An RCMP vehicle parked outside the Searcy residence following the discovery of Diane Searcy. (Image Credit: Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

By Susan McNeil

Charge upgraded

Charge upgraded to first degree murder for Snowden man  

Feb 3, 2026 | 4:22 PM

A man who is accused of killing his wife in the village of Snowden last year has had his charge upgraded to first degree murder.  

RCMP announced the change on February 3. Kevin Searcy, age 68, was previously charged with second degree murder.  

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In order to prove first degree murder, the Crown prosecutor will have to show that the act was ‘planned and deliberate’, according to the Criminal Code of Canada.  

Searcy will appear next in Nipawin Provincial Court on June 15 for a previously-set preliminary hearing. 

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RCMP were called to a residence in Snowden on November 5, 2025 and found 69-year-old Diane Searcy deceased.  

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com