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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A suspect in the rape and killing of a 14-year-old girl in 1984 in Rochester, New York, was arrested in Florida after a DNA search, officials said Friday. Timothy Williams, 56, faces second-degree murder charges in the Nov. 22, 1984, death of Wendy Jerome. He was arrested at his home in Melbourne, Florida, on Wednesday, and authorities are bringing him to New York, officials said at a news conference. Familial DNA information provided a list of names, including that of Williams, as investigative leads, police said. Wendy Jerome left a friend’s house the evening of Thanksgiving 1984 but never made it home. Her body was found in an alcove of a school. Williams moved to Florida shortly after the killing, police said. “He did not know the victim, nor did the victim’s family know him,” Rochester Police Capt. Frank Umbrino said, according to the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper of Rochester. It was not immediately clear whether Williams had a lawyer to speak for him. Marlene Jerome, who worked with police investigating her daughter's death for almost 36 years, said at a news conference she thought she'd never see this day. “I just wish my husband was alive to see this,” she said. “He died in 2011. And I know he’s up there, with her, smiling and saying it’s over. It’s finally over.”

36 Years Later, Police Arrest Suspect in Rape and Killing of a 14-Year-Old

Police say a suspect in a 1984 rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Rochester was arrested in Florida after a DNA search.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A suspect in the rape and killing of a 14-year-old girl in 1984 in Rochester, New York, was arrested in Florida after a DNA search, officials said Friday.

Timothy Williams, 56, faces second-degree murder charges in the Nov. 22, 1984, death of Wendy Jerome. He was arrested at his home in Melbourne, Florida, on Wednesday, and authorities are bringing him to New York, officials said at a news conference.

Familial DNA information provided a list of names, including that of Williams, as investigative leads, police said.

Wendy Jerome left a friend’s house the evening of Thanksgiving 1984 but never made it home. Her body was found in an alcove of a school.

Williams moved to Florida shortly after the killing, police said.

“He did not know the victim, nor did the victim’s family know him,” Rochester Police Capt. Frank Umbrino said, according to the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper of Rochester.

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It was not immediately clear whether Williams had a lawyer to speak for him.

Marlene Jerome, who worked with police investigating her daughter’s death for almost 36 years, said at a news conference she thought she’d never see this day.

“I just wish my husband was alive to see this,” she said. “He died in 2011. And I know he’s up there, with her, smiling and saying it’s over. It’s finally over.”

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