In a time where emotions are running high, the mother of a slain 21 year old remembers how her son was overcoming addiction problems prior to his death.

Five people from Swift Current were charged with second-degree murder between October 3-5 in last November's death of Logan Ring.

Ring's mother Cindy McEwen said there had been times where a phone call explaining her first-born son died from an overdose wouldn't have been a surprise. But McEwen said towards the end, Ring - who also had "severe ADHD" - was excited about his prospects in life.

"He was finishing his schooling, he was registering in a mechanic's course in the fall, he had interviews that day that they killed him - three interviews for jobs. He was so excited when I talked to him last that he had these interviews. I didn't talk to him that day, but talked to him the night before, and he had all these interviews and the cops confirmed that he made it to all of them," said McEwen.

Ring's body was found at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park on November 17, 2016 at approximately 10:30 a.m. in close proximity to his blue 1991 Ford Explorer.

"That's what hurt us the most was when he was struggling with drugs and on cocaine and meth," said McEwen. "Like he was really struggling. I expected the call that he OD'd somewhere. You know what I mean? As a parent, not that you want it but you could understand it a little bit better. This was just like finally he's on the right path, he's going forward, and they still come take him."

In custody, and awaiting a second court appearance - this one scheduled for November 8 in Swift Current Provincial Court, by video - are Rebecca Lynn Kuhlman, 25, Tanisha Lynn Perrault, 19, Jolene Denise Epp, 38, Collin Perrault, 49, and Todd Donaldson, 48.

McEwen said Collin Perrault and Jolene Denise Epp are Tanisha Lynn Perrault's parents, and that Ring roomed with Tanisha Lynn Perrault at one point before leaving and eventually rooming with Kuhlman.

McEwen was a single mother working full time while Ring was growing up, and his mom said it wasn't long before he was struggling with addictions. Surviving Ring are four younger brothers and his now-three-year-old son.

While McEwan joked that she would sometimes say things she didn't mean to while angry, her oldest boy often keep her honest.

"I'm a red head, and an Aires," she said. "So I tend to be a little flighty and it takes a lot to get me mad, but when I'm mad I yell and scream and say things I don't mean. He was always like 'uncalled for Mom.' So I had to go and apologize to whoever I made an ass of myself with. He was always the light."

During what was nearly a year between her son's death and the first charges being laid, McEwen said knowing the police never gave up on their investigation was a big comfort, especially when she said there wasn't a ton of media coverage.

"In a year the police department cared, and they always made me feel like they cared, and it was amazing," she said. "I always knew they were working 100 per cent on this. They never made me feel like he didn't matter."

Any potential bail hearings haven't been set for the five in custody, though the Crown is pushing for them to not be released based on the severity of the crimes they are charged with.