CANADA Canada- Patrick Santos,21, stabbed,duct taped nose & mouth, body dumped, Scarborough,Ont, 16/9/2006

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Who beat, suffocated and left Patrick Santos to die in a Scarborough backyard 10 years ago?

COLD CASE: Patrick Santos' case just one tip away from being solved - 680 NEWS
''On September 17th, 2006 Patrick Santos was found outside his father’s home on Bridlington Street near Ellesmere Road and Bellamy Road North in Scarborough.

• Victim: Patrick Santos
• Age: 21
• Residence: Scarborough
• Last seen: September 16, 2006
• Found dead: September 17, 2006

The 21-year-old had been tied up and duct tape covered his eyes, nose and mouth. He had also been stabbed four times. Police believe his attackers were waiting for him at his house when he arrived home. Investigators say they have offender DNA in this case and all they need now is a name.''

 

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TPSNews.ca | Stories | DNA Will Solve Santos Murder
''DNA Will Solve Santos Murder
By Ron Fanfair, Toronto Police Service April 27, 2016
You'll never outrun DNA evidence.''

''That was the message Detective Sergeant Stacy Gallant of the Homicide Cold Case Section delivered to the person, wanted in a decade-long murder investigation, who left DNA behind at the scene of the crime.

On Sunday, September 17, 2006, at around 7:20 a.m., a father discovered the lifeless body of his son – 21-year-old Patrick Santos – on the backyard patio of their residence on Bridlington St. in Toronto. His feet and hands were bound. Tape was wrapped around the head of the victim who had been beaten and suffocated.

Gallant is appealing to the person whose DNA was found on items at the murder scene to contact police.''
“If this is your DNA, you need to come forward and explain why your DNA was present at this murder scene,” he said. “You can wait and look over your shoulder for the rest of your life or until we come knocking on your door.”

Gallant said there’s no doubt that there are people who are close with this person or were close to him back at the time of the offence who know he was involved in the murder.

“This, I am sure of,” he said. “He likely would have told a girlfriend, a family member, close friend or really someone he really didn’t even know, just to impress them. If you want to remain anonymous, that is perfectly fine. We have his DNA, so all we need from you is his name and nothing more. It is your duty to bring his name into this investigation so he can be held accountable.”

Gallant said the deceased’s family members, his girlfriend and some of his close associates were interviewed by investigators and it was determined that the last-known contact with the deceased was with his girlfriend by cellphone about three hours before his body was found.
“The deceased informed her that he was heading home from a downtown club,” said Gallant. “It was apparent, based on the scene examination, that the person(s) involved in this murder were lying in wait at his residence when he returned home.

The investigation also established that the deceased, an apprentice mechanic in Mississauga, was involved with a number of people in a sophisticated criminal enterprise involving debit cards.

Gallant said it appears that the deceased’s family was oblivious to his criminal activity.

Items were sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences where a DNA profile was developed and identified as an unknown man.

“A recent forensic phenotyping test identified the DNA as having come from a male, mixed race, black and white,” said Gallant. “He’s most likely to have brown eyes and black hair. Since the offence happened almost 10 years, the DNA likely belongs to a person who is currently between 30 and 40, based on the age of the victim and his associates at the time of this offence.”

 

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Toronto Police Service :: News Release #50141
''The Toronto Police Service has launched a unique, six-episode series of its 24 Shades of Blue podcast with Obie & Ax.

Featuring A/Detective Sergeant Stephen Smith of Homicide - Cold Case, this break-out series will highlight an unsolved, historic homicide or missing persons case during each episode.

"With any cold case, we are only ever one piece of information away from solving the mystery," said A/D/Sgt. Smith. "Any time we can talk about these cases, it gives us the chance to rekindle memories and start conversations and that means we have another chance to bring closure to a family who has been waiting far too long for answers."

The first episode of 24 Shades of Blue - Cold Case Edition features the case of Patrick Santos, Homicide #49/2006. It includes a statement from Patrick's mother, read by host Andy O'Brien.''


All episodes can be found on Google Podcasts, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and many other places podcasts can be found. Click here for the podcast provider of your choice.''

