New Brunswick 2026 Homicide Victim List
Codiac Regional RCMP responded to a report of a sudden death on High Street in Moncton on February 15, 2026, at approximately 12:10 p.m.
When police arrived, they discovered the body of a woman, believed to be approximately 40 years old, inside a garbage bin located outside near a walking trail.
In the early morning hours of February 16, investigators carried out a police operation on Norwood Street in connection with the case. Authorities have since determined the woman’s death is suspicious and are treating it as a homicide. The investigation remains ongoing.
On March 9th 2026 RCMP identified the victim as 39-year-old Melissa Price.
Update: On March 11, 2026, officers from the New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit, along with the Codiac Regional RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, arrested a 35-year-old Moncton man as part of the investigation into Melissa Price’s death. The following day, Devlin O’Blenis appeared in Moncton Provincial Court, where he was charged with first-degree murder.
On March 19, 2026, members of the New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit, Emergency Response Team, and the Codiac Crime Reduction Unit arrested a second individual. On March 20, 36-year-old Joshua Martin appeared in Moncton Provincial Court and was charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder, and indignity to a human body. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court on March 24.
Leandra Beaulieu was arrested on March 25, 2026, and charged with second-degree murder.
An arrest warrant was issued for Sean Kristopher Bastarache on October 13, 2026, after he failed to appear in Moncton Provincial Court for his accessory charge and a separate breach of undertaking charge. Bastarache, the fourth person charged in connection with the homicide, had not yet been taken into custody due to a misunderstanding about his initial court date.
Police are asking anyone who may have information that could help further the investigation to contact the New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267)