Overview
- Unick will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Sonoma County district attorney.
- The FBI’s analysis of familial genealogical databases narrowed the source of the crime-scene DNA to one of four brothers, including Unick.
- Agents collected a discarded cigarette during surveillance that matched a 2003 DNA profile and DNA found on Geer’s clothing.
- Cloverdale police revived the cold case in 2021 with help from private investigator Kevin Cline and the FBI.
- Jurors deliberated for about two hours, rejecting Unick’s testimony that he had consensual sex with the 13-year-old before someone else killed her.