Vulcan man charged with murder of Lethbridge woman after body found near Oyen
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 20, 2024.
A 61-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a body was found near Oyen on Tuesday. At approximately 11:14 a.m. Tuesday, Oyen RCMP were dispatched to a location where clothing and other personal effects were located in a tree line along a rural road. They deemed the matter suspicious and the Alberta RCMP major crimes unit was called to the area to take over the investigation. After a further search of the area, an adult victim was found deceased and has been identified as a 28-year-old female resident of Lethbridge. RCMP have arrested and charged 61-year-old Garry Dean Brown, a resident of Vulcan County, with second-degree murder. Brown was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody with his next court date set for Sept. 25 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Hanna. 6-5
