Body of Missing Woman Found in River, Educator Sister Arrested as Victim's Phone Found in Dunkin' Donuts Trash

Mar. 15, 2025

Penny Busch (left); and the Genesee River.Photo:National Center For Missing and Endangered, Inc/Facebook; Getty

National Center For Missing and Endangered, Inc/Facebook; Getty

Penny Busch, 62, was found dead in the Genesee River in the Town of Rush, N.Y., on Oct. 14, prompting the arrest of her sister Jamie Busch, according to a statement from theMonroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Police considered her disappearance “suspicious” and began a search, per the statement.

On Oct. 14, following a weekend of extensive searches including on Penny’s eight-acre property, police recovered a body from the Genesee River, located about an hour from the victim’s Honeoye Falls home, the sheriff’s department said in their statement.

After the body was identified to be Busch’s, “investigators established significant evidence and probable cause” that led to Jamie’s arrest, per the statement.

Penny Busch.National Center For Missing and Endangered, Inc/Facebook

National Center For Missing and Endangered, Inc/Facebook

Early in the morning on Oct. 9, investigators allege, Jamie threw away Penny’s three phones in the trash at a Dunkin Donuts store.

Sometime between the alleged killing and Oct. 12, Jamie allegedly “discarded” her older sister’s body in the Genesee River, the complaint states.

Investigators have not commented on a motive.

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Jamie is facing one count of second-degree murder and two counts of tampering with evidence, per the sheriff’s office. She has been arraigned and is being held without bond, per 12 WHAM, theFinger Lakes Timesand theDemocrat and Chronicle. It wasn’t immediately clear if Jamie has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on her behalf.

source: people.com