Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are suspects in the deaths of American Chynna Deese, her boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, and a botany lecturer named Leonard Dyck.
were found just before 7:20 a.m. on July 15 along Alaska Highway 97 near Liard Hot Springs, a tourist attraction, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese in a photo released by Deese's family.The couple, who met while Deese was working at a hostel in Croatia, were beginning a road trip when they died, according to Deese's brother. British Deese told NBC News that the two were experienced travelers who visited numerous countries without incident.
While investigating the burning car, the RCMP found the body of a man about a mile away. That man was later identified asDyck's family said in a statement released by RCMP that they were"heartbroken by the sudden and tragic loss of Len" and asked that the media respect their privacy. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Chris Manseau said that he was unsure whether the deaths and missing teens were connected"but it is very unusual for that area, especially in such a remote area."Authorities announced Tuesday that McLeod and Schmegelsky were being investigated as suspects in the three deaths after they were spotted in northern Saskatchewan.
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