Toronto serial killer Kenneth Smith is finally named as the man linked by DNA to three brutal murders stretching from 1982 to 1997—and investigators fear he may have claimed more victims. In this Unexplained News Update, we break down how Toronto Police and forensic specialists at Othram used advanced genetic genealogy to connect decades-old crime scene profiles to a living relative, posthumously unmasking Smith and reopening questions about other unsolved homicides across Ontario.

We also investigate a 1979 James River John Doe in Virginia, finally identified as Nick Lopsis through the DNA Doe Project, and the long-cold Eastbourne seafront murder of Jennifer Kiely, now tied to suspect Keith Dowbekin via familial DNA. From there, we turn to the still‑unsolved 2022 apartment shooting of Arizona horse trainer Rachel Hansen in Gilbert, where modern forensics haven’t yet delivered a name. Plus, reports coming in from listeners about a newborn who seems to echo a beloved cat, a stray that appears to ignore locked doors and cameras, and a 1993 “incorrect forest” drive that brushes a possible portal.

Hosted by Reese Haldon and produced by Unexplained.co, this fast but thoughtful bulletin walks the line between hard evidence and high strangeness. Are new forensic tools really closing the gap between what we can prove and what we still can’t explain?

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