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Alice Spence, a woman believed to have died in 1918, was identified in 2025 using genetic genealogy, closing Canada’s oldest solved case.
Saskatoon police have identified the remains of a woman found in a well in 2006 as Alice Spence, a 35-year-old woman believed to have died between 1916 and 1918.
Using investigative genetic genealogy and DNA from relatives in Canada, the U.S., and Ireland, authorities confirmed her identity after nearly two decades.
She was last recorded in the 1916 census and may have died during a house fire in 1918.
Police say they have a suspect but will not release details, as the individual is presumed dead.
Alice Spence was buried in 2009 in an unmarked grave at Woodlawn Cemetery, and her family plans to install a headstone.
The case, believed to be the oldest in Canada solved using genetic genealogy, is now closed.
Alice Spence, una mujer que se cree que murió en 1918, fue identificada en 2025 usando la genealogía genética, cerrando el caso resuelto más antiguo de Canadá.