New technology is allowing detectives to take DNA evidence from old cases and search for family ties online. But testing that DNA, devoting officers to the case and hiring genealogists to look for clues costs money and not all police forces have the funding.
Inspired by the mysterious death of his sister, Mr. Allore railed against police incompetence and became a tireless campaigner on behalf of the families of the missing and murdered
John Allore, a 59-year-old former Montrealer, was fatally struck by a car while cycling Thursday morning, sparking an outpouring of sadness in both Quebec and North Carolina.
After his sister Theresa disappeared in 1978, John Allore embarked on a journey to crack unsolved cases. "He always sought the truth," says an unresolved murder and missing persons investigator.
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