Police have identified a man who died in 2019 as the offender in the historical murders of three women in Ontario.

In a news conference at Toronto police headquarters on Thursday, investigators identified Kenneth Smith, now deceased, as the offender in the murders of Christine Prince, in 1982, Claire Samson, in 1983 and Gracelyn Greenidge, in 1997.

The long-sought identification was made in December, using genetic genealogy — an emerging investigative technique that’s risen to prominence through recent arrests in high-profile U.S. cold cases.

Police identified Kenneth Smith as the offender in three historical homicides. Smith died in 2019 at age 72 in Windsor, Ontario. Justin Smirlies Toronto Police Services Toronto Star

The evidence “conclusively identified” Smith as the offender

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