CANADA Unsolved Murder - Monique Gravel (50) April 25, 2004 in Montreal, Qc Canada

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Monique GRAVEL​ Unsolved murder​

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Date of the event	April 25, 2004
Last Name	GRAVEL
First Name	Monique
Age	50
Description of the event	In french only
Description of the person	Madame GRAVEL travaillait comme infirmière et enseignante en « Nursing » au Cégep St-Laurent. / Ms. GRAVEL worked as a nurse and teacher in “Nursing” at Cégep St-Laurent.
Case number	07-040425-004
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"On April 25, 2004, the Major Crimes police officers were called to the district of Saint-Laurent, on Cardinal Street, in a single-family residence, following the discovery of victim Monique GRAVEL.

A few hours later, the police discovered her abandoned car with the keys not far from the scene, at the intersection of Pontgravé Street and Laurentien Boulevard.

Description of Monique GRAVEL’s car:

• Golden AURORA Oldsmobile

During the examination of the scene, the police found a black tuque left at the scene that contains a DNA profile of an unknown man.

Ms. GRAVEL worked as a nurse and teacher in “Nursing” at Cégep St-Laurent.

The investigators are convinced that the person who abandoned the tuque at the scene is somehow involved in the violent death of Madame GRAVEL.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the SPVM, either by calling 911, going to a neighbourhood station, via our website or, anonymously, by contacting Info-Crime Montréal. Each information received will be processed and analyzed. The file will remain open until resolved." (English translation)

Monique GRAVEL - Service de police de la Ville de Montréal - SPVM

spvm.qc.ca

Meurtres non résolus: le SPVM annonce qu'il possède de l'ADN dans deux dossiers

Ils le sauront en lisant ces lignes mais une épée de Damoclès pèse au dessus de la tête de deux individus soupçonnés d'avoir commis autant de meurtres non résolus, ces dernières années à Montréal.

www.lapresse.ca

''The SPVM takes advantage of the launch of a new page on unsolved murders on its website to announce that it has the DNA of a suspect and an important witness in the murders of Monique Gravel, a nurse without history killed 13 years ago, and Jeannine Léveillé and her brother Richard, victims of a mistaken identity and asphyxiated deaths following an arson attack in November 2012.

Gravel, 49, who was in the process of divorce, was discovered dead by her children when they, after spending the weekend with their father, entered the family home on Cardinal Street, in the Saint--Laurent, the evening of Sunday, April 25, 2004.

A few hours later, the police discovered the victim’s abandoned car at the corner of Pontgravé and Laurentien Boulevard. The vehicle keys had been thrown nearby.'' (English translation)

ADN d'un suspect dans le meurtre de Monique Gravel

Le Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) a dévoilé qu’il possède l’ADN d’un suspect dans l’affaire du meurtre de Monique Gravel. La Laurentienne de 50 ans avait

journalmetro.com

 

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Thinking of the hat left behind..
May 24 2023

Methods used to solve Montreal teen's murder could help with other cold cases

Longueuil police expect to solve another cold case this year based on the advances in forensic biology that helped determine who killed 16-year-old Sharron Prior in 1975.

montrealgazette.com

“I am very confident that there will be another (cold case solved) this year and the goal is that, in the years to come, there will be two and maybe three per year,” Duquette said.

“Not all cold cases are admissible to this situation, but we have identified many and we are awaiting positive results.”

Duquette also said he considers genetic genealogy to be as significant an advancement in police work as fingerprints, or when DNA profiling was first used by police in the late 1980s.''

''Duquette said he did not want to identify which cold case might be solved this year because doing so could harm the investigation.''

 

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Nov 1, 2017 rbbm
Daniel RenaudTHE PRESS

Meurtres non résolus: le SPVM annonce qu'il possède de l'ADN dans deux dossiers

Ils le sauront en lisant ces lignes mais une épée de Damoclès pèse au dessus de la tête de deux individus soupçonnés d'avoir commis autant de meurtres non résolus, ces dernières années à Montréal.

www.lapresse.ca

''The SPVM is taking advantage of the launch of a new page on unsolved murders on its website to announce that it has the DNA of a suspect and an important witness in the murders of Monique Gravel, a nurse with no history killed 13 years ago, and Jeannine Léveillé and her brother Richard, victims of a mistaken person and died of asphyxiation following an arson attack in November 2012.

Ms. Gravel, 49, who was in the process of divorcing, was discovered dead by her children when, after spending the weekend with their father, they entered the family home on Cardinal Street, in the borough of Saint-Laurent, on the evening of Sunday, April 25, 2004.

A few hours later, police discovered the victim's car abandoned at the corner of Pontgravé and Laurentien Boulevard. The keys to the vehicle had been thrown nearby.

But above all, what was not known is that in Ms. Gravel's house, the police found a black toque containing the DNA of a man who did not correspond to any individual who gravitated in the victim's entourage.

"We are convinced that the DNA that corresponds to the toque has an important and even significant link with the murder of Ms. Gravel," said the commander of the SPVM's Major Crimes Division, Vincent Rozon.