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Sjodin and Ribiero then drove to that pullout, called Scene 2, and found Dyck’s body. He had died from multiple injuries — zap straps and a shell casing were found near Dyck’s body. According to the police report, Dyck “bled out at the scene,” as a result of injuries from an edged weapon and a gunshot wound.

Photo by Patrick Martone/UBC

Two hours later, Ribiero was told that two highway maintenance workers had dealt with a garbage bin fire from the night before on the south side of the Stikine Bridge. This became Scene 3.

Ribiero went to Scene 3 and, while he was there, a truck driver approached him and said that he saw the bin ablaze at about 10:40 p.m. the night before.

At 3:10 p.m. on July 19, a witness stopped by Scene 2, where Dyck had been found, and advised that there was a bathroom by the Stikine River that was covered in blood. Cpl. Al Smith was sent to that scene, where he found large blood drops on the floor and interior walls of the toilet. The toilet was on the south side of the Stikine Bridge and became crime Scene 4.

Just after midnight on July 20, RCMP went to the home of McLeod and told his parents the vehicle had been found. They learned that McLeod and Schmegelsky had left their homes in Port Alberni on July 12 and had contacted family on three occasions since then. At that point, police believed there was evidence in McLeod’s vehicle that could be linked to Dyck’s murder.

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RCMP revealed to the public three days later, on July 23, that McLeod and Schmegelsky were prime suspects.