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Cold Case Solved by Genetic Genealogy | Calgary News
Decades after her death, a woman’s identity has finally been unlocked—thanks to groundbreaking genetic genealogy. Brenda Marie LeBlanc, whose remains were found in Niagara Falls in 2023, may have died as early as the mid-1990s. Her homicide case went cold until DNA analysis connected her to living relatives, reigniting the investigation. This powerful tool, which can extract usable DNA from degraded samples—even after 50 or 60 years—has revolutionized cold case solving. With AI on the horizon and faster testing methods emerging, forensic science is closing gaps once thought impossible, all…
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