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POTSDAM — Katherine Mary “Katy” Hawelka — she was the peacemaker. From his father’s recollections of the Korean War and the life of a Panama Canal Pilot, to collectible Simpsons merchandise, William D. LaRue has first-class writing range. His latest publication, about what happened to Katherine M. “Katy” Hawelka in 1986, is strangely personal. A St. Lawrence County native and retired Syracuse Post-Standard journalist, Mr. LaRue has penned his fourth book, “A Stranger Killed Katy: The True Story of Katherine Hawelka, Her Murder on a New York Campus, and How Her Family Fought Back.” Mr. LaRue’s initial curiosity — he and Katy’s convicted killer Brian M. McCarthy share a hometown of Parishville — led him to approach Katy’s siblings and mom, Terry Ryan Taber, about telling their ongoing story.

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