*UPDATE: On July 25, 2019, RCMP said Aurion Mustus, 21, of Alexis First Nation, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the homicide of Kaminski. Mustus is scheduled to appear in court in Mayerthorpe on Aug. 1.
Mayerthorpe RCMP are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man northwest of Edmonton.
Police were called to a cabin at Lessard Lake at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 where they found the man’s body.
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An autopsy was conducted at the office of the chief medical examiner in Edmonton on Wednesday and it was determined Peter Joseph Kaminski was the victim of a homicide.
Kaminski was the only person who lived in the cabin, RCMP said.
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RCMP Major Crimes South are involved in the investigation.
Police are asking anyone with information about the investigation or the victim to contact Mayerthorpe RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
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