David pickton serial killer
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Robert Pickton
Canadian serial killer (–)
Robert William Pickton (October 24, – May 31, ), also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or the Butcher, was a Canadian serial killer and pig farmer. After dropping out of school, he left a butcher's apprenticeship to begin working full-time at his family's pig farm, and inherited it in the early s.
Between and , Pickton is believed to have murdered at least 26 women, many of them prostitutes from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Pickton would confess to 49 murders to an undercover RCMP officer disguised as a cellmate, going on to säga he wanted to man it an even 50, but thought he was caught because he got "sloppy".[1][2][3] In , he was convicted on six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years—the longest possible sentence for second-degree murder under Canadian law at the time.[4][5]
In , the Crown attorney officially s
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Pickton victims families denied application to intervene in RCMPs plan to destroy evidence
A Supreme Court judge dismissed applications by Robert Picktons victims families to intervene in court proceedings over the RCMPs plans to destroy evidence from the investigation into the serial killer.
Thirteen people had applied for intervenor status together, which would have granted them the right to oversee the dispersal of evidence. The evidence included items that were seized from Picktons home in Port Coquitlam, currently held by the RCMP.
According to court documents, the plaintiffs wanted to intervene to ensure that the evidence they need to prove their cases against Robert Pickton and (his brother,) David Pickton is not dispersed or destroyed.
Documents show that the RCMP possesses 15, items seized from Picktons residence between Feb. 6, , and Nov. 23,
The RCMP opposed the application, arguing that it has a legal obligation to hold onto evidenc
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Robert Pickton Family: All About Brother David Francis Pickton
Robert Pickton's Brother Had No Idea Of His Sibling's Activities
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Robert Pickton, a convicted Canadian serial murderer, was beaten by another prisoner earlier this month at a maximum security facility; he passed away on Friday at the age of 74, according to prison officials. Robert's brother, David Francis Pickton has said he had no idea sex workers were being taken to his family's property near Vancouver and murdered, and he denies ever helping his serial killer brother cover up his crimes.
Robert "Willie" Pickton was convicted on 6 counts of second-degree murder in Brother of serial murderer Robert "Willie" Pickton, Dave Pickton looks after livestock on the brother's old pig farm, where on July 29, , Robert slaughtered 26 women in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. The top court in Canada denied the serial murderer, who was found guilty of killing drug users and prostitutes and slaughtering thei