Sheree Fertuck's body has never been found.
Sheree Fertuck was 51 when her husband murdered her in a secluded Saskatchewan gravel pit. Sheree Fertuck's disappearance, the ensuing investigation and Greg Fertuck's trial are the focus of the CBC podcast The Pit.Greg Fertuck was the type of man who solved his problems through "intimidation, threats and violence.""When would not comply by his own admission he went to his truck, got his rifle, shot her in the shoulder, then coldly shot her in the head.
"People just need to understand that this is just so unfair what happened to her. It was just absolutely devastating."A sketch of Greg Fertuck appearing in Court of King's Bench in Saskatoon on Feb. 20, 2024. Court evidence showed he was a mean man who insulted Sheree constantly. Verbal abuse escalated to physical abuse and death threats.In November 2010, Greg pleaded guilty to uttering a death threat against Sheree and possessing a prohibited weapon.
The Crown argued Greg should face a year in jail and a lifetime weapons ban, but the judge who ruled on the matter said that, compared to the kinds of assaults she routinely heard about in court, what Fertuck had done was at the "low end." He was given a six-month sentence in the community.Jo-Anne Dusel said that when an abuser is allowed to escalate their behaviour with few consequences, they become emboldened.
During this time, Greg was struggling financially with outstanding debt and accounts in overdraft. He wanted to access a lump sum of money from a locked-in retirement account, but required his wife's permission to do so.Greg Fertuck was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after confessing to undercover officers. She was wrapping up for the season just before the murder. Greg was licensed to drive a semi, and knew the area and equipment well.
He said he wanted to talk to Sheree about money and their property. He became unhappy with the conversation's direction, so he walked back to his truck and grabbed his unregistered semi-automatic rifle, shot her in the shoulder, then shot her in the back of the head. However, Dusel said it doesn't appear that these risk factors were assessed as a whole or acted upon.
"One of the things that happens in other jurisdictions, that we don't do here, is to have information-sharing agreements among different government systems and ," Dusel said. There are many factors that contribute to the high rates of abuse, including the gun culture and the prevalence of rural communities, which can lack services and confidentiality. Boom-and-bust economies go hand-in-hand with violence, Dusel said, as it often increases when financial stress rises."We need to make sure that young people don't grow up with attitudes that diminish women. I think we need to support boys and young men in being emotionally healthy.
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