Police say they are looking for information about two large black area rugs that were found with the body of a dead woman in northern Saskatchewan.
Monica Burns, who was 28, was found on a snowmobile trail north of Prince Albert on Jan. 17.
RCMP said Burns, a member of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation, was living in Prince Albert and was a sex-trade worker who was known to them.
Investigators said Wednesday that they are looking for anyone who may have disposed of the rugs, which are described as having a white mesh-style backing.
Police say they believe the rugs were purchased in the last year and were cut on the edges, suggesting they were made to fit a specific area.
Six of Burns's relatives are mid-way through a 48-hour walk in her memory. They are walking along Highway 11 from Saskatoon to Prince Albert, where they plan to arrive Thursday.
Her brother, Pernell Ballantyne, came up with the idea after talking to a friend about his loss.
"I have to do this ... I gotta do this," he said, just north of Osler, Sask., on Tuesday.
The group takes turns walking northbound on the edge of the pavement. Tailing them is a grey minivan with a deep-red "in memory of Monica" sign on the side.
Ballantyne's partner, Dionne Doucette, said the journey is a "positive outlet for healing."
"We're leaving our negativity, our pain, by each step we take," she said. "Each step behind us it's going to leave us, and we're looking for a brighter future."
Police said they aren't releasing information about an autopsy conducted last week.
No arrests have been made in the case.
(CJME, The Canadian Press)
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