IDENTIFIED!!! NAME RELEASED ON WED.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/septic-tank-sam-killed-1977-1.6083537
''A man whose death in Alberta has fascinated armchair detectives for years has finally been identified by the RCMP using genetic genealogy,
The Fifth Estate has learned.
The victim, whose name is expected to be released on Wednesday, was nicknamed Septic Tank Sam by the RCMP after he was found in a septic tank at a rural farm just outside Tofield, Alta., on April 13, 1977. The farm was owned by Mavis and Charlie McLeod, both now deceased.''
''David Mittelman, a geneticist and the CEO who runs Othram Inc., a private laboratory in Texas, declined to comment on whether his company was involved.
Othram specializes in the recovery and analysis of human DNA from degraded or contaminated forensic evidence. They also do genealogical research to try to identify the person the DNA belongs to for policing agencies in Canada and the U.S. They first
hit the headlines in Canada after they identified the unknown killer in the 1984 murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop.
The McLeods' daughter said that she has been aware that the RCMP started working on the case again within the past two years because she was called in for an interview. ''
''Lammerts said he believes the killer is dead by now but said that if he is still living, he is unlikely to face justice.
"How [are] you going to punish the guy now anyway?" Lammerts said. "You going to send an 82-year-old guy to jail now? What do you do with an 82-year-old man that killed somebody 50 years ago?"
''The RCMP headquarters in Ottawa did not respond to requests to confirm that they had solved the case.
David Mittelman, a geneticist and the CEO who runs Othram Inc., a private laboratory in Texas, declined to comment on whether his company was involved. ''