60-year-old Timothy Williams sentenced to 25 years to life for 1984 murder of Wendy Jerome; first NY conviction using Familial DNA search.

60-year-old Timothy Williams has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the 1984 murder of Wendy Jerome, a 14-year-old girl found raped and murdered near Rochester's School 33. Williams, who was initially questioned but claimed not to know Jerome, was identified through a familial DNA match in 2020. His case marks the first conviction in New York using a Familial DNA search.