-law said Herron's children are now ages sixteen, ten and seven years old.
Stacy Herron is helping to organize a bicycle ride event for missing children on September 26, when cyclists will travel from the University at Albany through Greene County - to visit schools where Herron's children attend.
No answers six years after woman goes missing
EARLTON - It's been six years of searching and praying. Hoping for some clue or shred of evidence.
But there are still no answers in what happened to Audrey May Herron, a married mother of three who disappeared on August 29, 2002.
The anniversary is always hard on her father.
"It still bothers me. I still miss my daughter. And I still have no results of what happened to her," said Ray Turk, Sr.
Herron was last seen leaving work at a Catskill nursing home. She drove away in a black Jeep Cherokee - which was never found.
"Today comes and it's like you're almost catapulted back six years ago, to the actual phone call," said Marie Parker, a close friend of Herron's.
Parker has helped organize the annual fundraisers, refusing to let the case run cold.
"She's out there somewhere. Someone knows something," she said. "It was done- I mean you don't just pick up and take a vehicle and a human being. And they just don't disappear. And Audrey didn't leave on her own."
No one was ever charged in the case. Herron's father worries it will never be solved, unless someone comes forward with information.
"Somebody knows something and knows what happened to her. I don't expect to see her again. But I would love to know what happened to her and why," Turk said.
State Police said the investigation is still open.
Herron's sister-in-law said Herron's children are now ages sixteen, ten and seven years old.
Stacy Herron is helping to organize a bicycle ride event for missing children on September 26, when cyclists will travel from the University at Albany through Greene County - to visit schools where Herron's children attend.
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Quiet observance of 6th anniversary of Audrey Herron’s disappearance
By Billie Dunn
CATSKILL — Friday marked six years since Freehold resident Audrey May Herron was last seen.
The mother of three was 31 years old when she disappeared on Aug. 29, 2002 after leaving work at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in Jefferson Heights. She is a licensed practical nurse.
Herron’s daughter Sonsia Rae Court was 10 years old at the time of her mother’s disappearance; her siblings Katie and Quinn were just 4 and 2.
Last month friends and family held the sixth annual “Riding 4 Audrey†benefit. More than 100 motorcycle riders turned out for the event, which began at Brennan’s on Route 81 in Earlton. The group headed south to the Hideaway in Athens, to East Durham and then to Greenville before returning to the bar.
The proceeds from the fundraiser were donated to the Audrey May Herron Reward Fund, and to the Center for Hope — an organization that helps families search for missing loved ones.
Ground and air searches were conducted by police and volunteers immediately following Herron’s disappearance, and more than 120 miles of roads and trails were covered. Over the years police have rechecked routes that Herron may have taken home.
Herron was last seen driving westbound on Route 23 in the Town of Catskill at approximately 11 p.m. She was driving a 1994 black Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates. She was wearing dark green medical scrubs, and a blue turtleneck.
Herron is five feet tall with light brown hair and hazel eyes, and at the time of her disappearance she weighed approximately 105 pounds.
The reward for Herron’s return is now $25,000. Anyone with information regarding Herron’s disappearance is urged to call the State Police Barracks in Catskill: (518) 622-8600.
Quiet observance of 6th anniversary of Audrey Herron’s disappearance
By Billie Dunn
CATSKILL — Friday marked six years since Freehold resident Audrey May Herron was last seen.
The mother of three was 31 years old when she disappeared on Aug. 29, 2002 after leaving work at the Greene County Long Term Health Care Center in Jefferson Heights. She is a licensed practical nurse.
Herron’s daughter Sonsia Rae Court was 10 years old at the time of her mother’s disappearance; her siblings Katie and Quinn were just 4 and 2.
Last month friends and family held the sixth annual “Riding 4 Audrey†benefit. More than 100 motorcycle riders turned out for the event, which began at Brennan’s on Route 81 in Earlton. The group headed south to the Hideaway in Athens, to East Durham and then to Greenville before returning to the bar.
The proceeds from the fundraiser were donated to the Audrey May Herron Reward Fund, and to the Center for Hope — an organization that helps families search for missing loved ones.
Ground and air searches were conducted by police and volunteers immediately following Herron’s disappearance, and more than 120 miles of roads and trails were covered. Over the years police have rechecked routes that Herron may have taken home.
Herron was last seen driving westbound on Route 23 in the Town of Catskill at approximately 11 p.m. She was driving a 1994 black Jeep Grand Cherokee with New York license plates. She was wearing dark green medical scrubs, and a blue turtleneck.
Herron is five feet tall with light brown hair and hazel eyes, and at the time of her disappearance she weighed approximately 105 pounds.
