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CTV News
4 hours ago
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- CTV News
Jury hears details about Pat Stay's fatal stab wound
CONTENT WARNING Nova Scotia's deputy chief medical examiner told a Halifax jury that Patrick Wayne Stay died as the result of a lone stab wound, caused by a single-edged bladed knife. Dr. Erik Mont performed an autopsy on Stay on Sept. 4, 2022. The stabbing went through the chest wall between two ribs and into the right ventricle of the heart, he said. The wound was on the left side of Stay's upper chest, and entered from left to right, directed toward the middle of his body, Mont told the jury. He testified the wound was approximately 2.6 centimetres long and one centimetre wide, with an approximate depth of 10-to-15 centimetres or four-to-six inches Mont said alcohol, cocaine and caffeine were all detected in Stay's blood at the time of the autopsy. The results from the toxicology findings had no direct result or consequence regarding the cause of death, he said. Stay's blood alcohol concentration was measured at 0.117 and the cocaine was reported at 62 nanograms per millilitre, but Mont added that it's difficult to assign a particular concentration for cocaine. DNA analysis Two other Crown witnesses testified virtually on Tuesday, including Walid Dabbour, a forensic DNA analyst in Guelph, ON. He prepared six reports for the jury and told them an October 2022 report was based on five items he received from police for testing. Those included a blood sample from Pat Stay, a swab collected from stairs at the scene, a hotel, a satchel belonging to Adam Drake and a sweater that Dabbour said belonged to another suspect. The sample from the stairs found that blood was detected, Dabbour said, and been matched to a DNA sample of Stay. While it was not conclusive, he told the jury the odds of someone else with the same profile would be one-in-1,000,000,000,000,000,000. The jury was told by a previous Crown witness that Drake and the people he was with left the club through a stairwell leading to a back door. On the sweater that belonged to another man, Dabbour said there were two spots where blood was found; on the right sleeve and front pouch. The odds of the blood on the sleeve being from someone other than Stay are one-in-1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, he said. On Drake's satchel, he said there were chemical indications of blood, but that absent of typical staining, 'there's a greater possibility that it's not blood.' 'I cannot provide the opinion that blood was present,' he testified. The day ended prior to the conclusion of Dabbour's evidence, meaning it will continue on Wednesday. Video witness Lynne Fox, a forensic digital media technician with Halifax Regional Police, was the other Crown witness to testify on Tuesday. She put together some video exhibits in the trial, including video timelines with surveillance footage, and an enhanced, zoomed-in copy of the stabbing itself. Adam Drake is on trial for second-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer, Michael Lacy, suggested it was difficult to determine what was happening in the video, to which the witness said it was in the original footage as well. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBS News
8 hours ago
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- CBS News
Body of 84-year-old man identified more than 31 years after being found floating near Florida bridge
Police in central Florida have identified the body of a man whose remains were first discovered over 31 years ago, using advanced DNA tests that led them to his relatives. Edman Eric Gleed had been listed as missing from Fairfax County, Virginia, by his son at the time of his death, the Clearwater Police Department said when they shared his identity Monday. He was 84. Previously, Gleed had been known to law enforcement as "Pinellas County John Doe 1993," since his body was found floating near a bridge in Clearwater, which is in Pinellas County outside of Tampa Bay, on Nov. 29, 1993. Clearwater police said Gleed's body was found without identification, and a folded pile of clothing near a lifeguard stand on the shore held no clues, either. The autopsy later conducted to determine a cause and manner of death was inconclusive, but the medical examiner did not suspect foul play, according to police. More than 31 years ago, the body of an unidentified man was found floating near the Clearwater Pass bridge. For all... Posted by Clearwater Police Department on Monday, June 2, 2025 Recently, samples of the then-unidentified man's DNA were collected again and submitted for testing to the nonprofit Moxxy Forensic Investigations, which analyzed them using investigative genetic genealogy. That technique aims to solve cold cases by matching an unknown person's DNA to their potential family members. The monthslong genealogical search uncovered connections to an 18th-century couple from Bristol, England, which allowed forensic investigators "to develop a candidate for the identity" of the man eventually confirmed to be Gleed, Clearwater police said. Gleed's identify was verified with a comparison sample from his son, who is now 94 and living in North Carolina. "We are happy that we are able to provide the family some answers and some closure as to what happened with their loved one," Clearwater's deputy police chief Michael Walek said in a statement. In a separate statement, Ed Adams, the assistant on Gleed's case at Moxxy Forensic Investigations, said the case "has been close to the hearts of everyone on the team." "We are all honored to have played a part in returning Edman Gleed to his family," Adams said.
