Oneonta Police Continue To Hunt For The Memorial Day Killer

Note: Some of the details of the article are graphic

Oneonta cops are said to be closing in on a suspect in the Bloody Alley murder case.

“I do expect there to be a resolution in the relatively near future,” Mayor Mark Drnek said in an exclusive CNY News interview. “The Oneonta police department has been doing a phenomenal job working with the state police” to solve the killing.

24-year-old Kaleb O’Neill was stabbed multiple times on Memorial Day in a grimy Dietz Street alleyway behind what was once the elegant Oneonta Hotel. The EMS crew on the scene of the savage murder and the emergency doctors and nurses at A.O. Fox Hospital were unable to save O’Neill’s life.

Authorities said O’Neill was brutally stabbed numerous times including several deep wounds in his neck. O’Neill bled to death in a filthy back alley while the killer fled the scene of the crime.

O’Neill’s lifelong friend Darius Haithman told CNY News O’Neill’s throat was slit. But OPD Chief Christopher Witzenburg disputed that account saying only that the victim had several stab wounds in his throat. OPD officers along with the Major Crimes Unit of the state police are interviewing possible witnesses, friends and family of the victim.

“We have had over 110 leads being pursued,” Drnek said. “What is important for people to know is that this was not” a random killing.

However, there have been at least two recent burglaries in Bloody Alley during the last month. Detectives are continuing to seek additional leads in the case.

11 of New York's Most Wanted Criminals with Upstate Connections

Below are individuals with ties to the Capital Region and Upstate New York. They have been designated as some of New York's Most Wanted Fugitives and should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS.

5 Potent Weapons You Can Legally Carry for Self Defense in New York

Short of being licensed to carry a concealed firearm, there are several very viable and possibly deadly weapons that New Yorkers are allowed to carry in public for the purpose of self defense.

In fact, there is a misconception surrounding most of the following weapons.

List of Upstate New Yorkers Reported Missing Since 2000

Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas May 24, 2022

At least 19 were killed in the worst school shooting in the United States in almost a decade.

New York Mob Boss John Gotti's Abandoned Mansion with Secret Room Discovered!

WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property.

NY mob boss John Gotti's mansion sits abandoned in Old Westbury with many possessions still inside. The Gotti compound boasts a main house, a pool/guest house, a garage, a horse stable with an unfinished in-law apartment, an overgrown basketball court, and a triple-level hot tub/pool/swim-up bar. This was the mansion that Gotti's daughter Victoria called home with her 3 sons John, Carmine, and Frank. They filmed the reality show "Growing Up Gotti" here for 3 seasons in 2004 and 2005. After the feds raided the mansion in 2016, it has laid dormant with a lot of possessions left behind. What trespassers found was something no one expected. A hidden room behind a built-in bookshelf. Check it out!

Source: Oneonta Police Continue To Hunt For The Memorial Day Killer

Filed Under: A.O. Fox Hospital, Kaleb O’Neill, Memorial Day, oneonta hotel

Categories: Articles, Local News, News, Oneonta