Convicted double-murderer Edward Downey seeks new trial in deaths of Calgary mother and daughter.

Homicide investigators say significant advancements in forensic technology has helped cracked a 26-year-old double murder case in Calgary.

On Aug. 28 after 8:30 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in a northwest Calgary neighbourhood, where the bodies of two men were found in a vehicle.

Why would Edward Downey kill Sara, let alone her child?

The man charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of a Calgary woman and her young daughter made a brief court appearance Tuesday morning. 

Calgary police said the destruction of evidence “by means of burning” is thought to have happened sometime between April 16 and 20.

The family of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson released a statement Sunday morning, pleading to the public for help and sharing details about the missing mother and daughter.

Calgary officers called off the search for the missing mother and daughter on Saturday because of bad weather.

Calgary police have said investigators have found no evidence to suggest Jasmine Lovett and daughter Aliyah Sanderson are alive. Here is a timeline of the investigation.

Jasmine Lovett and her 22-month-old daughter Aliyah Sanderson were last seen in the community of Cranston on the evening of Tuesday, April 16.