Three men charged with murder in homicide of Brandon man
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Two men have been charged with first-degree murder and a third with second-degree murder in the homicide of a Brandon man last year.
Two men have been charged with first-degree murder and a third with second-degree murder in the homicide of a Brandon man last year.
Manitoba RCMP announced the charges on Tuesday morning. The suspects were arrested in connection to the death of James Vernon Giesbrecht.
The victim’s remains were found in the trunk of a burned-out Honda Accord in the RM of Cornwallis on Oct. 13, 2022. RCMP, a forensic anthropologist, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner worked to identify the remains and the cause of death.
The death was ruled a homicide and the remains were identified in January 2023 – the month after Giesbrecht was reported missing.
During the investigation, Mounties determined the Accord was stolen out of Regina. Police were able to identify the person who stole the car; however, they were not involved in the homicide. Investigators then learned one of the suspects gained possession of the stolen car.
With this information, RCMP put out pleas to the public for help and gained valuable information. RCMP criminal analysts then worked to find links to the suspects.
With the help of the Brandon Police Service, RCMP officers arrested three men on Monday.
