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RCMP have made an arrested in the 2013 murder of 15-year-old Leah Anderson.

Officers made the initial announcement on their twitter account at 2 p.m. Wednesday, noting a 23 year old from the community was now in custody.

23yo male from Gods Lake Narrows arrested today in relation to Leah Anderson murder. No charges laid. #leah pic.twitter.com/NtRQuVSW3T — RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) July 26, 2017

“We put out a plea to the community in the hopes that we’d get to this point,” Sgt Todd Doyle of RCMP Major Crime Services said in a news release. “This arrest is significant. Investigators have been working since January 6, 2013, to get justice for Leah. She was a young girl with a bright future, which was violently stolen from her. This is far from over, but this is a good day.”

Anderson’s body was found on a snowy trail in Gods Lake Narrows, Man. Her body was in such bad shape that it was initially believed she had been attacked by wolves or dogs.

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RCMP had asked volunteers to submit DNA samples, conducted interviews and even did lie detector tests, but one by one the suspects were ruled out.

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However, last week RCMP said they’d made “significant advancements” in their investigation.