Three men have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains in connection with the death of Melinda Lynxleg, a 40-year-old Manitoba woman who first went missing five years ago.

Manitoba RCMP said the lengthy investigation included personnel from the Mounties’ major crime services, as well as the Roblin, Russell and Dauphin detachments, ultimately leading to the arrests of the three men earlier this week.

Lynxleg was originally from Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve and was reported missing by her sister in April 2020. Her body was found at an abandoned property in San Clara, a small community near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border.

Police said they conducted more than 150 interviews in the five years since Lynxleg’s disappearance.

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