Police have a break in a 30-year-old homicide case in Manitoba's Interlake region.
RCMP say they are pursuing new leads in the 1985 death of 80-year-old Michael Kalanza. His remains were found by a group of high school students on a field trip to a quarry near Moosehorn, Man., in 1997.
Tara Seel with the RCMP said investigators are at the quarry combing the area once again for evidence.
"We're hoping to find supporting evidence to coincide with the new look at this investigation," she said Wednesday. "We also want to make sure that nothing was left undiscovered. Techniques have advanced a lot since 1997 so we just want to make sure that nothing was missed."
About 20 officers are involved in the case, as well as anthropologists who have helped examine the evidence.
Officers from the historical case unit have made new inquiries in the community, which they say has brought new information to light. Old exhibits have been resubmitted for DNA testing, Seel said.
New technology means investigators can pull DNA from smaller samples than they were able to in the 1990s, she said.
"Today, minute evidence that previously wouldn't be considered for DNA profiling, may now be suitable."
They are also able to examine fingerprints more precisely, she added.
Kalanza disappeared from Faulkner, Man. in 1985. His family is still looking for answers, Seel said.
"For the RCMP, unsolved cases remain active and open until a conclusion is reached. This case was never closed."
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