Police have started searching a landfill in the ongoing investigation into the murder of Rebecca Contois, 24, whose partial remains were found near a Winnipeg apartment building..And “nothing has changed,” regarding the possibility that there may be more victims, a Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) spokesperson confirmed Friday..“Due to the nature of the circumstances of this investigation, homicide investigators have not ruled out the possibility of additional victims,” said WPS early in the investigation..Contois, a band member of Crane River First Nation, was identified as the victim soon after her partial remains were discovered by a passerby on May 16..Police described the scene as “horrifically grisly.”.Two days later, Jeremy Anthony Michael Skibicki, 35, was charged with first-degree murder. He remains in custody..The partial remains of Contois, who grew up in Winnipeg, were found near Skibicki’s home. .A ground search at the Brady Road Resource Management Facility was launched Thursday. .An area of the landfill had been secured to prevent further dumping of materials on May 16 by WPS when it was quickly “deemed possible her missing remains” could be found..“Extensive preparation work and poor recent weather conditions delayed the ground search from getting underway until today,” said WPS in a news release. .Ten members of the WPS Ground Search and Rescue Team — equipped with respirators, methane detection equipment and other protective gear — are involved in the search.."The Winnipeg Police Service will continue to provide timely updates to her family about the investigation and search through a trauma-informed approach.".Three First Nations women, including Contois, were killed in Winnipeg last month. .Doris Trout, 25, was found dead in an apartment lobby in downtown Winnipeg on May 19..Tessa Perry was found critically injured at a residence on May 28. The mother of four died.
Police have started searching a landfill in the ongoing investigation into the murder of Rebecca Contois, 24, whose partial remains were found near a Winnipeg apartment building..And “nothing has changed,” regarding the possibility that there may be more victims, a Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) spokesperson confirmed Friday..“Due to the nature of the circumstances of this investigation, homicide investigators have not ruled out the possibility of additional victims,” said WPS early in the investigation..Contois, a band member of Crane River First Nation, was identified as the victim soon after her partial remains were discovered by a passerby on May 16..Police described the scene as “horrifically grisly.”.Two days later, Jeremy Anthony Michael Skibicki, 35, was charged with first-degree murder. He remains in custody..The partial remains of Contois, who grew up in Winnipeg, were found near Skibicki’s home. .A ground search at the Brady Road Resource Management Facility was launched Thursday. .An area of the landfill had been secured to prevent further dumping of materials on May 16 by WPS when it was quickly “deemed possible her missing remains” could be found..“Extensive preparation work and poor recent weather conditions delayed the ground search from getting underway until today,” said WPS in a news release. .Ten members of the WPS Ground Search and Rescue Team — equipped with respirators, methane detection equipment and other protective gear — are involved in the search.."The Winnipeg Police Service will continue to provide timely updates to her family about the investigation and search through a trauma-informed approach.".Three First Nations women, including Contois, were killed in Winnipeg last month. .Doris Trout, 25, was found dead in an apartment lobby in downtown Winnipeg on May 19..Tessa Perry was found critically injured at a residence on May 28. The mother of four died.
