DNA BOMBSHELL in the Lilly & Jack Sullivan Case: The Pink Blanket Finally Speaks…  After more than 9 months of chilling silence, the RCMP drops a revelation no one was prepared for.

 DNA BOMBSHELL DROPS in Lilly & Jack Sullivan Case – Blood Found on the Pink Blanket Was TESTED! 

After 9+ months of silence, RCMP finally reveals: forensic experts ran DNA and blood tests on the torn pink blanket pieces — the same blanket Lilly loved, one piece found hanging in a tree 1 km away, the other hidden in a trash bag at the driveway.

Now the results are in… and investigators are shocked.

Full details:

More than nine months after six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack vanished from their rural home, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has confirmed that forensic scientists conducted DNA analysis and blood testing on one of the few physical items recovered in the case: fragments of a pink blanket belonging to Lilly.

The blanket became a focal point early in the investigation. On May 2, 2025—the day the children were reported missing—three family members discovered a torn piece of pink fabric tangled in a tree along Lansdowne Station Road, approximately one kilometer from the Gairloch Road residence. Malehya Brooks-Murray, the children’s mother, and Daniel Martell, her then-partner and the children’s stepfather, immediately identified the material as part of Lilly’s favorite blanket.

Two days later, on May 4, RCMP officers located a second piece of the same blanket inside a garbage bag placed in a bin at the end of the family’s driveway. Both fragments were seized as evidence and submitted for forensic examination. In July 2025, police publicly acknowledged that testing was underway. Now, newly available investigative updates confirm that the testing specifically included DNA profiling and the detection of possible blood traces.

According to sources familiar with the investigation, forensic experts at the RCMP’s laboratory examined the pink fabric for biological material, including potential bloodstains, saliva, skin cells, or other trace DNA. The results have been returned to the Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit, though authorities have not yet released the specific findings to the public. The blanket fragments remain among the most significant pieces of evidence recovered to date, alongside child-sized boot prints discovered along a pipeline trail, a single sock, scraps of purple fabric, and scat samples.

The presence of possible blood on the blanket would represent a major development in a case that has otherwise yielded little physical evidence. No clothing, backpacks, toys, or other items known to belong to Lilly or Jack have been located despite extensive ground searches covering more than 8.5 square kilometers of dense forest. The wooded terrain—thick with downed trees from a 2022 post-tropical storm—combined with harsh weather conditions has made recovery efforts extraordinarily difficult.

The blanket’s unusual placement has long drawn scrutiny. The fragment found in the tree appeared to have been caught or left in a visible location, prompting questions about how it arrived there. The second piece, discovered in the unsecured trash bin just two days after the disappearance, raised further questions. Brooks-Murray told police she had discarded the blanket about a week earlier after using it to block drafts around a door; she said it was already torn and no longer needed. Martell corroborated the account, describing the blanket as old and unwanted.

Despite the explanation, the proximity of the driveway bin to the home—during the height of the largest search operation in recent Nova Scotia history—has fueled speculation in true crime communities and online forums. Some have questioned whether the blanket pieces could indicate deliberate disposal or staging, though RCMP has consistently maintained that the case remains classified as a missing persons investigation with no evidence of criminal activity.

The decision to test the blanket for blood and DNA reflects the depth of the forensic effort. Investigators collected toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and other items from the home to establish reference DNA profiles for the children. Polygraph examinations were administered to family members, including both Brooks-Murray and Martell, with the stepfather reportedly passing the test related to the disappearance. Cellphone records, bank transactions, GPS data, search histories, and thousands of hours of video surveillance from surrounding areas were reviewed.

In January 2026, unsealed court documents revealed additional layers of complexity. Brooks-Murray alleged in a May 9, 2025, police interview that Martell had been physically abusive during their relationship, stating he would block her, hold her down, push her, and take her phone when she attempted to contact her mother. She described some incidents as “physical and hurt.” Martell has denied the allegations, calling them part of a narrative intended to portray him negatively. He faces unrelated charges of assault, sexual assault, and forcible confinement involving an adult female complainant, with alleged incidents occurring between September 2024 and March 2025 at the same Gairloch Road address. Those charges are separate from the children’s case.

The blanket testing adds to a growing list of forensic work that has yet to produce a definitive breakthrough. Cadaver dogs deployed in October 2025 did not locate remains. Repeated searches of the pipeline trail area—where boot prints of two different sizes were discovered—have not yielded further evidence. One print was cast and matched the tread pattern of a size 11 child’s boot purchased for Lilly at a Walmart store in March 2025.

The Nova Scotia government continues to offer a $150,000 reward for information leading to the resolution of the case. Hundreds of tips have been received, with investigators conducting formal interviews and polygraphs with dozens of individuals. The Missing Persons Act governs the ongoing probe, which remains active and open.

For the family, community volunteers, and a province still gripped by the mystery, every piece of evidence carries immense weight. The pink blanket—once a child’s comfort item—now sits at the center of scientific scrutiny. If blood is confirmed and matched to either child, it could shift the trajectory of the investigation. If it belongs to someone else, it may open new lines of inquiry. If no blood is present, the focus returns to the scant traces left behind in the woods.

RCMP continues to urge anyone with information to contact the Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit or local detachment. As winter fades and another spring arrives without answers, the question lingers: What story does the blood—or absence of blood—on Lilly’s blanket ultimately tell?