Police believe they found the bodies of Canadian teenage murder suspects

Mounties search a cabin in Manitoba while searching for two murder suspects.
(Image credit: Royal Canadian Mounted Police via AP)

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced on Wednesday they believe officers have discovered the bodies of two Canadian teenagers suspected of murdering three people.

The bodies were found on the banks of the Nelson River in Manitoba on Wednesday morning, after a manhunt that lasted several weeks. Jane MacLatchy, commanding officer of the Manitoba RCMP, said she is "confident" officers located the bodies of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and an autopsy will confirm their identities.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.