Basically the premise is that New York State Police finally found a suspect in a 37 year old murder mystery that took place in an extremely rural area south of Buffalo. The victim was a 25 year old Vietnam War veteran. He was found frozen and stabbed to death in a ditch in the Town of Arkwright in January of 1971. The police identified Donald Saden of Austin, Texas, as the suspect in this case. He was 17 years old during the time of the attack and knew the victim. He left Western New York for Texas shortly after the murder.
This story is similar to the Elmira example that we went over in class. However, I do not feel that The Buffalo News did a thorough enough job explaining the actual crime itself. I wasn't even born when the original crime took place, so I have no previous knowledge of what happened. I feel as though the details of the crime are an important addition to this story considering it happened nearly forty years ago. People old enough to remember 1971 may also not be able to recall this particular murder. For example, neither of parents remember what the details of the case were and they were both disappointed with the story as it ran in this morning's News.
On a personal note, this story is heartbreaking. The victim was a Vietnam veteran who served our country, only to return home and be brutally murder. My dad is also a Vietnam veteran so I relate to it on a more personal level. Also, the story mentioned that the victim's dad died in the 90's, so he did not leave to see justice for his son's murder.
I hope more details become available soon.
Story can be found here.
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