Man Killed in Toronto, Ont. Crash 38 Years Ago Identified as Missing London, Ont. Man
- Bradley Verbeek was reported missing in March 1988 and was last seen in London, Ontario, in December 1987.
- In 2025, new information suggested Verbeek was involved in a fatal motorcycle crash in Toronto in May 1988.
- DNA testing in 2026 confirmed the unknown victim from the crash was Verbeek, and his family was informed.
- Verbeek's sister, Melissa Godwin, expressed that the family lived with heartbreak for 38 years not knowing his fate.
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Decades-long search ends as OPP confirms identity of reported man missing in 1987
OPP say they notified Bradley Verbeek’s family on June 16, 2026, after DNA analysis confirmed he was the unidentified male killed in a May 12, 1988 motorcycle collision in Toronto
Police ID motorcycle crash victim as teen missing from London – 38 years later
A teenager who went missing from London nearly 40 years ago has been identified as the person buried as the unknown victim of a fatal motorcycle crash in Toronto mere months after he was last seen here.
Middlesex County OPP – Identification made in fatal Collision of May 12, 1988
A man who died in a collision 38 years ago has now been identified, bringing long‑awaited answers to his family. On Friday, March 11, 1988, members of the Middlesex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a missing person. Bradley VERBEEK, 19 years old, was last seen on Exeter Road ...

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