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Robert Pickton

Possible Robert Pickton memoir prompts outrage, appeal from B.C. government

VANCOUVER — British Columbia will look at passing legislation to prevent offenders from profiting from their crimes after a book reportedly written by serial killer Robert Pickton was published....

Lori Shenher on 'That Lonely Section of Hell'

Lori Shenher’s book about the botched investigation of the murdered women from Vancouver’s downtown eastside elicits emotional responses from panelists.

Brother of murdered woman shocked after Vancouver removes memorials

Bronze plaques bearing the names of Georgina Papin, Brenda Wolfe and Marnie Frey were first installed on a DTES sidewalk in 2012.
David Pickton, Robert Pickton, serial-murder investigation

Woman assaulted by David Pickton broke down after his brother's murder arrest

"I believed David Pickton had chopped up people and put them in his yard. I believed they were women who weren't as lucky as me," says the woman.

Vanishing point: how police forgot the women they couldn't see

A former Crown prosecutor familiar with police investigations, warrant applications and the criminal charge approval process explains why the Pickton investigation went horribly wrong.

Is Facebook culpable in Amanda Todd's death?

We've put our trust in Facebook, and it has failed us in many ways, but it particularly failed Amanda.

Downtown Eastside activists protest Missing Women Commission of Inquiry on final day of hearings

Families of murdered Pickton victims demanded justice as the controversial Missing Women inquiry drew to a close.

Missing women: Dave Pickton among 20 outstanding witness requests ignored since 2011

Robert Pickton's brother lived on their pig farm when women were being killed there, but he and 19 other requested witnesses have never been called to testify at the inquiry.

Missing women inquiry lawyer resigns, saying police given priority over Aboriginal voices

The Pickton inquiry faced a new setback today, as the lawyer for Aboriginal interests quit – the latest in a string of boycotts and criticisms which some say has cost the commission its legitimacy.

Missing Women Inquiry: Ex-Pickton worker echoes lawyer allegations of police cover-up

Describing a 'turning, wrenching feeling,' would-be police informant Bill Hiscox reveals to VO what it was like on serial killer Robert 'Willie' Pickton's farm.