NY NY - Suzanne Goldfarb, 48, Merrick, 18 Nov 2015

Homicide detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead and bound inside a home on Long Island Wednesday night, authorities said.

Investigators were called to the small home on Smith Street in Merrick after 48-year-old's Suzanne Goldfarb's father, checking to see why she had missed a scheduled dinner with her parents, discovered her body in an upstairs bedroom and called 911.

Officials said she died from asphyxiation, but declined to elaborate on the on the circumstances. They also did not say how her body had been bound.

Police said there were no apparent signs of forced entry. Authorities said they plan to look into whether the killer may have been granted entry into the house or had a key.

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Goldfarb's death has left her neighbors shocked. "From what I gather, she was tied up and strangled in the most horrific way," Mona Rivera told CBS New York. "She's the sweetest woman. I couldn’t even speculate who would want to kill her."

Added the owner of a nearby deli: "This isn't what normally happens around Merrick. I mean, she was a very nice lady. She came in all the time, and there would be no inkling of something like this. She didn't run with a bad crowd. Total surprise."

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Nanny is found dead and bound in her home by her father who checked up on her after she declined her parents' dinner invitation

- Suzanne Goldfarb, 48, found dead on Wednesday in Merrick, New York
- Long Island nanny was bound at hands and feet in her bed
- Goldfarb had declined dinner invitation from parents the day before her father found her dead in the cottage where she lived on another's property

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More than a year later, and there still have been no arrests made in this case so Smith and several others are putting flyers around town in hopes that someone will come forward with new information that may help find Goldfarb’s killer.

Goldfarb’s best friend, Donna Smith, believes her killer is among her community in Merrick.

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