Overview
- A Monroe County jury found Busch guilty of second-degree murder and two counts of tampering with physical evidence on Tuesday after two days of deliberations.
- Jurors asked to rewatch bodycam and Dunkin’ Donuts surveillance video and requested a read-back of an interview with the victim’s daughter before reaching the verdict.
- Prosecutors said Busch strangled her sister at a Honeoye Falls home and dumped the body in the Genesee River in Rush.
- Evidence presented at trial included Busch’s searches about disposing of evidence and creating an alibi, plus court documents alleging she discarded three of the victim’s phones in a Dunkin’ Donuts trash can.
- Prosecutors rebutted the defense’s alternative-suspect theory by citing Uber receipts and timestamped photos placing the victim’s daughter in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and they plan to seek the maximum sentence in April.