Advanced genetic analysis revealed the true culprit of the murder of a 9-year-old girl in Canada, 36 years after the incident.
According to local media such as CTV, Toronto police announced on the 15th (local time) that they have identified the true culprit of the 1984 murder of a 9-year-old girl in Queensville, near Toronto, through genetic analysis.
Police say Calvin Hoover, 28, who was a neighbor of the victim girl Christine Jessup, who was close to the victim's parents, was identified as the real offender.
Jessup disappeared after leaving the house, and was raped and murdered.
But Hoover, the killer, died of extreme choice five years ago, police said.
Shortly after the incident, the police accused another neighbor, Paul Morin, as the culprit, but after years of twists and turns, Maureen was released after being proven innocent through genetic identification.
Morin, who was released after the first trial revealed flaws in the prosecution process, was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder in the first degree at a retrial held in 1992.
But three years later, he was released after being found innocent as a result of genetic identification at an appeals trial.
Afterwards, the police continued to track the case in a long-term state of unprecedented status, and commissioned a US high-tech genetic analysis agency for semen buried in the undergarment of the victim, CTV said.
The genetic analysis used this time is said to be a cutting-edge technique that has greatly expanded the subject of investigation to relatives who have a distant relationship with the suspect.
It is known that the police officially apologized to Maureen, who was convicted and sentenced to prison at the time, and agreed to pay C$1.25 million (about 1.08 billion won) in compensation.
In addition, we plan to conduct a separate investigation into the investigation and judicial process that prosecuted Maureen.
The victim's father, Bob Jessup, said he was "disgusting" about the confirmed real offender.
In addition, her mother, Zenit, said, "As I got older, I was skeptical when it would be revealed, but fortunately, it did."
Maureen, who was once the killer, made a statement through his lawyer, saying, "Thank you for the Toronto police who finally settled the case."
(Photo = Toronto Police, Yonhap News)