A trial started Monday for a Manitoba man accused of killing his neighbour and leading police on a weeklong manhunt that ended in Ontario.
Eric Wildman is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Clifford Joseph, 40, who was reported missing on June 7, 2021.
His remains were found in a rural area northeast of Winnipeg the following month.
Wildman pleaded not guilty in the killing of his former neighbour. Wearing a grey suit with a blue dress shirt and slightly dishevelled hair, Wildman sat with his lawyers at the counsel table. Throughout opening arguments, Wildman had a slight smirk on his face….