Alberta RCMP still looking for baby’s remains after mother’s body found in apartment

Investigators are asking the public for help in the search for the remains of a baby girl who disappeared from the Edmonton area months ago when her mother was killed.

RCMP said it’s believed that Braylee Beasley, who was about five months old at the time of her death, may have been placed in a garbage bin in the area of Sturgeon Point Villas Apartments in St. Albert, specifically outside door 11.

Braylee’s remains may have been put there sometime between mid-September and mid-November, RCMP Cpl. Mathew Howell said in an interview Tuesday.

“Right now we’re trying to narrow down the time frame,” he said

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In January, RCMP said the remains of Braylee’s mother, 23-year-old Ayla Egotik-Learn of Cambridge Bay, Nvt., were found in an apartment in St. Albert, after a building employee was doing an “eviction-type check” and found a suspicious item.

RCMP said at the time that investigators found reason to believe the baby girl was also dead.

Christopher Beasley, the baby’s father and Egotik-Learn’s common-law spouse, was arrested Jan. 27 at a St. Albert hotel.

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He was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Egotik-Learn and causing an indignity to the bodies of both the mother and child.

Howell said investigators believe the two died in September.

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The RCMP is also asking to speak to anyone who may have disposed of any large bedroom furniture in the garbage bin between mid-September and mid-November.

Howell wasn’t able to say why bedroom furniture is relevant to the investigation.

“That being said, we’re hoping that by having that information, we’ll be able to narrow down the time frame of when the remains were disposed of and corroborate information that’s on file,” he said.

He said once investigators confirm that Braylee’s remains were disposed of in the garbage bins and determine a specific time frame, they could narrow down a landfill area to search.

“We have been in communication with the landfills and the companies that take care of waste disposal, and they are co-operating with the investigation.”

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St. Albert Mayor Scott Olivieri said the deaths of Braylee and Egotik-Learn continues to be difficult for the community to process.

He also pointed to another recent homicide in the city of pediatric dentist Mai Diab.

“Having three homicides in less than two months is truly unheard of in St. Albert,” he said in a statement Tuesday.

“These crimes are isolated, targeted incidents, but that fact is small solace to all those grieving the loss of their friends, family members and neighbours. They are hurting, deeply, as is our entire city.”

Olivieri said he still believes St. Albert is one of the safest cities in Alberta.

“It is my hope that we continue to demonstrate the resilience and community spirit for which we are known, even as we move through these difficult days together.”

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