Brooklyn Woman Convicted Of 2007 Delco Murder

SHARON HILL, PA — The Brooklyn woman accused of a 2007 Delaware County stabbing and beating death was convicted of murder and related crimes, authorities said.

Izena Goudy, also known as Isaiah Goudy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, of first-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime, according to federal officials.

Goudy will be sentenced on July 16, officials said.

The investigation was conducted by Sharon Hill Police Chief Richard Herron, Officer Michael Attix, CID Detective John Hoffner, who was working as a detective with the Sharon Hill Police Department at the time, Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Lieutenant William Wright, Detective Michael Palmer, Sergeant Dave McDonald and now retired Detectives William Welsh and William Costello, and the Pennsylvania State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Matthew A. DeNucci, IV.

On May 7, 2007, at 12:37 p.m., Officer Michael Attix of Sharon Hill Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of Reese Street in Sharon Hill to check on the well being of Gary Jenkins.

Upon entry into the home, police found the victim dead on the floor, and wrapped in a comforter with blood spatter throughout the hallway.

The manner of death by the Medical Examiner was determined to be blunt force head injuries and multiple stab wounds.

An investigation into the homicide was immediately launched and the crime scene was processed.

Detectives retrieved blood swabs from throughout the house as well as a 30-pound dumbbell that appeared to have blood on it.

The blood samples recovered from the scene were analyzed by a laboratory, and a DNA profile for an individual other than the victim was identified.

In 2014, Goudy was arrested in New York on unrelated charges, and after conviction, Goudy had to submit DNA for entry into a national DNA database.

In 2017, a comparison of Goudy’s DNA to the profile sample revealed that the DNA profile developed from the crime scene was consistent with Isaiah Goudy’s DNA.

Witness interviews and investigation revealed that Goudy had repeatedly stabbed the victim and had struck the victim in the head with a 30-pound dumbbell causing multiple skull fractures. Finally, Goudy slashed the victim’s throat, severing his carotid artery.