Toronto police make breakthroughs in 1936 homicide and 401 crash cold cases
Toronto police have identified the victim of a 1936 homicide, whose body was found underneath a building during construction in 1995. The Danforth Lady On May 18, 1995, police were called to the Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue area after demolition workers discovered the skeleton of an unknown woman beneath a building. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
- ▪Toronto police have identified the victim of a 1936 homicide, whose body was found underneath a building during construction in 1995.
- ▪The Danforth Lady On May 18, 1995, police were called to the Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue area after demolition workers discovered the skeleton of an unknown woman beneath a building.
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Toronto police have identified the victim of a 1936 homicide, whose body was found underneath a building during construction in 1995. Officers say they’ve also managed to identify a woman whose burned body was found in a vehicle fire on Highway 401 more than 20 years ago.The two cases were solved, police said, using new DNA techniques.Police called the breakthroughs two of the most significant unidentified human remains identifications in the force’s history. The Danforth Lady On May 18, 1995, police were called to the Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue area after demolition workers discovered the skeleton of an unknown woman beneath a building.
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