Monroe County woman gets 25 years to life for sister’s killing and river disposal

A sentencing closes a case that unraveled across a quiet village and the Genesee River.

ROCHESTER, NY – A Monroe County woman was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison after prosecutors said she strangled her sister inside a Honeoye Falls home, disposed of the body in the Genesee River, and discarded key evidence in a nearby dumpster. Jamie Busch, 53 at the time of the killing, was convicted in February in the death of her 62-year-old sister, Penny Busch.

The killing...