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Tech advance leads to B.C. arrest in 2007 Manitoba killing

Kevin Queau, 42, was arrested without incident in Vancouver in the death of Crystal Shannon Saunders
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A man was arrested in Vancouver this weekend in relation to a 2007 case in Manitoba. (Black Press file)

Police said Monday advances in DNA technology and an extensive investigation helped in the arrest of a Vancouver man in the killing of a Manitoba woman nearly 17 years ago.

Kevin Queau, a 42-year-old from Vancouver, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Crystal Shannon Saunders, whose body was found in 2007.

“While investigators worked tirelessly and brought the investigation to a successful conclusion, at the end of the day this does not bring back Crystal,” Supt.

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