Listen to this podcast episode for the heartbreaking history of Canada’s most prolific serial killer case, as told by Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert.
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Published Jun 23, 2022 • Last updated Sep 15, 2022 • 2 minute read
Most Canadians know the name Robert Pickton, the pig farmer from a Vancouver suburb who goes by Willy and was convicted of murdering six vulnerable women, although he once bragged to an undercover officer that he had killed 49 female victims.
We know Pickton’s name in the same way we know the names of most notorious murderers who make headlines for their heinous crimes. But there are so many other people whose names we should also know: the 33 women whose DNA was found on his farm; the hundreds of family members — parents, siblings, children — who continue to mourn for these women and who, in come cases, are still fighting for answers and justice; and the advocates who keep on lobbying for changes to laws and societal attitudes, so that vulnerable women can be better protected in the future.
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This story began long before we heard Pickton’s name, and has carried on long after he was sentenced to life in prison. Listen to this podcast for the heart-breaking history of Canada’s most prolific serial killer case, as told by Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert.
And here’s more about the case:
• Families knew ‘horrible creature’ was taking Vancouver women long before police did
• Click here to see photos of some of Vancouver’s missing women
• Click here to see photos from Robert Pickton’s farm and evidence from his trial
• From the archives: First investigation into Vancouver’s missing women turned up startling new numbers
• From the archives: How one childhood incident pushed Dawn Crey into a downward spiral from which she would never escape
• From the archives:True Crime Byline: Sketches express softer side of Robert Pickton’s victims
• From the archives: Children of Vancouver’s missing women faced new reality when Robert Pickton’s trial began
• From the archives: Surprise verdict in Robert Pickton trial upset family, supporters
• From the archives: True Crime Byline: Robert Pickton letters offered glimpse into thoughts of an accused serial killer
• From the archives: A sister still lost, Dianne Rock was one of 20 women Robert Pickton stands accused of killing
• From the archives: Damning evidence excluded: Details supporting 20 more murder charges against Pickton relegated to trial that never happened
• From the archives: Byline: Police still on hunt for Pickton-linked Jane Doe’s real name
• From the archives: Tragic tales, but hope for future at inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women
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True Crime Byline is a new podcast by Postmedia News and Antica Productions. In each episode, host Kathleen Goldhar talks to journalists about the cases that made their careers, changed the way they see the world and continue to haunt them.
Download Episode 1, This Isn’t a Story About Robert Pickton, today on your favourite podcast app.
Our episodes drop every Thursday until July 28. Watch for Episode 2: The Article that Blew Up a Murder Trial, on June 30.
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