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On May 18, 2022, the Winnipeg Police Service announced the Homicide Unit arrested and charged a 35-year-old male, Jeremy Anthony Michael SKIBICKI, of Winnipeg, for First Degree Murder, of 24-year-old Rebecca CONTOIS of Winnipeg (a member of Crane River First Nation) after her partial remains were discovered in the 200 block of Edison Avenue.

Police believed that there could be more victims. On December 1st 2022, Police announced that three additional victims were murdered by Jeremy SKIBICKI between March and May 2022.

Morgan Beatrice HARRIS, a 39-year-old female of Winnipeg and a member of Long Plain First Nation, is believed to have been killed on or about May 1, 2022.

Marcedes MYRAN, a 26-year-old female of Winnipeg and a member of Long Plain First Nation, is believed to have been killed on or about May 4, 2022.

A fourth female victim has been confirmed but has yet to be identified. She is believed to have been killed on or about March 15, 2022.

The Homicide Unit, and the Manitoba Justice, attended Milner Ridge Correctional Centre and executed a warrant charging SKIBICKI with three further counts of First Degree Murder.

Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify this victim. Police have provided a photograph of a jacket similar to the one found on the victim. Any information may significantly progress this investigation.

As a sign of respect and at the request of Community Advocates, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and Leadership, the Winnipeg Police Service will refer to the fourth victim, yet to be identified, as Buffalo Woman – Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe.

Update On May 6th 2024, Skibicki admitted to killing four Indigenous women, with his lawyers arguing a mental disorder meant he was not criminally responsible for the crimes. He previously pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murdee in the deaths of Harris, Rebecca Contois, Marcedes Myran and a fourth unidentified woman Indigenous leaders have named Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman).

Update: On July 11, 2024, Jeremy Skibicki was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois, and an unidentified victim, later named Buffalo Woman by the Indigenous community. On August 28, 2024, he was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences with no parole eligibility for 25 years.

After the trial, investigators from the Homicide, Missing Persons, and Forensic Identification Units continued working with Crown Attorneys to identify the victim known as Buffalo Woman. In December 2024, new information led to a preliminary identification.

To confirm the identity, investigators sent evidence collected during the investigation for DNA analysis to check if the victim’s DNA could be found on the items. On March 24, 2025, the results identified the victim as Ashlee Christine Shingoose, a 30-year-old woman from St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation.

Investigators believe Ashlee’s remains were placed in a garbage bin behind a commercial building on Henderson Highway, and later taken to the Brady Landfill in March 2022.

On the previous day, homicide investigators and the Family Support and Resource Advocate from the Winnipeg Police Service visited St. Theresa Point Anisininew Nation to share this information with Ashlee’s family and the community.

The initial decision not to search for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran deeply affected their families and community. Although the past cannot be changed, it is an opportunity to learn and improve.

The Winnipeg Police Service has reached out to both the City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba to begin discussions on organizing a humanitarian search for Ashlee Shingoose’s remains.