Cold Case Playing Cards
now in area jails

Sheriff Pisciotti announced the implementation of the Cold Case Playing Card program in the Wayne County Correctional Facility.

The program is a project of the Center for Hope, which is operated by Doug and Mary Lyall, of Ballston Spa. Their daughter, Suzanne, a student at SUNY Albany, has been missing for more than 10 years. Her family has dedicated themselves to helping other families face the crisis of a missing person. This program seeks new leads concerning missing persons and unsolved homicides.

Decks of playing cards will be distributed to inmates at the county jail, and each card contains a photograph and information about a missing person case or an unsolved homicide. Inmates will be able to anonymously call a tipline, and will be rewarded if the tip leads to a successful arrest or prosecution.

The NYS Sheriffs' Association is providing monies for the rewards and has distributed the cards to all New York Correctional Facilities.

Pisciotti said that the playing card program 'might just help law enforcement agencies to solve a case of a missing person or an unsolved homicide.'

He added, 'We will put them on the tables and let the inmates use the cards. We hope they will read them and remember the messages. Inmates can call a tip line toll free, and whether some information helps to solve the Suzanne Lyall case or some other case, the playing card program is a great attempt to get information to law enforcement agencies working on these missing person and unsolved homicide cases.'