A man arrested for the murder and dismemberment of an indigenous woman in Canada is now believed to be responsible for the murders of three others, police said.

Police in Winnipeg, Manitoba believe Jeremy Anthony Michael Skibicki, a man already charged with one murder, is a serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least three more indigenous women.

On May 18, Skibicki was arrested and charged with murder after the remains of Rebecca Cantois were found in a garbage bin outside his apartment.

Cantois, 24, was a member of the O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation based in the village of Crane River near Lake Manitoba.

Two of the other victims were identified as Morgan Beatrice Harris, 39, and Marcedes Mayran, 26. They were both residents of Winnipeg and members of the Long Plain First Nation.

Harris and Mayran are believed to have died on May 1 and May 4, respectively.

A fourth victim was also discovered on May 15. She has not yet been identified, but police said they believe she is also a member of an indigenous group.

Police are asking the public’s help in identifying her, and have released photos of a jacket she was wearing when she died.

The bodies of the other victims have not yet been recovered, but police said they have gathered enough evidence to charge Skibicki with their murders.

Investigators have not ruled out the possibility that there could be more victims.

Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth called the murders ‘unsettling.’

‘I don’t know if they were specifically being targeted, but clearly the victims in this are all indigenous women,’ he said.

‘As a city, we must all grieve their loss and recognize that we have much more work to do to protect the lives of Indigenous women and girls,’ Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham stated.

‘There is rage, despair, disgust and unspeakable sadness as I think about these women’s families and the ongoing violence towards our women,’ Manitoba Legislative Assembly member Nahanni Fontaine stated on Twitter.

Fontaine also said that she was able to speak with the family of one of the victims, Morgan Harris. ‘The family’s anguish, including that of her two young daughters, was devastating,’ she said.

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