A Houston family waited nearly three years for justice, and on Thursday, they finally got it.

A jury sentenced 51-year-old Yoland Washington to 75 years in prison for the murder of 21-year-old Deundrea Ford, a young mother who disappeared after leaving work along the East Freeway in September 2023.

KPRC 2 News reporter Corley Peel spoke with Ford's family after the verdict.