The man had been beaten, shot, sexually mutilated, andtortured.
He was had been sexually mutilated so severely thathe could not immediately be identified as male.
The body had been in the septic tank for several months when it was discovered.
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Septic Tank Sam was originally laid to rest in an unmarked grave at an Edmonton cemetery.
These experts believed he was 35 and Indigenous.
His body was exhumed again in 2000 and studied by another medical examiner.
When Gordie never showed up, his sister reported him missing.
She didnt hear an update for 44 years.
ADNA profile for the unknown decedent was created by a lab in Texas and uploaded to a genealogy website.
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Police have not released more information as their investigation is active and ongoing.
For now, what we know is that Gordon Sanderson lived a short and tragic life.
He is survived by his sister and his daughter.
