NY NY - Yvonne Torch, 31, Balmville, 9 June 2004

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Recently driving, i had came across a sign on the street made by a family whose loved one had been murdered and the killer never caught.

Murdered in Balmville, NY (Mid-Hudson area)

http://midhudsonmostwanted.com/cold.htm

(you have to scroll down abit pic on the right is of Yvonne, an attractive woman who had blond hair in a pink top in the photo)

"Yvonne Torch, 31, was found murdered inside her "His and Her Hair Salon", Rt. 9W, Balmville, about 11:00AM, June 9, 2004.
Investigators are seeking information."



The next link below is an article on how her father is still searching for Yvonne's killer to be brought to justice.



http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/NEWS/705170321
'May 17, 2007
Town of Newburgh — The sign out front of Lee Slaughter's house is a letter, and a warning:
"Murderer," it begins, in big, red letters, "Your time is running out."
It is almost three years since Slaughter's daughter, Yvonne Torch, was killed, beaten to death in her hair salon here in Middle Hope, a stretch along Route 9W of gas stations, empty roadhouse motels and grassy meadows. A new hairdresser has taken over Torch's former space, which sits steps away from where Slaughter still lives and runs his plumbing business.
Slaughter, 58, is tight-lipped about whether he thinks her killer still drives by the sign, which he has revised each year since she was killed June 9, 2004.
"I hope I piss somebody off," he said. "They certainly pissed me off."
He stays in close touch with the state police detectives assigned to his daughter's case, he said, and he has his own theories about who did it. He is keeping those to himself, he says." (more at article)



Putting this on here, maybe some on here can dig also and try to bring justice for the killer of this mother of two girls. There is also another homicide that is unsolved around the time as put in the article above (link above)

"Yet, Torch's murder came just days after restaurant owner Cosimo DiBrizzi was shot and badly wounded in the nearby hamlet of Balmville. DiBrizzi later died of his injuries.
Both slayings remain unsolved, and do not appear related.
Business owners near Torch's His and Hers Salon started a raffle to raise money for Torch's daughters. One of them was Tom Monaghan, the owner of Mary Jane's Dairy Bar. He has known Lee Slaughter for 40 years. Slaughter is his plumber.
Yesterday, Monaghan served ice cream to neighbor Al Martin. Martin retired from the state police last year; he keeps an ear out for developments in the case. "That one always bothered me," said Martin. The investigation seems cold, he said. "There's nothing bubbling up."
 
June 26 2022
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''The investigator told Dateline that at the time of Yvonne’s murder, “there were a lot of possibilities” of who could have killed her, but they “never really narrowed down” the list.

And that remains true today, over 18 years later. “They never found a suspect,” Pierre told Dateline.

Investigator Schaffer confirmed that there are still no known suspects for Yvonne’s murder, but told Dateline that they are still working hard on the case. “We’re going through reading every document,” Schaffer said. “It just takes a lot of time to be able to digest all this information.”

''Despite the lack of leads in his wife’s case, Pierre says he still hasn’t given up hope. “I have a lot of faith right now,” he told Dateline. Pierre said now that there is a new team of investigators dedicated to the case, he’s “got a really good feeling” about getting justice for Yvonne. “I’m really hoping something’s going to happen soon.”

Anyone with information about Yvonne’s murder is asked to contact the New York State Police Department at (845) 344-5370 or e-mail crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.''
 
Yvonne Torch was found dead on June 9, 2004 inside of His and Hers Salon on SR-9W in the Town of Newburgh.

Torch’s husband of 13 years, Pierre, told NBC’s Datelinethat police initially considered him a suspect in the killing but eventually ruled him out after three weeks of “sheer hell.”

Despite looking into hundreds of leads over the years, no suspects have ever been identified.

Torch told Dateline police have a new team of investigators dedicated to the case and he has “a really good feeling” about the murder finally being solved.
 

''Homicide Victim: Torch, Yvonne Leila​

Basic Information
Race:
White
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Height: 5' 2"
On June 9, 2004 at approximately 11:00 am, Yvonne Torch was found murdered inside her business, the "His and Hers Hair Salon", on Rt. 9w in the town of Newburgh, Orange County.
Investigators are seeking any information that may help solve this crime.

If you have any information, please call:
New York State Police
Troop F, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
New Windsor, New York
(845) 567-1033
or e-mail the information to: nysvicap@troopers.ny.gov
 
June 9 2023
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''BALMVILLE – Who killed Yvonne Torch on June 9, 2004 in her Town of Newburgh hair salon remains a mystery, but State Police are continuing to investigate.

The 32-year-old stylist was found brutally murdered in her shop on Route 9W in the Balmville area of the Town of Newburgh in the mid-morning hours.

Torch had finished styling one client and when her next appointment came into her shop, she was found murdered.


Investigators have chased down leads as far away as the state of Florida and have looked into hundreds of tips around the region.

Advances in DNA were hoped to point police in the direction of the killer, but none has surfaced to this point.

Anyone with information about the death of Yvonne Torch is asked to call State Police at 845-344-5300.''
 

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