Body found in Ontario over 20 years ago identified as missing U.S. man [Video]

The body of a man found in Ontario over 20 years ago has finally been identified.

On May 29, 2003, a male body was recovered from the shoreline of the Livingstone Channel Detroit River, just west of Amherstburg, Ontario, OPP said.

He has now been identified using investigative genetic genealogy, police said.

In 2003, the man was described as being between 35 to 50 years old, around 150 pounds and of European ancestry, according to online reports. He had two $100 U.S. bills and change and a Detroit area bus pass dated November 2002.

OPP said the man was wearing dark-coloured pants, a dark shirt, a winter coat and mountain shoes. Over the years, investigators tried to identify the remains but weren’t successful, police added.

The man’s DNA was submitted for testing in February 2023. A few months later, through genealogy support by the Toronto Police Service, a presumptive identification …