Published Friday, March 5, 2021 4:55PM EST Human remains found in multiple locations across the city and linked to a shooting in a downtown Toronto apartment last month have been identified as belonging to a missing 32-year-old single mother. Police said Amanda Killeen was last seen in the area of Dundas Street West and Scarlett Road on Feb. 19. Five days after Killeen disappeared, human remains were discovered in locations around Toronto, including at one of the city’s transfer stations, Det. Sgt. Keri Fernandes with the homicide unit told CP24. On Friday, police said DNA testing confirmed that the remains belong to Killeen.
Murder-related charge laid in missing woman case, Toronto homicide unit investigating
by Mark Douglas, Lucas Casaletto
Posted Feb 26, 2021 2:57 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 26, 2021 at 6:41 pm EDT
A vigil for Amanda Killeen showing her nickname, Slim. Courtesy of Mark Douglas.
Toronto Police are now calling an ever-changing investigation a homicide, and a charge related to murder has been laid.
Investigators said 33-year old mother of three, Amanda Killeen, went missing one week ago.
Police have never officially confirmed it was her who was killed in all this – they need the DNA results first – but Amanda’s cousin has been very public, saying she was murdered.
TORONTO A missing person investigation that has so far led police to shoot a man dead in a downtown Toronto apartment tower and charge a second man with indignity to a body is now a homicide investigation, with detectives saying they are conducting DNA testing to identify human remains they have found. On Tuesday morning at 3:30 a.m., police arrived at a Toronto Community Housing building at 291 George Street, north of Dundas Street East, as part of a missing person investigation. Police went to the third floor of the building where they confronted a man later identified as Gedi Ali Gedi, 45, and shot him dead.
Published Friday, February 26, 2021 12:31PM EST A missing person investigation that has so far led police to shoot a man dead in a downtown Toronto apartment tower and charge a second man with committing an indignity to a body is now a homicide, with detectives saying they are conducting DNA testing to identify human remains that they have found. On Tuesday morning at 3:30 a.m., police arrived at a Toronto Community Housing building at 291 George Street, north of Dundas Street East, as part of a missing person investigation. Police went to the third floor of the building where they confronted a man later identified as Gedi Ali Gedi, 45, and shot him dead.