B-C Supreme Court is hearing from one of the two people alone on the bridge the night the Queen of the North ferry sank in March of 2006, killing two people. Karen Briker, the Quartermaster that night, says she was alone on the bridge with Fourth Officer Karl Lilgert, who was accused of criminal negligence causing the deaths of two … [Read more...]
Former mayor testifies at Missing Women Inquiry
May 16, 2012 by
The former Mayor of Vancouver, who once said he wasn't interested in financing a "location service" for hookers, is now testifying at the Missing Women Inquiry. In April of 1999, Philip Owen said he was not in favour of offering a reward to find 20 sex trade workers missing from the Downtown Eastside, because there was no proof any had been … [Read more...]
Missing woman’s stepmother testifies at inquiry
October 24, 2011 by
It's an emotional day for families of women who disappeared from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.They're telling their stories at the Missing Women's Commission of Inquiry. First on the stand was Lynn Frey, the stepmother of Marnie Frey who disappeared in 1997. 10 years later Robert Pickton was convicted in her … [Read more...]
