NY - Wendy Jerome, 14, raped and killed, Rochester, 22 Nov 1984 *Arrest in 2020*
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Still no news update that i can find, other than trial was to be held June 7 2021, sorry!
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Still, nothing in news that i can find, not great at checking into court records, still, very quiet case, imo.
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This is not a new article, but what was most interesting to me was the original 1984 video from a local television station, News 8.
Suspect charged in 1984 rape and murder of Wendy Jerome arrives in Rochester | RochesterFirst
posted on Sep 18, 2020
"The suspect charged in the 1984 rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Rochester has returned to the city.
Timothy Williams, 56, was arrested in Melbourne, Florida last week.
Williams is expected to be arraigned on a charge of second degree murder in Rochester City Court at 9:30 a.m."
Suspect charged in 1984 rape and murder of Wendy Jerome arrives in Rochester | RochesterFirst
posted on Sep 18, 2020
"The suspect charged in the 1984 rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Rochester has returned to the city.
Timothy Williams, 56, was arrested in Melbourne, Florida last week.
Williams is expected to be arraigned on a charge of second degree murder in Rochester City Court at 9:30 a.m."
Sorry, updates are still elusive and i cannot find anything new.
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Still nothing - other than this reasonably recent article referencing this case and the use of DNA.
Almost wondering if it has anything to do with such little public info about the case at this time, imo, speculation..
May 16 2022 rbbm.
New York DNA measure touted as key to justice for violent cold cases | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
ALBANY — While the first breakthroughs in the science of using genetic material to solve crimes happened more than 30 years ago, police in New York are now s
''But legislation to authorize the use of what is known as familial DNA to zero in on suspected culprits has now been introduced in both the state Senate and the Assembly.
In the view of criminal prosecutors, the technique is a potential game-changer in challenging homicide and rape investigations where the trail of evidence has gone cold and perpetrators may have relocated to other states.
“Familial DNA is such a vital law enforcement tool to help capture some very violent individuals,” Sen. Phil Boyle, R-Long Island, told CNHI.
The state’s first cold case murder investigation that produced an arrest with the aid of familial DNA searches came in the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Wendy Jerome of Rochester.
In September 2020, more than 35 years after the attack, Timothy Williams, now 58. a former Rochester resident living in Florida, was charged with murder in that case.''
''The Legal Aid Society, an organization that opposed the regulations voided by the appellate court, has registered its objections to the use of familial DNA.
“Because of biased policing methods such as ‘stop and frisk,’ the DNA database contains an overrepresentation of people of color,” the organization said following the issuance of the court ruling. “Familial searching magnifies and enhances that bias by making family members who have no criminal records subject to police investigations.”
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I do not believe so. I do not have that in my notes....
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Jury selection started today.
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Jury selection begins in the trial of 1984 murder suspect
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Jury selection continues in the trial of the suspect accused of the 1984 murder and rape of 14-year-old Wendy Jerome of Rochester. Timothy Williams was arrested and extradi…
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praying for justiceJury selection started today.
Jury selection begins in the trial of 1984 murder suspect
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Jury selection continues in the trial of the suspect accused of the 1984 murder and rape of 14-year-old Wendy Jerome of Rochester. Timothy Williams was arrested and extradi…
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Looks like they are having jury selection this week!
13wham.com
Nov. 29, 2023
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A cold case that shook Rochester 39 years ago took a major turn Tuesday when the accused killer faced a judge.
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Nearly four decades went by until the suspect, Timothy Williams, would be captured. Jury selection began Tuesday in his trial, with 10 jurors seated thus far.
"I’ve always said that every homicide victim, regardless of how much time has expired, deserves justice," Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley said. "Those families deserve justice."
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"I believe that this is the first case in the state that is being tried because of a familial DNA hit," said Doorley. "The statute of limitations on the rape has expired, so he is charged with three counts of murder in the second degree under different theories."
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Doorley also said she anticipates Jerome's mother will be called to testify.
Williams' defense attorney, Don Thompson, was not available for comment.
Trial Set to Begin in Decades-Long Cold Case
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) A major turn in a cold case that shook Rochester nearly 40 years ago: Today, the accused killer is facing a judge. It was Thanksgiving 19
13wham.com
Nov. 29, 2023
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A cold case that shook Rochester 39 years ago took a major turn Tuesday when the accused killer faced a judge.
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Nearly four decades went by until the suspect, Timothy Williams, would be captured. Jury selection began Tuesday in his trial, with 10 jurors seated thus far.
"I’ve always said that every homicide victim, regardless of how much time has expired, deserves justice," Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley said. "Those families deserve justice."
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"I believe that this is the first case in the state that is being tried because of a familial DNA hit," said Doorley. "The statute of limitations on the rape has expired, so he is charged with three counts of murder in the second degree under different theories."
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Doorley also said she anticipates Jerome's mother will be called to testify.
Williams' defense attorney, Don Thompson, was not available for comment.