'I killed four people': Trial hears video evidence of Jeremy Skibicki at Winnipeg trial

“I killed four people,” alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki told two homicide detectives during a recorded interview played as evidence in his trial Wednesday.

“I killed four people,” alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki told two homicide detectives during a recorded interview played as evidence in his trial Wednesday.

Crown prosecutors say the man preyed on four Indigenous women in Winnipeg shelters, and invited them back to his home where they allege he sexually assaulted and killed them before disposing of their bodies, “as though they were garbage.”

Details of the crimes were heard for the first time Wednesday morning in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench during the trial.

“This case is about a man’s hate-filled and cruel acts perpetrated against four vulnerable Indigenous women,” Crown prosecutor Renee Lagimodiere told the court in her opening arguments.

Skibicki is on trial for four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and an unidentified woman who Indigenous leaders have given the name Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe or Buffalo Woman. He initially pleaded not guilty.

Skibicki’s defence lawyers have admitted the 37-year-old accused did kill these women, but argue he should be found not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder.

The Crown is asking the court to find Skibicki guilty of all four counts of first-degree murder.