Second murdered Indigenous woman found in Canadian landfill is identified
Canadian authorities said Monday that human remains found in a landfill near Winnipeg, Manitoba, were identified as those of an Indigenous woman murdered by a serial killer three years ago.
The remains of Marcedes Myran were found at the Prairie Green landfill, officials said. Since last year, the Manitoba government has been conducting a search-and-recovery mission at the request of the families of Myran and Morgan Harris, another Indigenous woman murdered by the same man. Harris's remains were found at the site last month.
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