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Police are pictured in January 1993 on Marion Street in the city of Jamestown after 32-year-old Melinda Juul was found shot to death. To this day no one has been charged in the homicide, despite thousands of man hours that have gone into the case.
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Editor’s note: the following is part of an ongoing series looking into cold cases within Chautauqua County. Anyone with information regarding the cases is asked to contact the police agency leading the investigation.
JAMESTOWN Written in red marker on a whiteboard in the office of Capt. Robert Samuelson of the Jamestown Police Department is the name Melinda Juul along with an address, a date and the word “homicide.”
John Whittaker
Pictured are Allie Burdick, Cattaraugus County commander; Jim Lemanski, Chautauqua County commander; Howie Van Rennselaer; Stan Kawski, 8th District chaplain; and Steve McCord, 8th district service officer and Cattaraugus County director of Veteran Services.
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Editor’s Note: The Post-Journal is looking back at the top stories of 2020 and the way they will shape the coming year. Today, 20 for 2020 looks at the municipal stories that were among the most-read in the newspaper this year.
Chautauqua County is home to 134,000 or so people, depending on the time of year and just about every one of them has an interesting story to tell.
Edwin S. Cannon
MAYVILLE Edwin S. Cannon, 91, of Mayville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at his home with family at his side.
He was born Jan. 14, 1929, in Jamestown, N.Y., the son of the late Edwin R. Cannon and Mildred Samson Cannon.
Ed grew up in Ellington, N.Y., and graduated from Falconer Central School, class of 1947. After graduation Ed moved to Detroit and worked at General Motors. Ed was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War while stationed in the Philippines before being honorably discharged. He returned home and worked for the New York State DOT in Mayville, where he worked on the sign crew and was a snow control dispatcher.