T
HEREISTHATOLDSAYING,
attributedtoHollywood,that“the
Mountiesalwaysgettheirman”.
Butforalmosttwoweeks,twoteenagers–
suspectsinthemurderofanAustralianman,
hisgirlfriendandanotherman– managedto
eludetheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice
(RCMP).Then,onJuly28,came
unconfirmedreportsBryerSchmegelsky,18,
andKamMcLeod,19,hadbeenarrestedinOn July 27, police
released surveillance
footage of the suspects
in a convenience store in
Saskatchewan.WHONEWS
the tiny town of York Landing, Manitoba,
almost 3000 kilometres from where their
alleged murderous rampage began. A video
was circulated that allegedly showed police
taking one of the suspects into custody.
However, it turned out to be a furphy, with
police maintaining the manhunt was
ongoing. “A heavy police presence can be
expected in [York Landing],” the RCMP
tweeted. “We will continue to update you
as information becomes available.”
Friends Schmegelsky and McLeod are
wanted for the murders of Lucas Fowler, 23,
andhis American girlfriend Chynna Deese, 24,
whowere found dead by the side of a highway
inBritish Columbia on July 15. Canadian man
Leonard Dyck, 64, was also murdered a few
hundred kilometres away on a different
stretch of highway.
Everyone seems to be doing their bit to find
thefugitives. Members of volunteer group Bear
ClanPatrol say they spotted the pair scavenging
forfood near a dump. “So [the group] saw two
guysnear the dump and at first it didn’t strike
them as odd because they thought it was
associated with the work going on at this water
treatment plant,” the group’s co-founderw i L h s t C f g t a tSAD
STORY
Lucas Fowler and Chynna
Deese embrace (left).
Lucas’ father, NSW Police
District Chief Inspector
Stephen Fowler, described
the couple’s brutal fate
as “the worst-ever
love story”.McLeod (left) and
Schmegelsky were
originally considered
missing persons before
becoming suspects in the
slayings of three people.14 l Who