The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) continues to search for the fourth person wanted in connection with the murder of Megan Gallagher.
Gallagher was last seen in September 2020. Police announced in January 2021 that they were treating her disappearance as a homicide, but her remains have not been located.
Three others have been arrested and charged in connection with the case.
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The fourth person, John Wayne Sanderson, 44, is wanted for offering human remains indignity.
“The puzzle is being put together. He has the missing piece,” SPS said in a social media post.
“He has the missing piece to bring Megan home.”
An SPS spokesperson told Global News that the police force continues to receive and follow up on leads to Sanderson’s whereabouts.
“We are confident that John Wayne Sanderson has information relevant to the investigation and we strongly believe that he has the missing piece to locate Megan,” SPS said.
Another man charged in connection with Gallagher’s death, Ernest Whitehead, appeared in court Thursday afternoon and his case was adjourned until August 4.
Whitehead held up a sheet of paper and told the judge that he wanted to read something.
The judge told Whitehead that Thursday’s proceedings were being recorded and that “it was probably best” for him to talk to his lawyer.
Whitehead, who is out on bail, stormed out of the courtroom.
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About a dozen Gallagher family members and supporters attended Thursday’s court appearance.
Brian Gallagher, Megan’s father, said the justice system has “no services” for the families of the victims.
“I get it, that everyone’s rights have to be protected. But us as victims, the family, the people who are victims of what happened with Megan, there is nothing for us,” said Brian.
“Even if the justice system gets justice, we will never see Megan again.”
Brain also expressed concern about people who may have information about his daughter who aren’t speaking up.
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“That silence is literally killing us. It devours our whole being every day. There isn’t a moment, there isn’t a second in our lives that we don’t think about Megan.”
Brian remembers Megan as a caring person who liked to see others happy.
“She went out of her way to make people happy.”
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