SaskatoonEight charges against 39-year-old David McKenzie, the second suspect charged with first-degree murder in Chad Romanski’s death, offer a potential narrative of what happened.Chad Romanski’s remains discovered in shallow grave west of city in JuneDan Zakreski · CBC News · Posted: Dec 04, 2025 12:26 PM EST | Last Updated: 11 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Police recovered Chad Romanski’s remains in this stand of trees on city outskirts. (Dan Zakreski/CBC)A second man is now charged with first-degree murder in the death of Chad Romanski and the list of allegations offers a glimpse into Saskatoon police’s theory of what happened back in May.David Glen McKenzie, 39, appeared by phone in provincial court Thursday. He faces eight charges.Judge Bob Lane read the allegations aloud in court, which was filled with Romanski’s family, friends and the major crimes officers who cracked the case.Photos of Chad Romanski taken a year apart. (Submitted by Terry Romanski)McKenzie and another man are accused of assaulting Romanski with wooden boards, kidnapping and confining him, and then fatally shooting him with a .22-calibre pistol.They then allegedly dumped his body in a shallow grave in a stand of trees on the outskirts of the city.McKenzie is also accused of threatening to kill a woman who is now one of 14 people McKenzie is no longer allowed to contact, by order of the judge.Father of Saskatoon homicide victim says son was more than his addictionsRomanski’s family reported him missing in May and posted notices across the city. They were concerned because, although the 31-year-old struggled with addictions, he had a young daughter and it was uncharacteristic for him to simply vanish.The case took an ominous turn in mid-May when his white Dodge Journey turned up in the 1500 block of Avenue F North, with the keys still inside.In early June, police discovered human remains in a thick stand of trees and brush in George Genereux Urban Regional Park on the western fringe of Saskatoon. An autopsy confirmed the remains were Romanski’s.His father, Terry, spoke to CBC and recalled conversations with Chad about trying to come to grips with his addictions.”‘Dad, I wake up in the morning, it’s not what I want. I miss my sober life. Sometimes it’s just too much to come back from,'” Terry recalled him saying.”Me and him talked multiple times over the past month about getting the proper help.”McKenzie and his co-accused are both scheduled to be back in court Dec. 9.ABOUT THE AUTHORDan Zakreski is a reporter in Saskatoon.
Court documents detail what police believe happened to Saskatoon homicide victim
