Nelson House RCMP say 2021 missing person Rico Cody Linklater now believed to be a homicide

The 2021 Manitoba Homicide Victim List is available here.

Backstory: Nelson House RCMP received a report of a missing 22-year-old male on October 23, 2021. Police said Rico Cody Linklater was last seen in the community in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 21.

On September 6th 2022 RCMP announced that Nelson House RCMP, along with Major Crime Services, believe that the 22-year-old male, Rico Cody Linklater, who was reported missing on October 23, 2021, was the victim of a homicide.

RCMP officers from the Nelson House Detachment, Major Crime Services, Search and Rescue and the Underwater Recovery Team will be in the Nelson House area continuing the investigation.

Police are asking anyone who may have information, in relation to Rico Linklater’s disappearance, to call the Nelson House RCMP at 204-484-2837, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.