S23 E4: The north 40 | "The Pit"

The Expert Witness from Uncover

CBC

True Crime

4.5 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Police announce a major breakthrough in Sheree's case. They've put someone behind bars. A former roommate of the suspect remembers a troubling conversation about Sheree, and the family of the accused protest his innocence. For more, including a 360 video experience of the gravel pit, visit cbc.ca/thepit

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0:00.0	All episodes of the Pit are available right now.
0:03.2	Binge the entire series by searching for the Pit wherever you get your podcasts.
0:08.8	You can also listen, ad free by subscribing to the CBC True Crime Channel on Apple Podcasts.
0:14.8	This is a CBC podcast.
0:18.8	While working on this story we've been keeping in touch with the
0:21.6	R. C. M. P. The Royal Canadian Matter police.
0:25.0	Their historical case unit is in charge of the investigation into Sherry Fertuck's death.
0:30.0	And early on, police tell us, pretty emphatically emphatically that this is not a cold case, it's active.
0:36.4	That usually means no interviews with law enforcement, but we're in luck. The lead
0:41.2	investigator agrees to speak with us on the record. It's nearing the end of June
0:45.2	2019, but as we start preparing for the interview that's scheduled for the next day, a few things
0:50.8	happen. On Monday, June 24th, we get a cryptic comment from someone at the courthouse.
0:57.0	It's about Sherry's estranged husband, Greg Fertuck.
1:01.0	Then, the lead investigator postpones are interview.
1:04.4	We're about to get some big news.
1:07.3	Holy shit.
1:10.3	That's so crazy Victoria.
1:12.3	That's pretty nuts. Holy shit.
1:17.0	I'm Alicia Bridges and this is episode 4 of The Pit. It's the evening of Monday, June 24th.
1:36.0	So it is about 7 PM and Alicia is on her way to pick me up for my house.
1:44.0	That's Victoria Din.
1:45.0	We've been working on this story together for the past year.
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