$11K Reward Offered in Unsolved Lancaster Murder Cold Case But investigators and the man's family have not given up hope that someone, knows something. There is an $11,000 reward attached to information about Adamski's murder. Enter your number to get our free mobile app "A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered by Crime Stoppers Buffalo and an additional $10,000 is being offered by the Town of Lancaster Police Department for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person(s) responsible for the murder of James Adamski. In the early morning hours of October 31, 1982, James Adamski, age 18, of View Court in Cheektowaga, was last seen during a Halloween party at a bar known as the 5&23 which was located on Transit Road just north of Walden Ave. When James left the bar, he walked down Transit Road heading in a southernly direction. The body of James was located in Lancaster off of Ransom Road in a shallow grave on December 26, 1982. James died from head trauma."