Toronto Police Arrest Suspect in 1983 Cold Case Murders

Sean McCowan (R) and Kaelin McCowan (L), brothers of murder victim of Erin Gilmour, at a press conference in Toronto on Nov. 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Toronto police announced today they had arrested a suspect in the murder of two women in the city—cold cases from nearly 40 years ago—after DNA evidence linked the suspect to the deaths.

Joseph George Sutherland, age 61, in a photo released by Toronto Police on Nov. 28, 2022. Handout/Toronto Police