More than a decade after a woman was attacked in northeast Edmonton, police say advancements in DNA technology have led to two suspects being identified.

The Edmonton Police Service said the attack happened on Jan. 1, 2013, when a woman was sexually assaulted by two males in a parked vehicle in the Clareview area.

At the time, police said forensic analysis of DNA evidence collected from the assault was unsuccessful in identifying any suspects.

The case sat cold for a dozen years, but this past spring progress was made.

In April 2025, suspect DNA from one of the 2013 samples was flagged in a law enforcement DNA database, leading to the identification of one of the suspects, police said.

A second sample from the assault was retested with current DNA technology, police said, leading to

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