Nov. 17, 2025
Unsolved Murders: Gordon Sanderson / Tofield John Doe (Season 1)
What really happened to Gordon Sanderson?
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Resources:
- Canadian Encyclopedia – “Sixties Scoop” – by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and Sharon Dainard – on June 22nd, 2016
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- Canadian Unsolved Crimes – June 6th, 2013
- WFTV 9 ABC article – “Septic Tank Sam: Canadian Police ID Victim of 1977 Torture Murder Using DNA, Genetic Genealogy” – by Crystal Bonvillian – July 1st, 2021
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- Medium article – “Gordie Sanderson – The Tragic Story of a Murder and Identification” – by Natasha Mullins – August 17th, 2021
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- Government of Canada - Timeline of Gordon Sanderson, a.k.a "Septic Tank Sam", homicide investigation - Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "K" Division (Alta.), issuing body - PS64-175/2022E-MP4 - https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.916998/publication.html
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