Manitoba Family Seeks Answers After Missing Indigenous Woman’s Remains Found - Beritaja

Albert Michael By: Albert Michael - Thursday, 09 April 2026 10:15:52

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’ Remains of missing First Nations female recovered successful Winnipeg'

1:48 ‘We’re struggling:’ Remains of missing First Nations female recovered successful Winnipeg

Winnipeg constabulary opportunity DNA tests person confirmed the decease of a First Nations female who vanished much than 2 years ago.

Nearly  3 years aft her family past heard from her, the remains of Leah Keeper person been found.

Police discovered partial quality remains connected Selkirk Avenue successful November 2025, and precocious identified them arsenic Keeper done DNA.

Keeper was reported missing successful November 2023, aft her family hadn’t heard from her successful respective months. She was 32 astatine the clip she went missing, and had 2 young children.

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Police are investigating her decease arsenic suspicious, but Marilyn Courchene, Keeper’s aunt, says the family is still looking for much details.

“I want answers. What happened wrong those 3 years, what happened pinch the remains, wherever did they find the remains?” says Courchene.

“Who’s there, who played the roles successful uncovering her? We don’t cognize immoderate of that.”

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