Killer Knapp Dies In Prison; Guilty In SUNY Coed’s Death ONEONTA – Ricky Knapp, the man convicted of the 1977 death of SUNY Oneonta student, has died in Mohawk Correctional Facility, according to prison records. Knapp, 66, died March 8, having served 40 years of a 25-to-life sentence for a 1978 manslaughter conviction in the death of 18-year-old Linda Velzy, a SUNY student from Long Island. According to reports, Velzy was last seen Dec. 9 1977, hitchhiking in downtown Oneonta.…
Sharon Haines is the most kindest loving person I have ever known. She has devoted her life to helping so many others, and she is always patient with everyone. She is the perfect person working for the Salvation Army in Oneonta New York. Sharon always gives time to all those who go to her. She puts others before herself and she is a Saint. May God Bless Sharon and keep her safe in the palm of His hand always now and forever.