Toronto police say DNA has helped to solve the 1984 murder of Christine Jessop, however, the suspect is now dead.Toronto Police Chief James Ramer identified Calvin Hoover as Jessop’s murderer.
He was 28 at the time of the case and he died in 2015.Kenney Jessop, Christine’s brother, told Global News the family is “feeling stunned” but “happily stunned” after hearing the news.
He said they are experiencing all seven stages of grief. The story of Christine Jessop and Guy Paul Morin: One murder, two tragedies Kenney said the suspect died by suicide a few years ago and was a friend of the family.
The killer’s wife was their father’s co-worker, Kenney said.The nine-year-old went missing on Oct. 3, 1984 in Queensville, Ont., and her remains were.