Gracelyn Greenidge, a 41-year-old nursing assistant who had immigrated from the Bahamas, was found murdered in her Toronto apartment on July 29, 1997. The case remains a cold case, with police having a DNA profile of the male suspect but needing the public’s help to identify him.
Gracelyn was last seen leaving work at a downtown seniors’ residence around 11:30pm on July 28, 1997. Her body was discovered the next evening in her apartment at 50 Driftwood Avenue, in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue area of Toronto, July 29, by a co-worker who became concerned when she didn’t show up for her next shift.
There was evidence of a violent struggle in the apartment. Gracelyn’s cause of death was blunt force trauma. Investigators developed a male DNA profile from the scene and have used it to eliminate men who knew Gracelyn as suspects.
Police are looking for a man who reportedly kept company with Gracelyn around the time of her murder. He is described as black, in his mid-30s at the time (now likely in his 60s), 5-foot-9, approximately 165 pounds, with a prominent mole on his right cheek. He was known to frequent North York bingo halls.
In 2018, the Toronto police announced that they were offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that may lead to the arrest of the person, or persons, responsible for Gracelyn’s murder.
If you have information on Gracelyn’s case, please contact any of the following:
Toronto Police Service: 416-808-7400
Email: homicide@torontopolice.on.ca
Reference Case#: Homicide #41/1997
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Online at: https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tip
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Source: Toronto Police Service, Toronto Star, City News
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