The trial of Jeremy Skibicki heard Thursday the DNA of a number of women, including Ashlee Shingoose, was found in his apartment.
The Winnipeg Police Service confirmed the DNA of four Indigenous women inside the home of their self-confessed killer, a court heard Thursday, along with the DNA profiles of an additional 12 women.
Police forensic identification officer Jan de Vries said he sent clothing, jewelry and blood stains from the apartment of Jeremy Skibicki for testing in May 2022 that positively identified Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and Rebecca Contois, three First Nations women slain in the spring of 2022.
The testing also confirmed the presence of Buffalo Woman, de Vries said of the 20-something Indigenous victim police have yet to identify.
Skibicki, 37, said in court he “unlawfully” killed Harris, Myran, Contois and Buffalo Woman, but is seeking to be found not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
The Crown alleges he is guilty of four, “racially motivated”, first-degree murders of vulnerable Indigenous women he picked up at city homeless shelters.
Always amazes me how stories of murdered Indigenous women fall to page three or four in the news … increase the body count to 12 and everyone generally shrugs their collective shoulders.
If it had been reported that it was 12 Caucasian women … it would have made headline news and reported round the clock for a week.
I’m somewhat relieved that something is being done about this … as an Indigenous person, it feels sad that stories like this are not that terribly important to the rest of the Canada.
If it had been reported that it was 12 Caucasian women … it would have made headline news and reported round the clock for a week.
It would likely have caused entire policy changes. In this case it’s ‘he turned himself in, nothing more to see here.’ We also will get to experience weeks/months of people trying to downplay the fact these were hate crimes. They’ll focus on everything else.
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Always amazes me how stories of murdered Indigenous women fall to page three or four in the news … increase the body count to 12 and everyone generally shrugs their collective shoulders.
If it had been reported that it was 12 Caucasian women … it would have made headline news and reported round the clock for a week.
I’m somewhat relieved that something is being done about this … as an Indigenous person, it feels sad that stories like this are not that terribly important to the rest of the Canada.
It would likely have caused entire policy changes. In this case it’s ‘he turned himself in, nothing more to see here.’ We also will get to experience weeks/months of people trying to downplay the fact these were hate crimes. They’ll focus on everything else.
nothing gets fake news juiced up like a white woman victim. THAT COULD BE YOUR DAUGHTER RHEEEEE
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