Overview

• Manitoba Court of King’s Bench has scheduled a special hearing on August 15 to receive victim and community impact statements for Ashlee Shingoose’s family
• Ashlee Shingoose was identified in March as the previously unnamed “Buffalo Woman” after DNA evidence and interviews with Jeremy Skibicki following his trial
• Serial killer Jeremy Skibicki was convicted of first-degree murder for killing four First Nations women and sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years
• Premier Wab Kinew has pledged to search the Brady Road landfill for Shingoose’s remains, though a start date for the operation has not been announced
• Families of other victims and Indigenous leaders are calling for greater transparency, justice and systemic reforms to address violence against Indigenous women