Deborah Atrops

Guilty.

37 years after her death, Robert Atrops was found guilty of murdering Debbie Atrops.

It was like the room went dead silent and everything was still in that moment.

We all crumbled.

We are grieving someone that is still alive.

Were you able to say anything to your father in that moment, right after?

No, I... Hug him, nothing?

I haven't been able to hug my dad in over two years.

We had so many family and friends of Bob behind us.

It was really hard for them especially to see this happen to their loved one.

I could see it's hard for you too.

It is hard.

It's hard to have an innocent client get convicted.

Prosecutors say they're glad that justice was served.

This case took 37 years to finally be resolved.

Are you satisfied that we know the truth about what happened to Debbie Atrops?

Yeah, absolutely.

There's no other people, no other suspects, no one else with the motive.

We feel absolutely 100% sure that he's the one who committed this crime.

Prosecutors are confident the investigation proved the other men in Debbie's life, including Jeff Freeburg, were not involved in her murder.