Eric Singer, who also went by Ricky, was 22 when he went missing from the Cleveland, Ohio, area in 1973. His remains were found in 1980, but were only identified recently. (Submitted by the Ontario Provincial Police)

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they've finally figured out whose remains were found near a trail in Algonquin Park decades ago by using DNA to track down family members.

The latest use by police of what's known as investigative genetic genealogy traced remains found in April 1980 near the park's Hardwood Lake Trail to Eric Singer from Cleveland, Ohio, who was last seen at his parents' house in October 1973.

"I'm honoured, I'm humbled, I'm grateful," said Singer's younger sister Merry in an OPP news release. (Police did not provide surnames for Singer's surviving fami

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