In this episode we take a look at a case that received an update VERY recently. For 44 years, nobody knew who the victim known only as Septic Tank Sam was, much less who may have been responsible for his murder. In 2021, there was a breakthrough and it was discovered that the victim was an aboriginal man named Gordie Sanderson, a man who was sadly a victim of the 60's scoop in Canada and would have his life largely changed because of it. With the breakthrough of who the victim was, now the case is ramping back up to see if perhaps there is a way to close the rest of the case.
Sources:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/death-of-albertas-septic-tank-sam-is-still-a-cold-case/article1354167/
Edmonton Journal – May 12, 1977
https://canadianunsolvedcrimes.weebly.com/septic-tank-sam---alberta
https://dnasolves.com/articles/septic_tank_sam/
https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/septic-tank-sam-canadian-police-id-victim-1977-torture-murder-using-dna-genetic genealogy/OCATKXUN45FKZABYAED2CUVQPY/
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/1977-homicide-victim-cold-case-identified-edmonton
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Gordie_Sanderson
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/man-found-burned-body-septic-tank-identified-1.6086082
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