This forensic lab helped identify the body of a woman 19 years after she was found near Guelph – CBC

Aug 28, 2024

Othram has solved cold cases including identifying killer of Christine Jessop, 9, in 1984

On Aug. 28, 2005, an unidentified body was found at a rest stop off Highway 7 between Rockwood and Guelph in southern Ontario.

Until recently, police had no answers about the person’s identity. However, on Friday, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) revealed it was 41-year-old Tammy Eileen Penner of B.C.

Police said their work involved the help of sophisticated DNA testing by Othram, a forensic lab in Texas that specializes in genetic genealogy.

Othram used practically the only DNA technology of its kind to solve a decades-old case like this one.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-cold-case-othram-lab-1.7306397