Canadian police ask people to stop 'spreading rumors' about teen murder suspects' whereabouts as 14-day manhunt moves 600 miles across the country

• The 14-day-long manhunt for the two Canadian teen murder suspects has moved to Greater Sudbury in Ontario, some 600 miles southwest of the last concentrated search location.
• Police across Canada are looking for 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky, who are suspected of killing a Canadian, an American, and an Australian over the past three weeks.
• Greater Sudbury Police on Friday warned of "misinformation" floating around about the teens, and warned people to stop "spreading rumors."
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Canadian authorities are asking people to stop "spreading rumors" about the two teen murder suspects as the 14-day manhunt moves some 600 miles across the country.

Police in Greater Sudbury, southeast Ontario, said Friday that they had received reports that 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky were in their area.

However, the force warned that all reported sightings are as yet unconfirmed, and that some people have been spreading misinformation and rumors about the fugitives.

Any confirmed sightings will be shared through GSPS social media sites. We urge the community to rely on the GSPS social media/website as their trusted source of info. Should any sighting be confirmed we will issue a community notification immediately.

— Sudbury Police (@SudburyPolice) August 2, 2019

 

A nationwide manhunt for McLeod and Schmegelsky has been underway since July 19, with police from at least five provinces taking part in the search.

The two childhood friends are suspected of killing 24-year-old American Chynna Deese and 23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler, and separately, 64-year-old Leonard Dyck.

The Ontario Provincial Police received more than 30 tips about the teens in less than eight hours on Thursday, and are "following up on every tip it receives," the force told the Australian Associated Press.

Read more: The 2 Canadian teen fugitives were searched at an alcohol checkpoint the day they were charged with murder, but authorities let them go

Meanwhile, authorities in and around Gillam, a swampy town in Manitoba, said on Wednesday they are winding down their manhunt after searching through some 4,200 square miles of wilderness for days, to no avail.

Experts speculated earlier this week that McLeod and Schmegelsky may have even died in the wilderness due to the lack of food and water, and "absolutely tormenting" bugs in the region.

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