Canadian killer given life sentences for four murders

Jeremy Skibicki killed four First Nations women and left their remains in a Winnipeg landfill in the spring of 2022.

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He showed no reaction as the sentence was read, and was emotionless as family members of victims delivered angry impact statements in court on Wednesday.

Prosecutors argued that Skibicki, 37, killed four women in 2022 in calculated and racially motivated crimes.

He had pleaded not guilty due to mental disorder.

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