The Saskatchewan Murders

The Saskatchewan Murders:
00:00 - Intro
01:38 - The Vanishing Women
03:37 - Saskatoon’s Hidden Serial Killer
06:24 - A Failure of Justice
08:49 - Trial of a Predator
10:41 - Justice, But Too Late
13:41 - Conclusion

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In October 1994, a hunter made a gruesome discovery in the woods outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan—human remains scattered across the landscape. What started as a chilling mystery would soon unravel into one of Canada's darkest true crime cases.

For years, Indigenous women had been disappearing in Saskatoon, their cases overlooked and ignored. When forensic investigators identified the remains of **Shelley Napope, Eva Taysup, and Calinda Waterhen**, it became clear that these were not isolated tragedies—they were part of a disturbing pattern.

As detectives worked tirelessly to track down the killer, one name kept surfacing: **John Martin Crawford**. A violent predator with a history of brutal crimes, Crawford had managed to evade justice for years. Even under police surveillance, he continued his assaults—while authorities failed to stop him.

This is the story of *the Saskatchewan Murders**—a case that exposed **failures in the justice system, the devastating reality of violence against Indigenous women, and the haunting question of how many more victims remain lost to history.*

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