The reward for Herron’s return is now $25,000. Anyone with information regarding Herron’s disappearance is urged to call the State Police Barracks in Catskill: (518) 622-8600.
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Missing persons day
04/05/2009
ALBANY, N.Y. – It was six and half years ago and it was the last time anyone would see Audrey May Herron. The Greene County mother of three just disappeared. Her sister-in-law, Stacy Herron, says there have been no new leads for years.
“People forget if it isn't in the media, if it isn't in the newspaper that night,†Herron said.
Getting your loved one's story in the news was one thing family members, like Herron, were learning at New York's annual Missing Persons Day.
“There is sadness and grief with the loss we feel. So shocking in its connection, there is anger and rage. But a rage that wants justice,†said Mary Lyall, founder of the Center for Hope.
Mary and Doug Lyall and their Center for Hope run the event. For the 140 people here, it's a chance to find out first steps when a loved one is missing and what new programs are in the works.
One initiative is collecting DNA of family members. This is so investigators can have it handy when remains are found. But, maybe more important, is the support from other families.
“You finally find someone who knows what it is like to have someone missing in your life,†Herron said.
The day ended with a wreath laying and a candle light vigil at the state missing persons memorial. And for Herron and the others, there's a never ending hope their loved ones will come home.
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Missing persons day
04/05/2009
ALBANY, N.Y. – It was six and half years ago and it was the last time anyone would see Audrey May Herron. The Greene County mother of three just disappeared. Her sister-in-law, Stacy Herron, says there have been no new leads for years.
“People forget if it isn't in the media, if it isn't in the newspaper that night,†Herron said.
Getting your loved one's story in the news was one thing family members, like Herron, were learning at New York's annual Missing Persons Day.
“There is sadness and grief with the loss we feel. So shocking in its connection, there is anger and rage. But a rage that wants justice,†said Mary Lyall, founder of the Center for Hope.
Mary and Doug Lyall and their Center for Hope run the event. For the 140 people here, it's a chance to find out first steps when a loved one is missing and what new programs are in the works.
One initiative is collecting DNA of family members. This is so investigators can have it handy when remains are found. But, maybe more important, is the support from other families.
“You finally find someone who knows what it is like to have someone missing in your life,†Herron said.
The day ended with a wreath laying and a candle light vigil at the state missing persons memorial. And for Herron and the others, there's a never ending hope their loved ones will come home.
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Human remains found near Mohawk River
Friday, April 17, 2009
By Michael Lamendola
Gazette Reporter
ROTTERDAM — Police said a human skeleton was found in woods off Rice Road near the Mohawk River Thursday and they are treating the discovery as a homicide.
Rotterdam Deputy Chief Bill Manikas said police have not determined the cause of death, so the protocol is to conduct a homicide investigation. “We’re investigating it at this point,†he said.
Manikas said a man spotted the skeleton in a wooded area off the bike path shortly before 8:15 a.m. He said the remains were not a full skeleton and had been in the woods for “a substantial period of time.â€
The gender of the skeleton is unknown, Manikas said. He said the body, which was partially clothed, did not have an identification. “There was some clothing recovered,†he said. “But at this point, we have no ID of the body.â€
Manikas said anyone with information about the remains should call 355-7397. Rotterdam detectives are working with the state police Forensic Identification Unit and the Troop G Major Crimes Unit in the investigation.
Lauren LaFleur of the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas said science can identify people from DNA that is several years old. “As long as there is recoverable DNA and a family member provides DNA, a match can be found,†she said.
The center has worked with law enforcement agencies across the United States and is the only academic institution devoted to missing persons identification. LaFleur did not know if local officials have contacted the center for assistance, and would not be able to comment if they did.
LaFleur said police can upload the DNA sample into a national database, called the national Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, to find a match. For a match to occur, however, a family member has to have provided a DNA sample as well. “Any family member from across the United States who has someone who is missing can submit a DNA sample free of charge,†she said.
The genetic profile can determine gender but its prime purpose is to “put a name to that person and find out who they belong to,†LaFleur said.
The process can take several days, if the DNA sample is good, to several months, LaFleur said. If there is no family marker, a sample can remain in the system for years, she said.
Last week, relatives of 16 missing people gave DNA samples through New York’s Department of Criminal Justice Services for the national database. The Center for Human Identification is processing the samples. “We are one of three institutions in the United States that can upload information into the CODIS,†LaFleur said.
Mary Lyall, whose daughter Suzanne Lyall went missing in 1998, said the discovery of the skeleton can bring relief but also more questions. “It is finally an answer to a question for a lot of people who have someone missing. If it happens to be a missing person, there is one door closed, but there is always the question of how it happened,†she said.
