Manhunt Underway for Suspect in Girlfriend's Stabbing Death in Cohoes, NY

Discovery of the Victim

• 💔 A friend discovered the 41-year-old female victim in her suburban Cohoes home after being asked to check on her welfare.
• 🔪 Police arrived to find the victim deceased with multiple stab wounds, with an estimated time of death the day prior.
• ⚠️ The victim's boyfriend, identified as Anthony “Tony” Bechand, immediately became a person of interest as he was known to reside with her and was now missing.

Manhunt and Abandoned Vehicle

• 🚗 The suspect's pickup truck was found abandoned approximately 150 miles north of Cohoes, near the Canadian border in Franklin County.
• ⛽ The truck had apparently run out of gas, suggesting a lack of a clear escape plan or a disrupted one.
• 🗺️ Authorities, including state police, border patrol, and forest rangers, are conducting an extensive search in the rural, wooded terrain of the Adirondack Mountains.

Investigation and Community Impact

• 🔍 Investigators are combing through the area, conducting interviews, and expanding the search, utilizing aviation response, drones, bloodhounds, and K9 units.
• 🗣️ Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the suspect, who had a significant head start.
• 🚫 There were no prior police calls for disturbances at the victim's residence, and the suspect, a landscape contractor, was not previously known to police.
• 📱 Investigators are checking cell phone records and credit card usage, acknowledging the spotty cell coverage in the remote search area.