But the forensic genealogist who helped lead Toronto Police to Hoover says that's effectively what happened. WATCH | Genealogist explains how he linked Hoover to Jessop:Forensic genealogist explains how genetics linked Hoover to Jessop’s murder 3:28 Forensic genealogist Anthony Redgrave walks through the genetic map he created to show how Calvin Hoover was linked to Christine Jessop’s murder. Police hoped the company could help them find a link to the sample taken in 1984 from Jessop's underwear. After analyzing information from the DNA sample Toronto Police provided, Redgrave found that more than two dozen people matched. Instead, Mittelman offered a tantalyzing breadcrumb of his own, saying one of the Canadian cases even predates Jessop's murder in 1984.

Source: CBC News October 23, 2020 07:52 UTC