 

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Cold Case Files: Toronto mother still searching for answers 10 years after son’s murder | Globalnews.ca
''Gallant said he believes Patrick’s killer is still roaming free and investigators are appealing to the public for help.

“He knew who these people were and these people were targeting him for a specific reason. Was it for money? Was it for something else?,” he said.

“That is all speculation, but as I said, at least two people were involved at the very minimal.”

 

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Sept 7 2021 rbbm.
HUNTER: Cops determined to solve 1991 Lori Pinkus cold case murder | Toronto Sun
''The shocking murder of Patrick Santos (homicide #0492006) has haunted detectives for the past 15 years.

On Sept. 17, 2006, Santos’ father opened the back door of his Scarborough home to let the family dog out and instead discovered his son’s lifeless body on the ground.

Duct tape covered Patrick’s face and his hands and feet were bound. He was only 21-years-old at the time of the murder, the cause ruled as suffocation.

Cops told the Toronto Sun in 2011 that there are “many” people who know why Santos’ young life was snuffed out. But information has been sparse.

''And that’s it in cold cases: evidence is sparse and witnesses are sparse.

Still, as a growing number of old killers would be quick to tell you: You can never be sure you’ve gotten away with murder until you’re planted in the ground.

If you have any information regarding any of these cases, please contact homicide at 416-808-7400, or at [email protected], or Crime Stoppers at 416−222−TIPS (8477).''

ETA cross-posting other case referenced in article.
CANADA - Lori Pinkus, 21, Toronto, 8 September 1991, * Fresh initiative, DNA*

 

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Patrick Santos’s killers bound his ankles and wrists before they duct taped his mouth. Was it a warning gone wrong?
By Peter Edwards
Nov. 21, 2021
''Perhaps Patrick Santos’s killers only wanted to give him a taste of humiliation when they ambushed him in the backyard of his father’s home on Bridlington Street near Bellamy and Ellesmere Roads in Scarborough.

They bound him, beat him, tortured him with a knife and duct taped his face before leaving him to be found by his father hours later.''

 

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Jan 7 2023 rbbm.

GOTCHA: Cops using new tech to clear cold cases, nab unpunished killers

The scene that greeted Patrick Santos' father was something no parent should ever have to see.

torontosun.com

''Cops hope new DNA tech will lead them to the killer of Patrick Santos. TORONTO POLICE SERVICE''

''The scene that greeted Patrick Santos’ father was something no parent should ever have to see''

''On Sept. 17, 2006, Santos’ dad opened the back door of his Scarborough home to let the family dog out and discovered his son’s lifeless body on the ground.''

Duct tape covered Patrick’s face and his hands and feet were bound. He was only 21 at the time of the murder.
The cause of his death was determined to be suffocation.
For almost 17, the Santos murder has remained a mystery.
Cops are certain there are “many” who know why the kind young man was murdered. They’re just not talking.''

As Nick the bartender said in It’s a Wonderful Life, all they need is a “convincer.” That convincer is DNA and genetic genealogy.

“We know we can solve this, it’s one that really bothers me,” Toronto Police Det.-Sgt. Steve Smith recently told The Toronto Sun, “then again, they all do.”

''Santos is among the cases cops have submitted for testing, along with DNA from a number of the notorious unsolved sex worker murders from the 1980s and 1990s.''

 

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Mom searches for answers 18 years after murder of Patrick Santos

Santos was found in the backyard of his father's Scarborough home on Sept. 17th, 2006, his feet and hands were bound.

toronto.citynews.ca

''On this week’s episode of the “Tracking a Killer: The Cold Case Files” podcast, 680’s Fil Martino and Madison Fitzpatrick of Rogers TV take a look at the unsolved murder of 21-year-old Patrick Santos of Toronto.

Santos was found in the backyard of his father’s Scarborough home on September 17th, 2006. His feet and hands were bound and tape was wrapped around his head. Toronto Police Detective Stella Karras says the cause of death was asphyxiation.

“We do have a DNA profile that we believe is the offender in this case, but for years it wasn’t hitting on anything. It wasn’t bringing us to any individual,” said Detective Karras. “I can say we have just started the process of uploading that profile into the genetic databases to see if we can find some familial line to try and determine who this belongs to.”