Sky News
10 hours ago
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- Sky News
Madeleine McCann: New search under way brings fresh hope - but there are big unanswered questions
Dense shrubs, empty barns, disused wells and dirt tracks - the police here have got their work cut out if they're to find evidence relating to Madeleine McCann's disappearance. At 6am, before police cordons were put up, we spoke with an officer - a balaclava covering his face - manning one of the forensic tents. "It's a large area," he told me. "A different place will be searched each day." Gusty winds blow up dust on the dirt tracks. The land is used by dog walkers and hikers, and is sparsely populated. But as the crow flies, it's only a mile or so from where the three-year-old was last seen while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz in 2007. As we stood by the police van, out for his morning run was Tony Gallagher, a Brit who has lived within this new search area for 20 years. He remembers when it all happened. "I know for a fact that they searched up here 20 years ago," he said. "I'm not sure what they're hoping to find, because even locals were searching." It's one of the big unanswered questions: Just what intelligence is this latest search based on? Has someone come forward? "It feels strange, you know," Tony adds. "I think it will be for the people in Praia da Luz... because it had a whole negative impact there 20 years ago in terms of business and tourists coming and everything. "And I hope for the locals that doesn't happen again." 1:25 At 9am, two vans and three cars arrived - all with German number plates. Inside, police - some in camouflage uniforms - were ready to begin the search. Police in Germany had asked officials in Portugal for access back in April, so this has been in the planning for weeks. Madeleine's disappearance is one of the most high-profile missing-person investigations in the world. It's why every new search brings the world's media. At one point, more than 20 journalists were broadcasting live alongside us, lining the road opposite the police. While this new search brings fresh hope, journalists and, more importantly, Kate and Gerry McCann have been here before, many times. Around two years ago, a dam about 45 minutes from here was searched, but nothing was found. In May, on the anniversary of these tragic events, her parents said they will leave "no stone unturned" in the search for their daughter. Eighteen years on, it is a poignant moment - Madeleine would have turned 22 last month.
Sky News
10 hours ago
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- Sky News
Madeleine McCann: New search brings fresh hope - but there are big unanswered questions
Dense shrubs, empty barns, disused wells and dirt tracks - the police here have got their work cut out if they're to find evidence relating to Madeleine McCann's disappearance. At 6am, before police cordons were put up, we spoke with an officer - a balaclava covering his face - manning one of the forensic tents. "It's a large area," he told me. "A different place will be searched each day." Gusty winds blow up dust on the dirt tracks. The land is used by dog walkers and hikers, and is sparsely populated. But as the crow flies, it's only a mile or so from where the three-year-old was last seen while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz in 2007. As we stood by the police van, out for his morning run was Tony Gallagher, a Brit who has lived within this new search area for 20 years. He remembers when it all happened. "I know for a fact that they searched up here 20 years ago," he said. "I'm not sure what they're hoping to find, because even locals were searching." It's one of the big unanswered questions: Just what intelligence is this latest search based on? Has someone come forward? "It feels strange, you know," Tony adds. "I think it will be for the people in Praia da Luz... because it had a whole negative impact there 20 years ago in terms of business and tourists coming and everything. "And I hope for the locals that doesn't happen again." 1:25 At 9am, two vans and three cars arrived - all with German number plates. Inside, police - some in camouflage uniforms - were ready to begin the search. Police in Germany had asked officials in Portugal for access back in April, so this has been in the planning for weeks. Madeleine's disappearance is one of the most high-profile missing-person investigations in the world. It's why every new search brings the world's media. At one point, more than 20 journalists were broadcasting live alongside us, lining the road opposite the police. While this new search brings fresh hope, journalists and, more importantly, Kate and Gerry McCann have been here before, many times. Around two years ago, a dam about 45 minutes from here was searched, but nothing was found. In May, on the anniversary of these tragic events, her parents said they will leave "no stone unturned" in the search for their daughter. Eighteen years on, it is a poignant moment - Madeleine would have turned 22 last month.
Sky News
11 hours ago
- General
- Sky News
New search for Madeleine McCann brings fresh hope - but there are big unanswered questions
Dense shrubs, empty barns, disused wells and dirt tracks - the police here have got their work cut out if they're to find evidence relating to Madeleine McCann's disappearance. At 6am, before police cordons were put up, we spoke with an officer - a balaclava covering his face - manning one of the forensic tents. "It's a large area," he told me. "A different place will be searched each day." Gusty winds blow up dust on the dirt tracks. The land is used by dog walkers and hikers, and is sparsely populated. But as the crow flies, it's only a mile or so from where the three-year-old was last seen while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz in 2007. As we stood by the police van, out for his morning run was Tony Gallagher, a Brit who has lived within this new search area for 20 years. He remembers when it all happened. "I know for a fact that they searched up here 20 years ago," he said. "I'm not sure what they're hoping to find, because even locals were searching." It's one of the big unanswered questions: Just what intelligence is this latest search based on? Has someone come forward? "It feels strange, you know," Tony adds. "I think it will be for the people in Praia da Luz... because it had a whole negative impact there 20 years ago in terms of business and tourists coming and everything. "And I hope for the locals that doesn't happen again." 1:25 At 9am, two vans and three cars arrived - all with German number plates. Inside, police - some in camouflage uniforms - were ready to begin the search. Police in Germany had asked officials in Portugal for access back in April, so this has been in the planning for weeks. Madeleine's disappearance is one of the most high-profile missing-person investigations in the world. It's why every new search brings the world's media. At one point, more than 20 journalists were broadcasting live alongside us, lining the road opposite the police. While this new search brings fresh hope, journalists and, more importantly, Kate and Gerry McCann have been here before, many times. Around two years ago, a dam about 45 minutes from here was searched, but nothing was found. In May, on the anniversary of these tragic events, her parents said they will leave "no stone unturned" in the search for their daughter. Eighteen years on, it is a poignant moment - Madeleine would have turned 22 last month.
