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Cold Case Breakthrough: Identity of 1970 Murder Victim Revealed

3/15/2026

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In June 2022, DNA profiling with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assistance identified Clyde A. Coppage's headless, handless body found March 1970 along a rural road in Andover, Allegany County, New York.
Coppage, 35, from Pennsylvania, was not reported missing and had no identification, and evidence indicates he was killed and dismembered.
The New York State Police continue to seek information about Coppage's death, and the case remains active.

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Story summary

In June 2022, DNA profiling with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assistance identified Clyde A. Coppage's headless, handless body found March 1970 along a rural road in Andover, Allegany County, New York.
Coppage, 35, from Pennsylvania, was not reported missing and had no identification, and evidence indicates he was killed and dismembered.
The New York State Police continue to seek information about Coppage's death, and the case remains active.