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Toronto police use genetic genealogy to identify 1982 cold case murder suspect

January 8, 2024

Det. Sgt. Steve Smith from Toronto Police’s homicide and missing persons cold case unit tells Global News how investigators were able to identify a suspect from a 1982 unsolved murder using genetic genealogy.

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