Lyall said she and her husband want to find their daughter. And any news they can receive is helpful. “I never say the word closure. For me there is never going to be closure. If you find your loved one you will always wonder what happened,†she said.
Here is a list of known missing persons from the Capital Region:
Kellisue M. Ackernecht of Johnstown, missing since Sept. 30, 2008.
Frank Connell of Rensselaer, missing since April 20, 2007.
Craig Frear of Scotia, missing since June 26, 2004.
Jennifer M. Hammond of Ballston Spa, missing since August 2003.
Audrey May Herron of Catskill, missing since Aug. 29, 2002.
Suzanne Lyall of Milton, missing since March 2, 1998.
Ernest P. Michalik of Schenectady, missing since October 2005.
Tammie Anne McCormick of Saratoga Springs, missing since April 1986.
Jaliek Rainwalker of Greenwich, missing since Nov. 1, 2007.
Karen Wilson of Albany, missing since March 1985.
William F. Woolheater of Albany, missing since February 1981.
Human remains found near Mohawk River
Friday, April 17, 2009
By Michael Lamendola
Gazette Reporter
ROTTERDAM — Police said a human skeleton was found in woods off Rice Road near the Mohawk River Thursday and they are treating the discovery as a homicide.
Rotterdam Deputy Chief Bill Manikas said police have not determined the cause of death, so the protocol is to conduct a homicide investigation. “We’re investigating it at this point,†he said.
Manikas said a man spotted the skeleton in a wooded area off the bike path shortly before 8:15 a.m. He said the remains were not a full skeleton and had been in the woods for “a substantial period of time.â€
The gender of the skeleton is unknown, Manikas said. He said the body, which was partially clothed, did not have an identification. “There was some clothing recovered,†he said. “But at this point, we have no ID of the body.â€
Manikas said anyone with information about the remains should call 355-7397. Rotterdam detectives are working with the state police Forensic Identification Unit and the Troop G Major Crimes Unit in the investigation.
Lauren LaFleur of the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas said science can identify people from DNA that is several years old. “As long as there is recoverable DNA and a family member provides DNA, a match can be found,†she said.
The center has worked with law enforcement agencies across the United States and is the only academic institution devoted to missing persons identification. LaFleur did not know if local officials have contacted the center for assistance, and would not be able to comment if they did.
LaFleur said police can upload the DNA sample into a national database, called the national Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, to find a match. For a match to occur, however, a family member has to have provided a DNA sample as well. “Any family member from across the United States who has someone who is missing can submit a DNA sample free of charge,†she said.
The genetic profile can determine gender but its prime purpose is to “put a name to that person and find out who they belong to,†LaFleur said.
The process can take several days, if the DNA sample is good, to several months, LaFleur said. If there is no family marker, a sample can remain in the system for years, she said.
Last week, relatives of 16 missing people gave DNA samples through New York’s Department of Criminal Justice Services for the national database. The Center for Human Identification is processing the samples. “We are one of three institutions in the United States that can upload information into the CODIS,†LaFleur said.
Mary Lyall, whose daughter Suzanne Lyall went missing in 1998, said the discovery of the skeleton can bring relief but also more questions. “It is finally an answer to a question for a lot of people who have someone missing. If it happens to be a missing person, there is one door closed, but there is always the question of how it happened,†she said.
Lyall said she and her husband want to find their daughter. And any news they can receive is helpful. “I never say the word closure. For me there is never going to be closure. If you find your loved one you will always wonder what happened,†she said.
Here is a list of known missing persons from the Capital Region:
Kellisue M. Ackernecht of Johnstown, missing since Sept. 30, 2008.
Frank Connell of Rensselaer, missing since April 20, 2007.
Craig Frear of Scotia, missing since June 26, 2004.
Jennifer M. Hammond of Ballston Spa, missing since August 2003.
Audrey May Herron of Catskill, missing since Aug. 29, 2002.
Suzanne Lyall of Milton, missing since March 2, 1998.
Ernest P. Michalik of Schenectady, missing since October 2005.
Tammie Anne McCormick of Saratoga Springs, missing since April 1986.
Jaliek Rainwalker of Greenwich, missing since Nov. 1, 2007.
Karen Wilson of Albany, missing since March 1985.
William F. Woolheater of Albany, missing since February 1981.
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The human remains found as noted in the above story were not that of Audrey May, but were identified as Ernest P. Michalik.
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FBI Missing Person Investigation - Audrey May Herron
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NamUs - National Missing Persons Data System-Audrey Herron # 668
FBI Missing Person Investigation - Audrey May Herron
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NamUs - National Missing Persons Data System-Audrey Herron # 668
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