Human remains discovered in Manitoba landfill during search for murdered indigenous women

Potential human remains were found on Tuesday at a Manitoba landfill north of Winnipeg during a search for two murdered indigenous women. 

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced the discovery at the Prairie Green Landfill on social media, confirming the remains are believed to belong to Morgan Harris or Marcedes Myran. 

"The Prairie Green landfill search, according to experts on-site, has identified potential human remains in the search material,” said Kinew.

“The families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran have been notified of this development and attended the site.”

Both were victims of convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. 

The RCMP and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are working to confirm the identity, a process expected to take several weeks.  

“We found what we believe is somebody’s loved one,” Kinew said during an emotional news conference. 

“This has been so public and long in the making. Now we’re at the stage where maybe we’re going to be able to move forward with healing and closure.” 

The search, which was launched in December 2024, has drawn national attention. 

Kinew, who stood with relatives at the site on Tuesday, called the moment “profoundly impactful.”  

Skibicki was convicted in July 2024 of first-degree murder for killing Harris, Myran, Rebecca Contois, and an unidentified woman named Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman. 

Contois’s partial remains were found in a Winnipeg garbage bin in 2022, while Buffalo Woman has not been located.  

Forensic experts sifting through landfill debris alerted families before the remains were sent for analysis. 

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs called the discovery a “painful but significant moment,” urging continued action to address systemic violence against indigenous women and two-spirit people.  

Search teams remain at the landfill. 

“This isn’t the end,” said Kinew. 

“We stand committed to justice for these families, and for all who are still waiting.”