A woman in Upstate New York has been charged with strangling her sister to death and attempting to cover up the crime.
Jamie Busch, 53, faces charges of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of her sister, 62-year-old Penny Busch. The alleged killing took place in October 2024.
According to court documents obtained by local NBC affiliate WHEC, the sisters were at Penny Busch’s home on Ontario Street in Honeoye Falls, New York, on October 8, 2024. Sometime after 4:49 p.m., the two reportedly got into a physical altercation, during which Jamie Busch allegedly strangled her sister to death.
The following day, Jamie Busch allegedly took three of Penny’s cellphones and discarded them in a trash bin at the Dunkin’ Donuts in the village. In the days after the killing, authorities say Jamie Busch transported Penny’s body from her home and dumped it in the Genesee River.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was called to Penny’s home on October 11 for a welfare check. Deputies reportedly found her disappearance suspicious and launched a search using K-9 units, drones, and other resources.
Three days later, investigators focused their search on the Genesee River in the Town of Rush. They recovered a body, which was later identified as Penny Busch.
Jamie Busch was arrested after investigators gathered significant evidence establishing probable cause. Authorities have not yet released details about the motive. Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter told reporters, “The motive is something we’re going to keep close to our chest until the district attorney is ready to release that information, but she was murdered.”
Jamie Busch, who worked as a paraprofessional at Honeoye Falls Middle School, has been deemed competent to stand trial. Her trial is scheduled to begin on February 3, 2026.
Honeoye Falls is a small village in Upstate New York, about 18 miles south of Rochester.
Satan must be so happy that so many are falling into his trap.Guess smarts does not come with age