Accused Canadian serial murderer admits killing four Indigenous women
Jeremy Skibicki, charged with four counts of first-degree murder, is believed to have left bodies of at least two victims in a landfill
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Mon 6 May 2024 15.22 EDT
Accused Canadian serial murderer admits killing four Indigenous women
Jeremy Skibicki, charged with four counts of first-degree murder, is believed to have left bodies of at least two victims in a landfill
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Mon 6 May 2024 15.22 EDT
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An accused serial killer in Canada, who police believed disposed of his victims by dumping some of them in landfills, has admitted to killing four Indigenous women, with his lawyers arguing a mental disorder meant he was not criminally responsible for the crimes.
Jeremy Skibicki is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified woman, who was named Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman) by Indigenous leaders. He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges and had been due to stand trial this week.
But the surprise development on Monday prompted Crown prosecutors in the city of Winnipeg to agree to a judge-only trial, which could begin as early as Wednesday. Twelve jurors, who were selected last month, will be dismissed.
“At this point, the accused is now admitting that he killed all four women, and that is a new development,” prosecutor Chris Vanderhooft told Manitoba’s court of king’s bench.
Skibicki is believed to have left the bodies of at least two of his known victims at Winnipeg’s Prairie Green landfill but police initially said that they did not have the resources to search the refuse at the facility, much of which is buried under tonnes of clay.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/06/canada-serial-killer-indigenous-women-landfill
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