Toronto police say they have used genetic genealogy to identify a man whose remains were found in the downtown area more than 17 years ago.

Police found the man dead in the area of Bloor Street E. and Parliament Street on March 29, 2008 at 12:15 p.m.

The man's death was not found to be suspicious, but officials couldn't identify him through "conventional investigative techniques," police said in a news release on Wednesday.

Police have since determined the man was of Portuguese descent and was named Alcides (Alcides is believed to be the man's first name). His family has now been notified and told of his burial location, they said in a news release Wednesday.

"Alcides was never reported missing but those who loved him always wondered what happened to him as they had not heard from him

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