Man Sentenced for Raping College Student in 2001 Thanks to DNA Technology Advancements
Investigators used a distant relative’s DNA profile to identify Santiago, and a Bronx jury later convicted him in a case that had stalled for more than 20 years.
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Bronx rapist convicted with genetic genealogy technique sentenced to 25 years in prison
Jancys Santiago, 51, was already serving more than 20 years on a prior rape conviction in Manhattan. On Friday, the one question remaining in a Bronx courtroom was whether the new sentence would run concurrently or consecutively.
Rapist sentenced to 25 years in 2001 Bronx cold case cracked with new DNA matching method
A serial rapist was handed down the maximum prison sentence Friday for a 2001 Bronx attack cracked through a new DNA matching method -- marking the first time New York used family trees to solve cold-case rapes.
A Bronx rape went unsolved for 20 years. Genetic genealogy helped crack the case.
Katy Vicchitto, right, spoke at a press conference Friday after the man convicted of raping her more than two decades ago was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Bronx prosecutors say Jancys Santiago is the first person to be convicted by a New York jury in a sexual assault cold case using investigative genetic genealogy. [ more › ]
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