Still Missing Canada - Sheree Fertuck, 51, Kenaston, Sask, 7 Dec 2015 *estranged husband arrested in 2019*

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Gregory Mitchell Fertuck was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the December 2015 death of the 51-year-old mother of three. He was also charged with one count of committing an indignity to human remains, according to RCMP Supt. Derek Williams.

He was arrested Monday around 6:30 p.m. without incident on the outskirts of Saskatoon, Williams said. He is scheduled to appear Wednesday morning in Saskatoon provincial court.

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Williams said it is “rare” that a first-degree murder charge is laid without a body being found but that there have been successful prosecutions in similar situations. The search for her remains is ongoing, Williams added.

Gregory Fertuck charged with murder in 2016 death of estranged wife Sheree Fertuck near Saskatoon

 

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Sask. RCMP establish a theory of murder after Sheree Fertuck vanishes

Podcast: The Pit

 

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Friend remembers Sherri Fertuck as 'wonderful person'

 

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A Saskatchewan man accused of murdering his estranged wife is the latest Canadian to find himself behind bars at the hands of "Mr. Big": the name given to a controversial undercover police tactic that law enforcement agencies across the country have used in efforts to move cold cases forward.

The operations involve police posing as criminals in an attempt to obtain a confession from a suspect.

According to police, Greg Fertuck told an undercover officer that he "got rid of" his estranged wife, Sheree Fertuck, and threw her in the bush.

She has been missing since her semi-truck was found abandoned at a gravel pit near Kenaston, Sask., in December 2015.

Although her body has never been found, Greg Fertuck was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in late June 2019.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sask...wan-greg-fertuck-rcmp-police-canada-1.5388277

 

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"I made it up, and we went out supposedly looking for the body. Well, there is no body, so we just drove around to these different places, because it was all BS," said Fertuck in an interview with CBC News.

"I didn't kill her and there was no body out there."

Fertuck's claim goes straight to the heart of the controversy over the Mr. Big technique. Critics say it can violate the principles of confession law by creating a culture of fear, and may heighten the risk of false confessions.

There have also been accusations it preys on the vulnerabilities of suspects with financial problems or addictions.

• THE FIFTH ESTATE | Mr. Big Stings : Cops, Criminals and Confessions

But for families of victims whose cases have gone cold, Mr. Big stings can be the only way to see charges laid and justice for their loved ones.

Sheree Fertuck's sister, Michelle Kish, is happy to see progress on the case.

"I think because they are controversial I'm really crossing my fingers and hoping that [the RCMP] did it all the right ways, and did it legally … so that it can be admissible in court," she said.

"You get one kick at the cat, right? So I really think that they know what they are doing."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sask...wan-greg-fertuck-rcmp-police-canada-1.5388277

 

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Trial date set for murder suspect Fertuck

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...The 66-year old Fertuck will stand trial next spring, beginning on Monday, March 29.



JUSTICE for Sheree!!!!

 

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Greg Fertuck will stand trial starting March 29 in front a Saskatoon judge — but no jury — on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife, Sheree.

 

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Live: Court hears evidence on day one of Greg Fertuck first-degree murder trial in Saskatoon

 

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Rifle shell casings discovered at gravel pit where Sheree Fertuck’s truck was found: Crown

SASKATOON -- The Crown believes Greg Fertuck shot his estranged wife, Sheree, at a gravel pit near Kenaston, Sask.

In opening remarks, the Crown prosecutor said shell casings from a .22 rifle were found at the pit where Sheree hauled gravel.

 

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CTV News Saskatoon:
3 days after Sheree Fertuck went missing, her husband was the RCMP's prime suspect. Here’s why.

 

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Undercover officers trudged mud-soaked field for remains with alleged killer, court hears

Accused killer Greg Fertuck led a group of undercover officers, posing as criminals, through tick-infested, mud-soaked terrain searching for the remains of his missing wife, a Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench heard Thursday.

 

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Accused killer Greg Fertuck officially looking for new lawyer 1 year into 1st-degree murder trial

Accused killer Greg Fertuck is looking for a new lawyer, one year into his first-degree murder trial. Fertuck's judge-alone trial began in September 2021 before Court of King's Bench Justice Richard Danyliuk. On Monday, lawyers Morris Bodnar and Michael Nolin were given leave to withdraw. They...

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/greg-fertuck-murder-trial-self-represent-court-1.6774010

The amicus on the Fertuck case is reviewing the evidence and preparing briefs for the judge to inform his decision on the voir dire evidence.Justice Danyliuk's decision on the voir dire evidence is scheduled for the end of April.

 

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Greg Fertuck calls former lawyer as defence witness at his murder trial

Fertuck, who is self-representing, questioned Morris Bodnar at his first-degree murder trial, which resumed on Tuesday in Saskatoon.

thestarphoenix.com

'Show me the body': Closing arguments heard at Greg Fertuck murder trial

Fertuck's trial began in 2021. He's charged with the first-degree murder of his estranged wife Sheree in 2015. A verdict is set for June.

thestarphoenix.com