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Mother of 20-year-old woman found dead in a garbage tote seeks answers
The family of Amanda Wienckowski believes she was murdered in 2009, despite an Erie County medical examiner s ruling that she overdosed. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 11:17 PM EDT April 28, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. A local mother stood outside Buffalo City Hall on Wednesday afternoon and said she will continue to fight for justice for her daughter, 20-year-old Amanda Wienckowski.
Surrounded by family and community activists she said, It s sad that it has to come to this. I just beg everyone to help me.
Wienckowski was found dead on Buffalo s East Side. Her nude body had been stuffed into a garbage tote outside a church.