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Woman murdered in 1936 and buried underneath building is finally identified: "One of Toronto's oldest mysteries"
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- The remains of Mary McLeod Moffat, a Scottish immigrant murdered around April 1936 and buried beneath a Toronto building, have been identified nearly a century later through investigative genetic genealogy.
- The remains were discovered in 1995, but DNA degradation delayed identification until new forensic techniques enabled a breakthrough in 2022.
- Police identified Moffat's husband, Andrew Lloyd Moffat, as the likely killer; he later lived under an alias and died in 1985.
- This case is one of two longstanding unsolved Toronto murders recently solved using advanced DNA profiling, the other involving Patsy Flora Lagarde, who died in a 2004 vehicle fire.
- Authorities emphasized the significant role of investigative genetic genealogy in resolving cold cases, providing closure to families and uncovering key details about the victims' deaths.
