WHITEHORSE — Police have charged a man with murder in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found at a home in Whitehorse more than a year ago.
RCMP say 44-year-old Everett Chief, who is originally from Watson Lake, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
The bodies of 51-year-old Wendy Carlick and 53-year-old Sarah MacIntosh were found at MacIntosh's home in Whitehorse on April 19, 2017.
Police say McIntosh was a member of Kwanlin Dun First Nation in Whitehorse and Carlick a member of the Kaska Nation in British Columbia.
Carlick became an advocate for slain Indigenous women after the body of her daughter, Angel Carlick, was found in a forested area outside Whitehorse in 2007.
Chief Supt. Scott Sheppard thanked the families of the two women, Chief Doris Bill and the Kwanlin Dun First Nation for their support during the RCMP's investigation.
"This was a difficult investigation involving all the technical and investigative resources the Yukon RCMP could bring to bear, including assistance from other RCMP divisions," he said in a statement.
"These investigations are exceptionally complex and they take significant resources and time. I would like to thank the families and community leaders for their patience and understanding." (CKRW, The Canadian Press)
