Crown Says Suspect in Quebec Cold Case Murder Tracked Down by Y Chromosome Project

Crown Says Suspect in Quebec Cold Case Murder Tracked Down by Y Chromosome Project
Guylaine Potvin, shown in a Quebec provincial police handout photo, was found dead in her apartment in Jonquière, Que., on April 28, 2000. The Canadian Press/HO-Sûreté du Québec
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A Quebec prosecutor says a man charged with the sexual assault and murder of a 19-year-old junior college student, nearly 24 years ago, was tracked down with the help of a project that matches DNA with male surnames.

Prosecutor Pierre-Alexandre Bernard began presenting his case on Jan. 16 against Marc-André Grenon, who is charged with the first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault of Guylaine Potvin.