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DNA Solves 1936 Toronto Murder, Links 2004 Fire Victim

7/28/2026

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Toronto police identified Mary McLeod Moffat, murdered in 1936, after DNA from her 1995 remains at 1515 Danforth Avenue matched living relatives, confirming her 1905 Scottish birth and 1913 immigration.
Police linked DNA from the 2004 Highway 401 fire remains to Patsy Flora Lagarde, a 1962 Ontario-born woman of Cree ancestry.
Driver Suimi Kilflu “Simon” Habteab, convicted in 2006 for the fire, was sentenced to eight years and deported in 2012.

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Toronto police identified Mary McLeod Moffat, murdered in 1936, after DNA from her 1995 remains at 1515 Danforth Avenue matched living relatives, confirming her 1905 Scottish birth and 1913 immigration.
Police linked DNA from the 2004 Highway 401 fire remains to Patsy Flora Lagarde, a 1962 Ontario-born woman of Cree ancestry.
Driver Suimi Kilflu “Simon” Habteab, convicted in 2006 for the fire, was sentenced to eight years and deported in 2012.