The 2025 New Brunswick Homicide Victim List is available here.

On April 15, 2025, the St. George RCMP received a report about a 26-year-old woman from Musquash who had gone missing.

By April 17, the Major Crime Unit had taken over the case. That same day, her car was discovered in Maces Bay, and with the help of police dogs, her body was also located in the area.

The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Sarah Teakles.

On April 21, a 31-year-old man—already in custody on separate charges following an arrest by the Saint John Police Force—was taken into custody by the New Brunswick RCMP in relation to an ongoing investigation.

The following day, April 22, Calvin Burns-Smith appeared in Saint John Provincial Court, where he was formally charged with manslaughter and committing an indignity to a dead body.

Update July 10th 2026:
Calvin Burns-Smith, 32, has chosen to be tried by a judge alone instead of a judge and jury. Burns-Smith faces charges of second-degree murder and interfering with human remains in connection with the death of Sarah Teakles.

Originally charged with manslaughter, but prosecutors later upgraded the charge to second-degree murder and proceeded by direct indictment, allowing the case to move directly to trial. According to reports, the trial is set to begin in May 2027.