Daniela Germano
RCMP say they have identified the man whose burned body was found in a septic tank on an abandoned Alberta farm 44 years ago. Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak says the victim is Gordon (Gordie) Sanderson, shown in a handout photo, an Indigenous man from Manitoba who was living in Edmonton when he died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP MANDATORY CREDIT June 30, 2021 - 5:38 PM
EDMONTON - The 44-year mystery around the identity of a man whose scorched body was found in a septic tank has been solved with a forensic technique used to find the Golden State Killer in the United States, Alberta RCMP say.
RCMP say they have identified the man whose burned body was found in a septic tank on an abandoned Alberta farm 44 years ago. Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak says the victim is Gordon (Gordie) Sanderson, shown in a handout photo, an Indigenous man from Manitoba who was living in Edmonton when he died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP
EDMONTON RCMP say they have identified a man whose burned body was found in a septic tank on an abandoned Alberta farm 44 years ago.
Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak says the victim is Gordon (Gordie) Edwin Sanderson, an Indigenous man from Manitoba who was living in Edmonton when he died.
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Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak with Alberta RCMP’s serious and historical crimes units said the family has a lot of emotions to process.
“I think it was a combination of a sense of mourning but also relief, definitely some feelings of anger towards what Gordie went through in his life and what was done to him,” he said.
Dr. Bernard Bannach, assistant deputy medical examiner with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, said some cases go unsolved for years, but he’s glad some answers have been found.
“The main drive for the medical examiner’s office is to give a voice to the dead and to assist the living next of kin in understanding the final moments of one of their loved ones’ deaths,” he said. “It’s satisfying for us in that regards, and also hopefully provides some closure.”
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EDMONTON - The 44-year mystery around the identity of a man whose scorched body was found in a septic tank has been solved with a forensic technique used to find the Golden State Killer in the United States, Alberta RCMP say.
EDMONTON - The 44-year mystery around the identity of a man whose scorched body was found in a septic tank has been solved with a forensic technique used to find the Golden State Killer in the United States, Alberta RCMP say.
Article content
Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak with Alberta RCMP’s serious and historical crimes units said the family has a lot of emotions to process.
“I think it was a combination of a sense of mourning but also relief, definitely some feelings of anger towards what Gordie went through in his life and what was done to him,” he said.
Dr. Bernard Bannach, assistant deputy medical examiner with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, said some cases go unsolved for years, but he’s glad some answers have been found.
“The main drive for the medical examiner’s office is to give a voice to the dead and to assist the living next of kin in understanding the final moments of one of their loved ones’ deaths,” he said. “It’s satisfying for us in that regards, and also hopefully provides some closure.”