Robert Pickton A Serial Killer and His Police

Robert Pickton: A Serial Killer and His Police Accomplices

The Pickton Farm • Robert Pickton grew up on his family’s pig farm In Port Coquitlam, B. C. • The Pickton children inherited the farm after their parent’s deaths. • They became wealthy after selling off some of the property for development • They were left with 6. 5 hectares

His Victims • Robert Pickton’s victims were high risk women from the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. Primarily Prostitutes and drug addicts. • The women were taken back to his farm where he proceeded to rape, murder and dismember them. • His victims were shot or strangled.

Overlooked for Decades! • The police had several chances to stop Pickton’s reign of terror • He was almost charged with attempted Murder of a prostitute but the victim Was a drug addict and considered an “unreliable witness” • An investigator who specialized in Geoprofiling had determined that There was a serial killer plaguing The downtown eastside. He was promptly demoted.

Raid on the Pickton Farm • In 2001, it was reported to police that there were Illegal firearms on Pickton’s property. • Police raid his property and discover evidence linking him to the missing women.

Evidence “The pig farm became the largest crime scene in Canadian history. Investigators took 200, 000 DNA samples and seized 600, 000 exhibits. Archaeologists and forensic experts needed heavy equipment to sift through 383, 000 cubic yards of soil in search of human remains. The cost of the investigation was estimated at nearly $70 million. (Butts)”

Crime scene sketch of Pickton’s trailer DNA • Investigators found an incredible amount of evidence on the property. Blood soaked carpet in Pickton’s trailer • DNA evidence was very prevalent. Items belonging to missing woman Sereena Abotsway • Blood, bones, teeth, and body parts were found in various locations around the property. Blood soaked mattress in trailer

• In a chest freezer near William Pickton’s trailer, Police found the decapitated heads of some of his victims. • Police also found bones from a victim’s Hand in the pig pen. This lead investigators To believe Pickton fed his victims to his pigs.

• After being taken into custody, Pickton Was placed in a cell near another detainee • Pickton bragged about his crimes, stating that he “only wished he could have made it an even fifty. ” Pickton’s Blunder • Unfortunately for Pickton, the other detainee was actually an undercover police officer.

Though they found the remains of more than 20 women on his property, he was only charged with 6 counts of first degree murder. He was ultimately Charged with 6 Counts of second Degree murder. He was sentenced To life in prison With no parole for 25 years

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