Kathy Wilson case focus turns to MCM Enterprises employees
Individuals who worked for MCM Enterprises in 1988 that have not been interviewed by the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office are asked to contact the Unsolved Cases Team, which is investigating the murder of Kathy Wilson.
The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the May 18, 1988 murder of Kathy Wilson and seeking additional assistance.
In furtherance of the investigation the Sheriff’s Office is asking employees who worked in 1988 at the now closed MCM Enterprises located at 117 Liberty St. in Russell, Pa., to contact the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office.
“If you were an MCM Enterprises employee in 1988 and have not been previously interviewed by Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office investigators, you are asked to call the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Unsolved Cases Team at (716) 753-4578 or via email to Tarpley@sheriff.us,” the department stated in a news release. “For those employees who worked at MCM Enterprises in 1988, and have previously been interviewed, you do not need to contact the Sheriff’s Office unless you have new information you want to share with investigators.”
Anyone who has information about the murder of Kathy Wilson is also encouraged to contact Sheriff’s Investigators at the above phone number or email address.
On May 18, 1988 Kathy Wilson of Jamestown was kidnapped from the Chautauqua Mall. Her body was recovered on Sept. 24, 1989 in Lander, Pennsylvania, which sits between Sugar Grove and Russell.
Recently, the Sheriff’s Office also sought the public’s help regarding the owner of a construction style work van, which was charcoal grey in color and likely a 1980s model. The van was reportedly seen parked directly next to Kathy Wilson’s van in the Chautauqua Mall parking lot around the time of her disappearance.
The van may have had only three windows. One was the front windshield, and the other two were the driver’s side and passenger side windows. It had no windows in the rear and the van had no observed markings.






