Officials offer new details in decades old cold case

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — In September 1964, family members discovered the body of 50-year-old Catherine Blackburn inside her Albany apartment.

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Blackburn was struck in the back of the head and stabbed her in the neck. She was also sexually assaulted and burned on her lips and chest. She died as a result of blood loss. Blackburn’s apartment was not burglarized or damaged…

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