Guy Greffard

On October 13, 2022, 65-year-old Guy Greffard was arrested by the Edmonton Police Service for the July 9, 1981 rape of a 15-year-old girl in Edmonton, Alberta.

The girl was sexually assaulted by an unknown male while walking home across a school field in northeast Edmonton. The file was reopened in February of 2018 by the Historical Crimes Unit, and the RCMP Lab was able to develop a DNA profile of the suspect. There were no hits to Canada’s National DNA Data Bank. Police then turned to FGG, beginning in 2021.

There is currently no information on who conducted the FGG investigation, or how the initial confirmation as made.

Greffard was arrested in Kelvington, Saskatchewan. He is facing charges of rape and gross indecency in the Alberta Provincial Court.

The Edmonton Police Service has stated that they have used FGG on five police files thus far, including a robbery, a human remains identification, and two other sexual assaults. This is the first to result in charges. The results of the other investigations have not been made public.

Sources:

The Canadian Press. “Saskatchewan Man Charged in 1981 Sexual Assault Case, Edmonton Police Say.” City News, November 8, 2022. Last modified November 9, 2022. Accessed November 11, 2002. https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2022/11/08/saskatchewan-man-charged-in-1981-sexual-assault-case-edmonton-police-say/.

Edmonton Police Service. “Police Lay Charges in Historical Sexual Assault Case.” Edmonton Police Service (Press Release), November 8, 2022. Accessed November 11, 2022. https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/historicalsexassault.

Swensrude, Stephanie. “Edmonton Police Lay Charges in 41-Year-Old Sexual Assault Case.” Global News, November 8, 2022. Accessed November 11, 2022. https://globalnews.ca/news/9261277/edmonton-police-historical-sexual-assualt-genetic-genealogy/.

Individual

First Name Guy
Last Name Greffard
Other Names
Victims 1 (Details)
IGG Started 2021-00-00
Case Cleared 2022-10-13
IGG Org nd

Victims

Case ID Name Age Case Opened Location Investigating Org Most Serious Charge Disposition Court
1784 n/a Jane Doe 15 1981-07-09 Edmonton, AB Edmonton PS All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Case is currently pending before the court Alberta PROV CT

Last updated: February 9, 2024

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Case data and narrative licensed under CC BY 4.0: Dowdeswell, Tracey (2023), “Forensic Genetic Genealogy Project v. 2022”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/jcycgvhm96.1. All other content, including photos, have been added.