14 days, 35 witnesses: Who has testified so far at Greg Fertuck's 1st-degree murder trial
CBC
Crown prosecutors have called 35 witnesses since Greg Fertuck's first-degree murder trial began on Sept. 7, as the prosecution tries to build its case that he killed his estranged wife.
Fertuck, who turned 68 while in custody this weekend, is on trial at Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon, accused of killing Sheree Fertuck, 51.
He has pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution's theory is that Greg shot his ex-wife twice during a confrontation at the gravel pit near Kenaston, Sask., where she worked, and then moved her body to another location in the country.
Sheree was last seen on Dec. 7, 2015. Her semi-truck was found at the gravel pit the next day, but her body has never been found.
The Crown's theory is based on disclosures Greg made to undercover police officers posing as criminals in an elaborate operation known as a "Mr. Big" sting in 2019.
The judge-only trial, being presided over by Justice Richard Danyliuk, began with a voir dire — a sort of trial within the trial, which allows Danyliuk to assess the admissibility of the Crown's evidence.
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