Adirondacks murder never solved
Bachelor found dead in his house by bar employees
A man seen walking along an Adirondack highway wearing a red and black hat and a trench coat later found discarded nearby, are among the few possible investigative leads in the slaying of a bachelor 35 years ago.
The State Police issued a plea for public assistance last week, as part of an ongoing cold case awareness initiative, for information about Samuel Goldman’s 1983 homicide in Minerva, Essex County.
Goldman was found dead at about 6 p.m. March 31, 1983, inside his Northwoods Club Road home, where he lived alone. He hadn’t been seen since 4 p.m. March 29, when he left the Mountain View Hotel and Bar, which he often patronized.
Concerned employees came to his house to check on him and found his body.
Goldman had been shot twice in the back and another two times in the front with a .22 caliber magnum revolver, troopers said.
His legally owned Smith & Wesson .22 caliber magnum revolver was missing from the home, leading investigators to believe his gun was the murder weapon and stolen after the killing.
Investigators learned after the slaying that a middle-aged man was spotted walking east on state Route 28N, near Northwoods Club Road, on the afternoon of March 29, 1983. He was described as a 6-foot tall white man wearing a tan or brown coat, as well as a red and black hat. The same man was seen at 6:50 p.m. March 30 at Murdie’s Store on Route 28N.
On April 2, someone found a tan trench coat on Olmstedville Road, about a half mile from Olmstedville, Essex County. The coat was similar to the one described by witnesses.
The State Police ask anyone with information about Goldman, his stolen revolver or the suspect to call Investigator Jeremy Viele at 518-897-2041.