‘Buckets of tears’: The four women who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer

Jeremy Skibicki admitted to constabulary that he killed 4 women successful Winnipeg successful 2022. Court heard he targeted them astatine bum shelters.

A judge was group to norm Thursday whether Skibicki is guilty of first-degree execution aliases not criminally responsible owed to a intelligence illness.

Here is simply a look astatine nan victims:

Rebecca Contois

Rebecca Contois, 24, lived successful Winnipeg but was a member of O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, besides known arsenic Crane River. She had a daughter.

Court heard that successful May 2022 a man looking for scrap metallic recovered her partial remains successful a dumpster successful Skibicki’s neighbourhood. More of her remains were discovered nan pursuing period astatine a city-run landfill.

Her family later said successful a connection that nan find was incredibly difficult.

“We person knowledgeable paralyzing grief. Pure devastation,” nan connection said.

“I don’t deliberation we person ever cried buckets of tears, achy wake-you-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-anxiety, a type of grief ne'er knowledgeable before. Deep, heavy sadness.”

Morgan Beatrice Harris

Morgan Beatrice Harris, 39, was a mother of five and a grandma to one.

She lived successful Winnipeg and was a member of Long Plain First Nation.

Police judge her remains are successful different landfill, and a hunt is to statesman location this fall.

“She was silly. She was fun. People loved to beryllium astir her,” her girl Cambria Harris said astatine a vigil successful 2022.

Kirstin Witwicki said her relative had a “huge spirit” and was fearless.

“I cognize that she loved her children, and she did nan champion she could pinch what she had,” Witwicki said.

Marcedes Myran

Marcedes Myran, 26, besides lived successful Winnipeg and was a member of Long Plain First Nation. She was a mother of two.

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Her remains are besides believed to beryllium successful nan Prairie Green landfill.

Angel Myran said she was pregnant nan past clip she saw her cousin, who rubbed her belly.

“She laid her caput connected my enarthrosis and I told her I loved her and missed her,” Angel Myran said successful a message.

“I’ll everlastingly clasp onto that memory of her.”

Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe

A unfortunate constabulary person been incapable to place was named Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, aliases Buffalo Woman, by a group of Indigenous grandmothers.

Investigators said they judge she was Indigenous and successful her mid-20s.

They person been incapable to find her remains.

Officers seized a reversible Baby Phat branded overgarment pinch her DNA connected a cuff.

A ceremonial buffalo headdress symbolizing Buffalo Woman has sat connected nan Crown prosecutors’ array during Skibicki’s trial.

“We wanted her to person a sanction and we wanted her to beryllium to a community,” said Thelma Morrisseau, who was part of the naming ceremonial for Buffalo Woman.

“She needs to beryllium honoured and respected.”