Show menu

How genetic genealogy helped solve this 1975 cold case — and why police will use it again

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

You disliked this video. Thanks for the feedback!

Added by XaniaNews
38 Views
Sharron Prior's cold case puzzled detectives for 48 years but it was recently solved using new DNA testing techniques. CBC's Matthew Lapierre explains how police finally determined beyond all doubt who killed the 16-year-old Montrealer in 1975, despite no new evidence being brought to their attention.


»»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS

Connect with CBC News Online:

For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX
Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m
Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H
For breaking news on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1WjDyks
Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O
Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr

Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz
Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ

»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»
For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.
Category
News and politics
Tags
sharron prior, cold case, unsolved

Post your comment

Comments

Be the first to comment

Related Articles

Categories

Latest Articles