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DNA evidence leads to murder charge in 26-year-old Edmonton homicide case of Joanne Ghostkeeper

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A 48-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman whose body was found in an Edmonton apartment more than 26 years ago.

In a news release issued Thursday, the Edmonton Police Service said a re-examination of forensic evidence in the case led them to arrest and charge Brayan Boucher on June 14.

On Christmas Day 1996, police officers were called to 24-year-old Joanne Ghostkeeper’s apartment at 34 Street and 119 Avenue after her family had been unable to reach her and became concerned, police said.

Inside the residence, officers found her body and an autopsy took place the next day, determining that her cause of death was strangulation and that Ghostkeeper was the victim of a homicide.

“While numerous exhibits were tested forensically over the years, a confirmed match to a suspect could not be made,” Edmonton police said Thursday. “On Oct. 22, 2022, the RCMP forensic laboratory re-examined the exhibits and a male DNA profile was generated.”

Police said the DNA profile resulted in Boucher being identified as a suspect. Edmonton police said Boucher, who was 22 at the time Ghostkeeper’s body was found, “was known” to her, however, they did not elaborate.

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