The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has successfully identified a man who was struck by a train in 1995 as Michael Kirov, originally from Winnipeg.
His identity was verified through the services of US-based company Othram.  The Coroners Service hired Othram to use genealogic DNA research as part of its ongoing work to solve the case.

On July 28, 1995, Michael was struck by a train at the railroad crossing at Courtney Street and 13th Avenue in Regina.  Without any way for authorities to identify him at the time, Michael remained a John Doe for the next 26 years.

Chief Coroner Clive Weighill says, “Over the past 26 years, the Coroners Service in conjunction with the Regina Police Service exhausted all avenues to find the identity of this unknown man,” he says, “With persistent investigation and new technologies, we can now provide closure for his family.”