After his wife was found strangled to death, bound and hog-tied in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1985, Ronald Scott Meadow picked up and moved to metro Atlanta.
He remarried three times and had a home in Paulding County. He was working at his job in Douglas County in December 2013 when everything changed. That's when Meadow was arrested and charged with his first wife's death.
On Thursday, Meadow was found guilty of killing Colleen Meadow 29 years ago, according to New York media reports. Ronald Meadow, 62, who had been out on bail, was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 12.
Nancy Moran, the victim's sister, told Syracuse.com her family was haunted by the murder for 30 years. Moran said Ronald Meadow's family likely didn't know he had killed his first wife.
“It’s wonderful to finally get some justice for my sister,” Moran said. “I wish my dad could have lived to see it. My mom was lucky enough to be here. We’re just delighted.”
Meadow had previously been questioned in connection to Colleen Meadow’s death, but never charged. It was a risky DNA test that led investigators to charge Meadow, the only suspect in the case.
“There was some very, very low amount of biological material that (the lab) was willing to test, and there might not be enough, and (they) warned us the material could be destroyed,” District Attorney William Fitzpatrick previously said.
It was that DNA test that gave prosecutors the evidence needed to formally link Ronald Meadow to the death.
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