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DNA evidence provides 'breakthrough' in Dale Porter case

The RCMP say they have made a major development in the Dale Porter homicide investigation related to DNA evidence collected from the scene in Conception Bay North ten months ago.
North River resident Dale Porter, who's pictured here working on a fishing boat, was killed on his property during the early morning hours of June 29, 2014. No charges have been laid in relation to his death. (Submitted photo)

The RCMP say they have made a major development in the Dale Porter homicide investigation related to DNA evidence collected from the scene in Conception Bay North ten months ago.

In a news release Friday, RCMP said recent DNA analysis have put police in "a position to act on these results."

While details on the development are scarce, an RCMP spokesperson told CBC News the DNA results are the breakthrough they've been waiting for. 

Porter, 39, was killed on his property in North River during the early morning hours of June 29, 2014.

CBC News learned RCMP believe two men with links to the Vikings Motorcycle Club murdered Porter.

​​In an October 2014 affidavit, an RCMP constable identified Allan Potter and Daniel Leonard as suspects in the North River murder.

The two men have never been charged with Porter's death.