Human remains were found in a landfill during a search connected to the murder of a 24-year-old mother, said Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) Wednesday..An autopsy is needed to determine identity of the victim..The partial remains of Rebecca Contois were found in a garbage bin on May 16 in a Winnipeg neighbourhood..Police, who believed some of her remains were taken to the landfill after a residential collection pickup, swiftly secured an area of the site. .Last month WPS did not rule out the possibility there may be more victims connected to the investigation..However, no new victims have been identified, Const. Dani McKinnon told a news conference.."Nothing has changed, in terms that it could be a possibility, but we just don't have evidence to prove that or lay charges at this time," said McKinnon..“We currently don't have any other information or evidence to conclusively say that is the case. Of course, this investigation is still very much ongoing and timely updates would be provided.”.No new charges have been laid in this discovery..Jeremy Anthony Micheal Skibicki, 35, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Contois. He remains in custody..The partial remains of Contois, who grew up in Winnipeg, were found near Skibicki’s home.The victim is a member of Crane River First Nation and had one daughter..Weather conditions and preparation work delayed the initial search of an area the size of three or four football fields in the Brady Road Resource Management facility..The search by the WPS Ground Search and Rescue Team was then narrowed to an area comparable to the size of one and a half football fields..Searching the landfill presented many challenges — including biohazard suits that trapped heat causing team members to “swap off” every 20 minutes, navigating uneven terrain, and the need to search up to 10-foot-high piles of garbage — said Insp. Cam MacKid, with the forensics, intelligence, and technology unit. .In 2011, police searched the landfill during an investigation into the disappearance of Tanya Nepinak, 31. Her body was never found..Contois is one of three First Nations women that were killed in Winnipeg last month during a two-week period..On May 19, Doris Trout, 25, was found dead in a downtown apartment lobby..Mother of four Tessa Perry was found critically injured at a residence and later died in hospital..The death of Contois impacted the community, said Angie Tuesday, a WPS support and resource advocate for families.."This particular case, the details that have been released have been very traumatic on the family, of course, but also on other families who have experienced this loss before and are currently experiencing those losses," said Tuesday..Police and community organizations are providing support services to grieving family members, said McKinnon.
Human remains were found in a landfill during a search connected to the murder of a 24-year-old mother, said Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) Wednesday..An autopsy is needed to determine identity of the victim..The partial remains of Rebecca Contois were found in a garbage bin on May 16 in a Winnipeg neighbourhood..Police, who believed some of her remains were taken to the landfill after a residential collection pickup, swiftly secured an area of the site. .Last month WPS did not rule out the possibility there may be more victims connected to the investigation..However, no new victims have been identified, Const. Dani McKinnon told a news conference.."Nothing has changed, in terms that it could be a possibility, but we just don't have evidence to prove that or lay charges at this time," said McKinnon..“We currently don't have any other information or evidence to conclusively say that is the case. Of course, this investigation is still very much ongoing and timely updates would be provided.”.No new charges have been laid in this discovery..Jeremy Anthony Micheal Skibicki, 35, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Contois. He remains in custody..The partial remains of Contois, who grew up in Winnipeg, were found near Skibicki’s home.The victim is a member of Crane River First Nation and had one daughter..Weather conditions and preparation work delayed the initial search of an area the size of three or four football fields in the Brady Road Resource Management facility..The search by the WPS Ground Search and Rescue Team was then narrowed to an area comparable to the size of one and a half football fields..Searching the landfill presented many challenges — including biohazard suits that trapped heat causing team members to “swap off” every 20 minutes, navigating uneven terrain, and the need to search up to 10-foot-high piles of garbage — said Insp. Cam MacKid, with the forensics, intelligence, and technology unit. .In 2011, police searched the landfill during an investigation into the disappearance of Tanya Nepinak, 31. Her body was never found..Contois is one of three First Nations women that were killed in Winnipeg last month during a two-week period..On May 19, Doris Trout, 25, was found dead in a downtown apartment lobby..Mother of four Tessa Perry was found critically injured at a residence and later died in hospital..The death of Contois impacted the community, said Angie Tuesday, a WPS support and resource advocate for families.."This particular case, the details that have been released have been very traumatic on the family, of course, but also on other families who have experienced this loss before and are currently experiencing those losses," said Tuesday..Police and community organizations are providing support services to grieving family members, said McKinnon.
