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Podcast: The Canadian Gothic
Episode: the Murder of Alexandra Wiwcharuk - 1 - the Girl in Saskatoon
Description: Saskatoon, SK - May 196223-year-old Alexandra Wiwcharuk—a nurse at Saskatoon City Hospital and a local beauty queen—left her home to mail two letters. Thirteen days later, her body was discovered in a shallow grave near the South Saskatchewan River. She had been brutally assaulted and buried alive.Despite an intensive investigation that continues today her killer was never found.In this episode, we revisit the heartbreaking case of Alexandra Wiwcharuk.We examine the facts, the theories, and the enduring mystery surr...