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Photographs of missing women are displayed as Commissioner Wally Oppal speaks during the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry public forum in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday January 19, 2011. The inquiry is looking into the conduct of police investigations of women reported missing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and the decision by the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch on January 27, 1998 to stop legal proceedings against Robert Pickton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Pickton gone, but evidence tied to notorious killer should remain: advocates

In the wake of serial killer’s death, advocates fight to save remaining 14,000 exhibits of evidence

  • Jun 13, 2024

 

Lawyer Leonard Tailleur, centre, lawyer for accused serial killer Jeremy Skibicki, enters the Manitoba Law Courts for the trial of Skibicki in Winnipeg on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Verdict for admitted Winnipeg serial killer Skibicki coming next month

Defence admits he carried out slayings, argue he should be found not criminally responsible

 

People rally on Parliament Hill on an International Day of Action to Search the Landfills, in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. The remains of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and another woman named as Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, killed by an alleged serial killer, are believed to be in a landfill north of Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Who is Buffalo Woman? Serial killer trial hears of efforts to identify victim

The unknown woman was last seen outside a Winnipeg Salvation Army in March 2022

 

A spokesman for Quebec’s provincial police says British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton is in a medically induced coma after a prison attack and doctors planned to try to wake him soon. Patches are seen on the arm and shoulder of a corrections officer in the segregation unit at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women during a media tour, in Abbotsford, B.C., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Plan to wake B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton from coma: Quebec police

Sergeant says medical team wants to see if Pickton is able to survive on his own

A spokesman for Quebec’s provincial police says British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton is in a medically induced coma after a prison attack and doctors planned to try to wake him soon. Patches are seen on the arm and shoulder of a corrections officer in the segregation unit at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women during a media tour, in Abbotsford, B.C., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A former prison judge who saw Robert Pickton at British Columbia’s Kent maximum security prison says the serial killer’s personal security was the likely reason he was transferred to maximum security Port-Cartier Institution, northeast of Quebec City. Darryl Plecas, then-Speaker of the BC Legislature answers questions from the media in Victoria, Thursday, May 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Pickton’s safety likely behind move from B.C. to Quebec, says ex-prison judge

Convicted serial killer was imprisoned in B.C. up until about 6 six years

A former prison judge who saw Robert Pickton at British Columbia’s Kent maximum security prison says the serial killer’s personal security was the likely reason he was transferred to maximum security Port-Cartier Institution, northeast of Quebec City. Darryl Plecas, then-Speaker of the BC Legislature answers questions from the media in Victoria, Thursday, May 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Supporters and family members round dance as they gather at a rally to search a landfill for three missing women at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Winnipeg trial hears search for ‘serial killer’ found on accused’s computer

Jeremy Skibicki has admitted to killing 4 women but argues he isn’t criminally responsible

Supporters and family members round dance as they gather at a rally to search a landfill for three missing women at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
An artist’s sketch Robert Pickton taking notes during the second day of his trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., Tuesday January 31, 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsack

‘Happy tears’ of victim’s sister after prison attack on B.C. killer Pickton

Pickton in life-threatening condition following assault by fellow inmate

An artist’s sketch Robert Pickton taking notes during the second day of his trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., Tuesday January 31, 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsack
Robert William Pickton, 52, shown here in an undated picture taken from TV. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/BCTV-Vancouver)

B.C. killer Robert Pickton in life-threatening condition after prison attack

74-year-old assaulted at maximum security Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec

Robert William Pickton, 52, shown here in an undated picture taken from TV. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/BCTV-Vancouver)
B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007, with an additional 20 first-degree murder charges that were eventually stayed in 2010. (CP PHOTO/Jane Wolsack)

Lower Mainland mayors call for parole denial for Robert Pickton

The B.C. serial killer became eligible for day parole in February

B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton was found guilty of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007, with an additional 20 first-degree murder charges that were eventually stayed in 2010. (CP PHOTO/Jane Wolsack)
Robert William Pickton, 52, shown here in an undated picture taken from TV. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/BCTV-Vancouver)

Advocates oppose proposed destruction of Pickton murder case evidence

RCMP has applied to destroy or return thousands of pieces of evidence seized during case

Robert William Pickton, 52, shown here in an undated picture taken from TV. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/BCTV-Vancouver)
Sandra Gagnon is remembering her sister Janet Henry, whose disappearance is associated with Robert Pickton. (The News files)

Sister of missing woman marks anniversary of raid at Pickton farm

Maple Ridge’s Sandra Gagnon remembers her sister Janet Henry

Sandra Gagnon is remembering her sister Janet Henry, whose disappearance is associated with Robert Pickton. (The News files)