May 3, 2024

Four senior VPD officers set to testify next at missing women inquiry

The next panel of witnesses to testify at B.C.’s missing women inquiry will feature four senior Vancouver police officers working in the years before serial killer Robert Pickton was arrested. In the late 1990s, Inspectors Fred Biddlecombe and Dan Dureau, Sgt. Geramy Field and Deputy Chief Const. Brian McGuinness each had a hand in the search … [Read more...]

Sex workers who testify at Pickton inquiry to be granted protection

The names of sex workers who testify at a Vancouver public inquiry into the Robert Pickton case will be covered by publication bans and they'll be allowed to give evidence without appearing in person. Commissioner Wally Oppal has granted a request to offer sex workers and victims of sexual assault broad protections at the inquiry, which is … [Read more...]