Search of Manitoba landfill for more remains of slain women concludes

The search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women has concluded with a new search soon set to begin at a different site for another victim. The Manitoba government announced Thursday that crews have finished checking the Prairie Green landfill, north of Winnipeg, for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran. They died at the hands of a serial killer in 2022. “Together, we brought Morgan and Marcedes home,” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said in a social media post. Some of their remains were first found at the site in February. At the time, the province said it would continue searching the area to recover as much of their remains as possible. On Thursday, Kinew’s government said the search ended last week and private ceremonies with the victims’ families, members of the search team and the premier were held Monday and Tuesday. The province said the search would soon begin at a different landfill for the remains of another victim. “Relevant specialized equipment and personnel will soon transition to the Brady Road landfill to continue the search for Ashlee Shingoose (Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe or Buffalo Woman),” the province said. Together, we brought Morgan and Marcedes home. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/uuYZhq8t9J — Wab Kinew (@WabKinew) July 17, 2025 It’s believed the remains of Harris and Myran ended up at the privately run Prairie Green landfill after they were killed by Jeremy Skibicki. He was convicted last year of first-degree murder in the killings of four First Nations women: Harris, Myran, Shingoose and Rebecca Contois. A trial heard Skibicki targeted the women at Winnipeg homeless shelters and disposed of their bodies in garbage bins in his neighbourhood. The remains of Contois were found in a garbage bin and at a different landfill. Police identified the fourth victim as Shingoose earlier this year. Shingoose was previously referred to as Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, a name gifted to her by Indigenous grassroots community members. Police have said they believe Shingoose’s remains are at the city-run Brady Road landfill, the same place where Contois’s were discovered. A search of the Prairie Green landfill for Harris and Myran began after the women’s families, Indigenous leaders and advocates pushed for years for a dig, taking their fight to Parliament Hill and the steps of the Manitoba legislature. Police and the previous Progressive Conservative government refused to search Prairie Green, citing safety concerns related to toxic materials and asbestos. The Tories also ran advertisements in the 2023 election campaign that touted their decision to say no to a landfill search. The NDP government, elected that year, promised a search and, in conjunction with the federal government, committed a total of $40 million to the efforts, which began last year. Story by Brittany Hobson Continue Reading