MUS-2026-0584
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MUS-2026-0584
Homicide
- Incident
- 2004
- Indexed
- Oct 31, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- New York State Police
- Location
- Newburgh NY
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Yvonne Leila Torch, 31, had owned her His and Hers Hair Salon on Route 9W in the Balmville section of Newburgh, New York for about ten years. On June 9, 2004 she finished with a regular client, her husband's grandmother, at about 10:40 a.m. When the next client arrived at about 11:00 a.m., Torch was dead on the salon floor. The autopsy found blunt force trauma. Investigators questioned her husband Pierre early in the case and ruled him out. No suspects or persons of interest have ever been publicly announced, and no one has been arrested or charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- June 9, 2004
Torch is killed between about 10:40 and 10:55 a.m. inside the His and Hers Hair Salon on Route 9W, Newburgh.
- June 9, 2004
Her next client finds her at about 11:00 a.m.
Key people
The people in the file.
31, owner of the His and Hers Hair Salon in Newburgh, New York. Killed on June 9, 2004 inside her salon between two client appointments.
Her husband, who was questioned early in the case and ruled out by investigators.
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Investigating agency
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