The verdict, so long after the murder, followed a trial featuring deteriorated DNA and unreliable witnesses and likely ends a long and uncertain course toward justice. Candace went missing Nov. 30, 1984, on her way home from school in Winnipeg. A controversial retesting of DNA found on twine used to bind the girl’s hands and feet led to a murder charge against Grant, now 54. Exactly 26 years after Candace’s body was recovered, Grant’s murder trial began. It was DNA used to corral Grant and it was DNA that freed him.

Source: National Post October 19, 2017 00:56 UTC