SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — After 40 years of waiting for justice, the family and friends of Robin Brooks have found it.
On Friday, Phillip Lee Wilson was sentenced to life without parole for the 1980 murder and special circumstance of rape of Robin Brooks.
Wilson was arrested in 2020 after genetic genealogy testing led detectives to him. DNA in the form of semen and blood from the crime scene was used to aid detectives.
On March 9, 2022, a jury found Phillip Lee Wilson guilty of the murder and rape of Brooks.
"I'm so happy that she finally got justice," Deanna Forrester, the victim's childhood friend, previously told ABC10.
Read more on the case:
- Phillip Lee Wilson convicted in 40-year-old rape, murder of Robin Brooks in Sacramento County
- 40 years after her death, closing arguments held in Robin Brooks' trial
- Trial for accused killer of Robin Brooks in 1980 underway in Sacramento County courtroom
- Retired Sacramento Sheriff's detective returns to solve cold cases | Unsolved California
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