3 men charged with murder in death of man found in burnt-out car near Brandon: Manitoba RCMP
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Manitoba RCMP have arrested three men in connection with the homicide of a Brandon man whose body was found in the trunk of a burnt-out vehicle last October.
The remains of James Vernon Giesbrecht, 37, were found in the trunk of stolen 2007 Honda Accord in the rural municipality of Cornwallis in October, but he wasn't identified until January.
At a news conference Tuesday, Manitoba RCMP Supt. Rob Lasson said police have charged Redstone Wombdiska, 28, and Joseph Lindsay, 36, with first-degree murder in Giesbrecht's death.
Christopher Cutlip, 40, has been charged with second-degree murder, as police believe he had a less active role in the killing, investigators alleged Tuesday.
All three were already in custody at the time of their arrests, an RCMP news release said.
Giesbrecht's mom, Jodie Anderson, said she felt like a weight had been lifted after the arrests.
"It was the best news I got all year, and I was happy because now I could lay my boy to rest," she told CBC on Tuesday.
Anderson said her son was a "gentle giant" who was passionate about sports and tried hard to provide a good life for his five children, even amidst his own struggles with addiction.
"He was a good kid. I just miss him so much," she said.
Lasson said police believe Giesbrecht knew his killers and was "lured to his death," describing the homicide as "calculated and planned."
Giesbrecht didn't die as a result of the car fire and was dead before his body was placed in the car, Lasson said.
The car was then set on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence, he said.
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Though the car Giesbrecht was found in was stolen from somewhere in Regina, police don't believe the person who stole it was involved in the homicide, Lasson said.
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