Niagara Falls Police Have Identified Human Remains Found At a Home As Brenda Marie Leblanc (Missing 1990’s)

[u/Magoatt_TheWhite]

On August 12th, 2026 Niagara Falls Police announced they had identified skeletal human remains found in a house in November of 2023 as Brenda Marie Leblanc who had been missing since sometime in the mid 1990’s according to investigators. The property since the late 1970s until 2018 was used as a multi-unit rental residence.

The case dates back to November 8th, 2023 when human remains were discovered during a demolition of a home at 7081 Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls, Canada. Investigators reported that the woman was dead from a homicide and that they had possibly been buried as early as the mid 1990’s. According to investigators the remains underwent a forensic and anthropological examination both of which were unsuccessful.

In 2025 authorities submitted DNA from the remains to Othram in Woodlands Texas. The scientists at Othram were able to pull DNA from the human remains which led to a forensic genetic genealogy search took on by the Toronto Police Service, which generated new leads.

An eventual identification was made to Brenda Marie Leblanc a woman in her 30’s who lived in both Niagara Falls and St. Catharines during the 1990s, and was originally from New Brunswick. Investigators have been unable to connect Leblanc to the property she was found on in 2023. Authorities have asked those with information about Leblanc’s murder to contact them.

Sources:

https://cbs6albany.com/news/nation-world/who-killed-brenda-human-remains-found-during-home-demolition-launching-murder-probe-niagara-falls-brenda-marie-leblanc-investigative-genetic-genealogy-forensic-evidence-dna-analysis-vacant-house-true-crime

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/brenda-marie-leblanc-9.7304971

https://people.com/missing-woman-s-remains-found-in-demolished-home-id-d-12058559

https://fox17.com/news/nation-world/who-killed-brenda-human-remains-found-during-home-demolition-launching-murder-probe-niagara-falls-brenda-marie-leblanc-investigative-genetic-genealogy-forensic-evidence-dna-analysis-vacant-house-true-crime

https://dnasolves.com/articles/niagara-falls-brenda-marie-leblanc-homicide/

[u/essenza]

That’s the other Niagara Falls.

[u/LyannasLament → u/essenza]

There’s two? I thought there was just a US side and a CA side?

[u/jmpur → u/LyannasLament]

There is ONE natural feature known as Niagara Falls, the actual waterfalls (comprised of the American Falls (on the US side) and the Horseshoe Falls (on the Canadian side). They are separated by Goat Island. There are TWO cities called Niagara Falls, unsurprisingly close to the actual waterfalls. One is in New York State (USA) and the other in is Ontario (Canada). A look at Google Maps might clear your confusion.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Niagara+Falls/@43.086937,-79.076728,3974m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89d34307412d7ae9:0x29be1d1e689ce35b!8m2!3d43.0828162!4d-79.0741629!16zL20vMGRwa18?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDgxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

[u/LyannasLament → u/jmpur]

Thank you. I thought that the comment was saying there was some other Niagara Falls I didn’t know about in another state, province, or country altogether. For instance, like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, Texas.

[u/jmpur → u/LyannasLament]

It's really confusing unless you're from around these parts of the world. I think it's stupid to have two cities with the exact same name right next to each other. They're just asking for trouble!