Sheree Fertuck's sisters still searching for closure, justice 7 years after disappearance

Time can help ease the grief felt after the unexpected death of a loved one, but it can also magnify pain.

It's been seven years since Sheree Fertuck disappeared in rural Saskatchewan. Police believe the 51-year-old woman was murdered by Greg Fertuck, her estranged husband, on Dec. 7, 2015.

Sheree's sisters are still seeking justice and closure. Greg's murder trial is about to enter its third year and Sheree's remains have never been found. 

"It's hard to believe it's seven years already," Teaka White, Sheree's sister, said. "We have more answers than we initially did, but the fact that the trial is still going on and that he hasn't been convicted yet … is this ever going to end?" 

Greg is on trial for first-degree murder, accused of killing Sheree at the remote gravel pit near Kenaston, Sask, where they both worked. 

He has pleaded not guilty. 

Justice Richard Danyliuk is presiding over the trial, which began in 2021 at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench. It's been delayed because of COVID-19 outbreaks, the unexpected discovery of a gun and Greg turfing his lawyers mid-trial. 

Last month, he chose to represent himself in court moving forward. 

Michelle Kish, another of Sheree's sisters, knows the court process is out of their control, but said she never imagined it would drag on for so long.

"This needs to come to a close. I mean, enough is enough already." Michelle said.

The investigative technique used to arrest Greg is controversial. Police arrested him in 2019, four years after Sheree disappeared. Investigators ensnared him in a lengthy undercover police operation known as a "Mr. Big sting." 

Officers spent months in disguise, gaining Greg's trust and pretending to be his pals. The charade came down after Greg told undercover officers he shot Sheree to death and disposed of her body in a rural area not far from the pit. 

He mapped out the route to the remote, treed location and then helped them search. 

They never found her.