Shocking Revelation: Repeat Strangulation Attempt by Sibling Exposed by Family

A woman from upstate New York, recently convicted of murdering her sister, maintains her innocence, claiming that the crime was actually committed by her niece.

Jamie Busch received a sentence of 25 years to life on Thursday for the killing of her 62-year-old sister, Penny Busch, in October 2024. According to previous reports by Law&Crime, Jamie allegedly strangled Penny at their shared home in Honeoye Falls, a village situated approximately 18 miles south of Rochester, New York. Following the incident, she disposed of her sister’s body in the Genesee River and discarded three of Penny’s cellphones in a trash bin behind a Dunkin’ Donuts.

At the time of the murder, Jamie Busch was 53 years old and faced additional charges for tampering with evidence. Her conviction was secured in February.

Mary Shadders, a cousin of the family, shared with local ABC station WHAM, “This isn’t the first time she’s attempted to strangle a family member. We’re relieved that, despite the jury not hearing her full history, they reached the right verdict.”

During the sentencing, Judge Stephen Miller noted Jamie Busch’s lack of remorse, as reported by WHAM. In her lengthy prepared statement, Jamie declared she was “framed” and insisted that her sister’s true killer is “still out there.” She accused Penny’s daughter, although prosecutors confirmed the daughter was in South Carolina at the time of the murder.

On Oct. 8, 2024, the sisters were at Penny Busch’s home on Ontario Street, outside of the small village of Honeoye Falls, New York. Sometime after 4:49 p.m., the women got in a “physical altercation,” and Jamie Busch strangled her sister to death, according to a criminal complaint obtained by local NBC affiliate WHEC.

Early the following day, the suspect took three of her sister’s cellphones and discarded them in a trash bin at the village’s Dunkin’ Donuts, the court document continues. At some point in the ensuing days, Jamie Busch reportedly transported Penny Busch’s body from her home and threw it in the Genesee River.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was asked to do a welfare check on Penny Busch’s home, and on Oct. 11, 2024, deputies responded to her eight-acre residence. As they investigated, they “believed her disappearance was suspicious,” and a search, complete with K-9s, drones, and more, commenced.

Three days later, investigators “developed information focusing the search to an area of the Genesee River in the Town of Rush,” the sheriff’s office said.

A body was found, and it was later identified as Penny Busch.