Montreal police say they have solved the 2008 killing of Catherine Daviau using genetic genealogy to identify the suspect.

At a press conference Tuesday, Cmdr. Mélanie Dupont of the Montreal police major crimes unit said Daviau, 26, was found dead in her Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie apartment in December 2008. Police now say Jacques Bolduc was responsible for her death.

Bolduc died of natural causes in 2021 at the Archambault Institution, a federal prison where he was serving a sentence for two robberies and two attempted murders.

Authorities say Bolduc had only contacted Daviau a few days before her death. The contact was made after she posted a vehicle for sale on an online classifieds website.

Investigators said they used genetic genealogy to identify him in late 2024. The technique

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