A jury has been selected in the trial of accused serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.
Skibicki, 37, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the 2022 killings of four Indigenous woman. One victim’s remains were discovered in a Winnipeg dumpster and, later, in the city’s landfill. Two others are believed to be in a private landfill north of Winnipeg.
Jeremy Anthony Michael Skibicki.
Twenty-two prospective jurors appeared before Court of King’s Bench Justice Rick Saull over the course of 90 minutes, with 10 women and four men ultimately being selected for the trial, set to begin hearing evidence May 8. The 14 jurors include two alternates who will step in if any of the other 12 are unable to fulfil their duties.
Saull asked each potential juror seven questions agreed to by the Crown and defence to determine whether they can be unbiased in assessing the evidence.
“Every juror must be impartial, meaning every juror must approach the trial with an open mind and no preconceived notions,” he told them.
Skibicki entered not guilty pleas to the murder charges Thursday in the deaths of Morgan Harris, Rebecca Contois, Marcedes Myran and a fourth as-of-yet unidentified woman killed in March 2022, who Indigenous leaders have given the name Buffalo Woman.
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Dean Pritchard
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