Almost four years after it was launched, the family of serial killer Robert Pickton has dropped a lawsuit filed against the federal and BC governments. In early 2009, Pickton's brother Dave and sister Linda Wright filed a claim indicating their farm in Port Coquitlam was damaged during the RCMP's search for the bodies of dozens of missing women. On … [Read more...]
Pickton Prosecutor on lost file
April 11, 2012 by
The prosecutor who dropped an attempted murder charge against Robert Pickton four years before the serial killer was finally caught has now told the Missing Women Inquiry she doesn't know why her file on the 1997 case no longer exists. Under cross-examination by a lawyer for the families of 25 victims, Randi Connor quickly agreed … [Read more...]
Pickton inquiry on hold until First Nations lawyer replaced
March 12, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - The public inquiry into the Robert Pickton case has been put on hold until April 2 while the commission searches out a lawyer to represent First Nations. The independent lawyer appointed to represent aboriginal interests resigned last week, and commission Wally Oppal says he doesn't want the hearing to proceed until a replacement is … [Read more...]
Oppal defends Pickton probe amid criticism
March 7, 2012 by
The head of a public inquiry into the Robert Pickton case defended the process Tuesday against allegations it’s ignoring the voices of aboriginals, as a lawyer appointed to represent that community resigned and one of the few remaining First Nations groups left in the process pulled out. Aboriginal activists have long dismissed the inquiry as … [Read more...]
Missing Women Inquiry: Officer was not afraid if Pickton discovered he was being watched
February 9, 2012 by
The first RCMP officer to investigate serial killer Robert Pickton has now told the Missing Women Inquiry he wasn’t worries about the farmer finding out he was being watched, because that may “slow him down.” Under cross-examination by lawyer Jason Gratl, retired RCMP Staff Sergeant Mike Connor says he couldn’t see the … [Read more...]
VPD Detective unaware of Pickton connections
February 1, 2012 by
The lawyer for the families of 25 victims from the Downtown Eastside is trying to prove the arrest of the serial killer Robert Pickton was delayed because he may have been “connected.” Cameron Ward made the suggestion while cross-examining Vancouver Police Detective Lori Shenher at the Missing Women Inquiry. Shenher said that … [Read more...]
Stayed charges against Pickton slammed
January 31, 2012 by
To this day, Lori Shenher doesn’t understand why an attempted murder charge was dropped against serial killer Robert Pickton in 1997. Testifying at the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Det.-Const. Shenher — the Vancouver police officer tasked with investigating the disappearance of women in the Downtown Eastside — expressed her frustration … [Read more...]
Missing Women Inquiry: RCMP failed to save vital Pickton documents
January 18, 2012 by
Canada’s national police force is facing more scrutiny, for failing to save documents linked to this country's largest serial murder investigation. That revelation came during questioning today at the Missing Women Inquiry in Vancouver. Jennifer Evans, an Ontario deputy police chief who interviewed dozens of RCMP and Vancouver Police … [Read more...]
Deputy Chief to be cross-examined at Pickton hearing
January 17, 2012 by
Testimony by an Ontario Deputy Police Chief at BC's Missing Women Inquiry has attracted the attention of several prominent Vancouver lawyers believed to be representing some key figures in the delayed capture of serial killer Robert Pickton. The lawyers, Richard Peck, David Butcher, David Crossin, Greg Delbigio and others, have expressed interest … [Read more...]
Pickton inquiry’s focus shifts to police
November 6, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The two police agencies that failed to stop Robert Pickton as he hunted sex workers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are about to appear at the public inquiry into the case to explain why they were unable to catch a serial killer.The inquiry has spent weeks hearing expert evidence about the Downtown Eastside and the city's sex trade, as … [Read more...]
