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Two arrests were made between January 5-6, 2021, in relation to the investigation into the death of Tamara Benoit (Norman).
Benoit was reported missing to the Winnipeg Police Service on July 10, 2020, and was last seen in the Portage la Prairie and Long Plain First Nation area on May 23, 2020. On September 3, 2020, Manitoba First Nation Police Service located human remains near Cottonwood Drive in the RM of Portage la Prairie. The remains were identified as the 36-year-old woman.
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A 37-year-old man from the Long Plain First Nation has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the murder of Tamara Norman Benoit, 36, who was last seen in May and reported missing in July.
Her body was discovered near Cottonwood Drive in the RM of Portage la Prairie on Sept. 3.
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On Thursday, RCMP announced that Ryan Peters, 37, from the Long Plain First Nation, had been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and accessory after the fact. A 15-year-old Winnipeg boy was also arrested in the matter, but released without charges.
Nicholas Brophy went missing in September. Two men were charged with first-degree murder April 30 after his body was found just outside Thompson April 26. RCMP have arrested two men and charged them with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 19-year-old Nicholas Brophy, whose body was found just outside the city limits April 26. Brophy went missing Sept. 8 after visiting a friend’s house and there had been no trace of him since, despite extensive search efforts by volunteers and police in the months after he was reported missing Sept. 9. article continues below
Bud Paul was the subject of a missing person case in August.
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RCMP Major Crime investigators say that a person arrested in connection to the homicide of Bud Paul has since been released, but remains a suspect.
Bud Paul, 56, was reported missing on August 7 and his remains were found by hunters in Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation.
On December 20, RCMP Major Crime Services investigators arrested a previously identified 36-year-old female suspect for the homicide.
The female was arrested in Winnipeg and taken to RCMP Manitoba Headquarters for questioning. She was released on December 21, without charges.
The Manitoba RCMP says the investigation is ongoing and no further details can be provided at this time.