Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes has charged a 31-year-old man in connection to two homicides that occurred on Christmas Eve in 2021.

RCMP say Wade Frenchman was arrested at the Saskatchewan Provincial Corrections Centre and the man from Moosomin First Nation is charged with two counts, first degree murder, in relation to the deaths of 25-ear-old Alyssa LeCaine, and 20-year-old Daphney Bear. The two women were found dead after a residential fire in the 1000 block of 108th Street in North Battleford on December 24th, 2021.

Supt. Josh Graham, officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes says. “This was a complex investigation, one that took time to complete.”

During the course of the investigation, Major Crimes worked with partners including Saskatchewan RCMP’s Battleford detachment, North Battleford Forensic Identification Services, North Battleford Provincial General Investigation Services, Polygraph Section, Digital Forensic Services, Divisional Criminal Analytical Section; the Saskatchewan Coroners Service; City of North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services; and fire examiners with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.
Investigators obtained 15 judicial authorizations, interviewed approximately 160 witnesses, and gathered/processed more than 150 exhibits during the course of the investigation.

Wade Frenchman is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on September 20.