It was 38 years ago this week that one of the most notorious kidnappings and murders took place in Chautauqua County, and a new lead has emerged in the case. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Unsolved Crimes Unit is asking for the public’s help in getting information about a van that was parked next to Kathy Wilson’s van (pictured) in the parking lot of the Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood on May 18, 1988. Investigator Tom Tarpley says the van was gray or charcoal-colored…
Tom Tarpley: description of suspect van
Tarpley says there was a second van in question during the first investigation, but they believe this is a more accurate description…..