Genetic Genealogy

• DNA technology helps identify New Brunswick woman decades after death

  A New Brunswick woman whose remains were discovered in Ontario has been identified decades after her death through advances in DNA technology, giving investigators new leads in a homicide case and highlighting the growing role of genetic genealogy in solving cold cases. Niagara Regional Police announced that Brenda Marie LeBlanc was identified in 2025 after...

  Crime

  Aug 19
  
• DNA technology identifies murder victim as Calgary woman almost 50 years later

  Police in Las Vegas say help from Calgary police has aided them in identifying a victim of an apparent homicide almost 50 years ago as a Calgary woman.

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  Nov 10, 2025
  
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• Ontario cold case: DNA technology helps solve woman’s murder 25 years later, police say

  Niagara Regional Police say genetic genealogy connecting the death of a Toronto woman to a deceased suspect from Northern Ontario has closed a 1999 murder case.

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  May 30, 2024
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• Woman found dead in Lake Ontario identified years later through family in Switzerland

  Toronto police say they have solved the case of a woman found dead in Humber Bay Shores Park in 2017 through genetic genealogy, linking her to family in Switzerland.

  Canada

  May 22, 2024
• Investigators turn to genetic genealogy to identify girl’s remains found in Rosedale dumpster

  On May 2, the remains of a young child were found in a dumpster on the driveway of a vacant home under construction on Dale Avenue near Bloor Street and Castle Frank Road.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2022
• Edmonton police lay charges in 41-year-old sexual assault case

  Police pursued investigative genetic genealogy, which is when DNA is compared against samples from publicly available genealogy databases.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2022
• Advanced DNA could help solve cold cases in Canada, but some police slow to adopt

  Advances in DNA technology are being credited with solving a growing pile of cold case murders in the U.S., but the news methods are yet to be tested in the Canadian court system.

  Crime

  Jul 22, 2022
• Calvin Hoover: Tips flood in from public about Christine Jessop’s cold-case killer

  "The objective is to learn more about Calvin, to see where he was during those three decades, see what he was up to, who he was with, what he was doing, and eventually to make sure that there is no other victims or no other crimes that Calvin was involved in," he said.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2020
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• How Toronto police found the suspect in Christine Jessop’s murder through DNA

  Genetic genealogy has been used to solve several notorious cold cases, including the identity of the Golden State Killer in California.

  Crime

  Oct 16, 2020