Time has passed, but criminal investigators with the Amity-based
State Police haven’t given up on the July 1, 2017 murder of Raymond Cornelius.
The 82-year-old man was found dead by family members inside his home on
Wadsworth Hill Road in the Town of Ward. Members of the State Police Bureau of
Criminal Investigation said this afternoon that the hunt isn’t going to go
away. That was evident recently when a renewed police presence was visible at
and near the crime scene. One investigator noted that a drone was deployed to
surveille the area. In addition, a team of investigators scoured the area by
conducting another grid search looking for evidence and clues. As one family
member said “somebody out there knows something.” Earlier this month, one
investigator said they were working on some “fairly new leads.” If you have any
information about this homicide, please call New York State Police Amity
Barracks at 585-268-7085.
