A suspect wanted in connection with the murders of two women has been arrested.
The Winnipeg Police Service said Leah Carol Clifton, 34, was arrested Friday at a home in the 500 block of Spence Street.
Clifton had outstanding warrants for the February 22 murders of Heather Beardy and the May 19 murder of Doris Trout.
WPS said Clifton was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and was taken into custody.
Police say the two murders are not related, but the accused and the two victims knew each other and were involved in the drug subculture.
Birdie, 26, was found dead in the 400 block of Furby Street in February.
Police initially identified three adults who were known acquaintances of Birdie.
On February 28, police arrested and charged 27-year-old Amos Joe Kemach with second-degree murder.
Then on March 15, police arrested a second suspect, Tanisha Caitlin Flett, 26, in court. She was charged with second degree murder.
Weeks later, Trout’s body was found in the common area of an apartment building in the 400 block of Kennedy Street.
Clifton is one of two suspects in Trout’s death.
On June 16, homicide investigators arrested and charged 27-year-old Megan Lee Beaulieu with second-degree murder in the death of the 25-year-old woman. Beaulieu is also charged with failure to appear in court (release order) and failure to comply with a probation order.
None of the allegations against Clifton, Kematch, Flett or Beaulieu have been tested in court.
– With files from CTV’s Kayla Rosen and Charles Lefebvre
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