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.
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