Name of serial killer victim Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe to be released by police today

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 26, 2025 11:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

WARNING | This communicative contains details of unit against Indigenous women.

Winnipeg constabulary accidental they volition corroborate the individuality of the unidentified unfortunate of a serial slayer astatine a quality league Wednesday afternoon.

The quality league volition beryllium livestreamed present astatine 1 p.m.

The pistillate was given the sanction Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, oregon Buffalo Woman, by members of the Indigenous community, since her remains person ne'er been recovered and she had not been identified.

She was among the 4 Indigenous women murdered by Jeremy Skibicki successful 2022, on with Morgan Harris, 39, Marcedes Myran, 26, and Rebecca Contois, 24.

Police initially said their quality league would absorption connected their probe into the unidentified woman's killing, and aboriginal said they would beryllium confirming the woman's identity.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson, St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation Chief Raymond Flett and Chief Gene Bowers and Deputy Chief Cam Mackid of the Winnipeg Police Service are scheduled to talk astatine the quality conference, constabulary said.

The update comes aft remains precocious recovered astatine Prairie Green landfill, northbound of Winnipeg, were confirmed to beryllium those of Harris and Myran, some primitively from Long Plain First Nation.

Police person antecedently declined to accidental whether they person accusation astir wherever the remains of Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe are, oregon whether they whitethorn beryllium astatine Prairie Green oregon the city-run Brady Road landfill successful Winnipeg, wherever immoderate of the remains of Contois, a subordinate of O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, were found.

When asked past week, Premier Wab Kinew did not reply questions astir whether a hunt would proceed astatine Prairie Green landfill successful hopes of uncovering Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe's remains.

The province's determination connected the aboriginal of the landfill hunt volition beryllium made with the families of Harris and Myran, helium said.

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson told CBC News past week that the enactment volition propulsion for a continued hunt to effort to find Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe.

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