Decades-Old Mystery Solved: Missing Man Identified Through DNA

Vincent Stack, who went missing near Niagara Falls in 1990, has been identified over 30 years later thanks to advances in DNA technology.

Vincent Stack, missing since 1990, has been identified as the man whose remains were found on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992.
The identification was made possible through renewed DNA efforts by police on both sides of the border, utilizing advances in genetic genealogy.
Stack is believed to have died going over Niagara Falls, with his remains traveling approximately 235 km before being discovered.
The Oswego County Sheriff's Office and the Niagara Regional Police Service are working together to identify other unidentified remains cases in the area.
The identification brings closure to Stack's family, who were notified of the match to their relative's DNA.