Looks like you found updates. Their court site doesn’t give any info on criminal proceedings![]()
Well that’s kinda odd. Get on Ancestry, see who has their DNA linked to a public tree and this dude in it. Problem solved. It may not be one particular person who did their DNA. It could be a multitude of relatives who’ve uploaded to one of the free public sites. Why pick on the people who are innocently doing their genealogy?Motions Hearing in the Case of People v. Timothy Williams
On Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Julie Hahn argued before Monroe County Supreme Court Judge Daniel Doyle that the names and information of the family members used to identify Williams should not be released to the public.
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Williams's attorney, Joshua Stubbe, argued that his team has the right to know the information on the family used for DNA identification. He said it is part of Williams’s right to present a defense.
Judge Doyle said he will make a decision later Tuesday.
Yeah, I found it odd too. I wonder how knowing what relative(s) DNA were used could help with his defense?Well that’s kinda odd. Get on Ancestry, see who has their DNA linked to a public tree and this dude in it. Problem solved. It may not be one particular person who did their DNA. It could be a multitude of relatives who’ve uploaded to one of the free public sites. Why pick on the people who are innocently doing their genealogy?
I’d be afraid he’d put a hit out on whomever he deemed responsible!Yeah, I found it odd too. I wonder how knowing what relative(s) DNA were used could help with his defense?
Hi Mrs. Jerome,
I'm from Rochester and lived near you on Iroquois Street from 1979 to 1985. I've thought about Wendy many times because I walked across the park the night before she was killed. Also and more significantly, I was attacked on Greeley street at age 14 in 1981; got away somehow but police came etc. When I saw the 2014 article, which my sister forwarded to me, I called the prosecutor in Wendy's case to tell her about it, but they seemed focused on DNA, which is understandable. Always thought it was the same person. If the case still isn't solved, maybe something I remember could help. If you want to know more send me a private message.
So very glad they preserved that evidence properlyMan accused of 1984 murder of Wendy Jerome pleads not guilty
October 2, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The Florida man arrested for the murder of a 14-year-old girl from Rochester back in 1984 pleaded not guilty in Monroe County Court Friday morning.
Authorities arrested Timothy Williams last month, nearly 36 years after the crime, while he was living in Florida.
Investigators say he killed Wendy Jerome on Thanksgiving Day in 1984. News10NBC’s Nikki Rudd has been following the case in the exclusive Inside the Evidence series.
Ultimately, Rochester Police say familial DNA testing is what led them to suspect Williams. It all started with DNA samples RPD sent to the State Police Crime Lab.
Meaning another family member has a criminal history and it was matched via CODIS? Or maybe via the missing veteran program? I’m not clear what you’re referring to. Please forgive my ignorance.My understanding is that this suspect, was found through leads garnered from a familial DNA search of state department of justice DNA samples, and not as a result of a genealogical DNA hit from open-source platforms such as GEDmatch.
No fresh articles so far, will keep eyes open.. (waiting for Santa, Merry Christmas!)
Thanks for the link, rbbm.