Robert Pickton
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Canada's most prolific serial killer was active from the late 80s until his capture in 2002. Robert Pickton was a pig farmer who lived in Port Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver. Over 20 years, he hand-picked the most vulnerable and desperate women from Vancouver's downtown eastside, lured them to his farm, and "disposed of them" there. Who was he? How did he get away with it for so long?
We continue our journey through Robert Pickton’s life, and that of the missing women of the Downtown Eastside. More mistakes are made by the Vancouver Police Department. And two people will come into Robert Pickton’s life who will provide very important evidence later on.
In part 3, we find out what led to Robert Pickton's eventual arrest.
In this final episode, we find out about Robert Pickton's interrogation, processing Canada's largest crime scene, what happened in the trial, and the aftermath.
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Credits:
Research and writing: Meg Zhang and Kristi Lee
Audio production and additional original scoring: Erik Krosby
Special thanks to Wednesday LaChance
Main information sources:
BOOK: On The Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women. (2010) By Stevie Cameron
BOOK: Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Serial Killer (2015) by Chris Swinney
DOCUMENTARY: The Pig Farm (2011) written and directed by Christine Nielsen for CTV
DOCUMENTARY: Biography: The Pig Farmer Killer (2009)
WEBSITE: www.missingpeople.net, including all articles within (website owned and operated by Wayne Leng)
ARTICLES:
Pickton`s mother was a key influence by Stevie Cameron, published in Toronto Star, June 17, 2007
Death Farm, by Charles Mudede, published in The Stranger, Oct 30, 2003
The Robert Pickton Case: A Timeline, CityNews, 2007
Who Were Pickton's Alleged Victims?, CityNews, 2007
Woman sexually assaulted by brother of serial-killer robert pickton
Pickton said 'I'm just a devil'
Body parts found at Pickton farm
Police end search for evidence at Pickton farm
The women Robert Pickton was convicted of killing
Alert issued about meat from Pickton's pig farm
Body found hanging in Pickton's farm, witness says
Friend testifies Robert spoke of six bodies
Crown witness in Pickton trial denies he's a liar
Victim Impact statements delivered at Pickton trial
Pickton gets life, no chance of parole for 25 years
Why did the jury choose second-degree murder?
Pickton: Vancouver top cop apologizes police didn't 'catch this monster sooner'
Children of alleged Pickton victims launch civil lawsuit
To see her you wouldn't think she's dangerous
'I don't know how I got set up on this here'
Did Pickton have a partner in crime?
3 others arrested in Pickton probe, jury told
Pickton defies Police in interview from prison
Pickton siblings get more time for suit against government
Missing women marginalized
Thousands participate in Women’s Memorial March in Downtown Eastside
BOOK: On The Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women. (2010) By Stevie Cameron
BOOK: Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Serial Killer (2015) by Chris Swinney
DOCUMENTARY: The Pig Farm (2011) written and directed by Christine Nielsen for CTV
DOCUMENTARY: Biography: The Pig Farmer Killer (2009)
REPORT: Robert Pickton: A Closer Look into the Missing Women Enquiry, by Meg Zhang [PDF]
Music credits:
Erik Krosby - composer and producer of original music used
Music below is used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Podcast theme music: Space Trip. http://www.dl-sounds.com/royalty-free/space-trip/
Chris Zabriskie-Undercover Vampire Policeman
Chris Zabriskie-Laserdisc
Chris Zabriskie-Itasca Its Glowing Red Hot
Chris Zabriskie-Everybody’s got problems that aren't mine
Chris Zabriskie-Cylinders 7
Chris Zabriskie - Mario Bava Sleeps in A little later than he expected to
Chris Zabriskie-I don't see the branches, I see the leaves
Kai Engel-Imminence
Kai Engel-Difference
Kevin MacLeod-Blue Sizzle
Kevin MacLeod-Anxiety
Kevin MacLeod-Long Note One
Kevin MacLeod-Long Note Two
Kevin MacLeod-Long Note Three
Kevin MacLeod-Echoes of Time
Kevin MacLeod-Zombie Hoodoo
Kevin MacLeod-Night Break
Kevin MacLeod-Night Music
Kevin MacLeod-Sunset at Glengorm
Kevin MacLeod-Spring Thaw
Kevin MacLeod-Crypto
Puddle of Infinity-Armchair Stellar Crossing
Misha Dioxin-Emerald
Misha Dioxin-From the Arctic Circle To the southern seas
The 126ers-Secret Conversations
Sarah Aubrey - Pidgeon Park (performed by Girl Most Likely) (lyrics below)
Music below is used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Podcast theme music: Space Trip. http://www.dl-sounds.com/royalty-free/space-trip/
Kevin MacLeod - Blue Feather
Kevin MacLeod - Colorless Aura
Kevin MacLeod - Silver Flame
Kevin MacLeod - Zombie Hoodoo
Kevin MacLeod - Long Note One
Misha Dioxin - From the Arctic Circle to the Southern Seas
Poddington Bear - Dark Water
ROZKOL - If these
Ars Sonor - cellular fugue II
Chris Zabriskie - Cylinders 7
Kai Engel - Aspirato
Kai Engel - Difference
Chris Zabriskie - Brethren, Arise
Kai Engel - Modum
Chris Zabriskie - I'm a man who will fight for your honour
Kevin McLeod - Colorless Aura
Kai Engel - Warm of Mechanical Heart
Serrgey Cheremisinov - MOthers Hands
Kevin McLeod - Lightless Dawn
LYRICS: Pidgeon Park
By Sarah Aubrey
On street corners and public places
The needles take the ashen faces
Pigeon park is empty except for litter and the stains
The crows pick at carcasses in the last pieces of day
Oh company
Oh it’s all we seek
Chinamen fill the gutters and they kick at the decay
While men in silver towers watch the city crumble away
Metal winches buildings holding everything in place
While the sticks and shells of people take their part in the human race
Oh company
Oh it’s all we need
Oh company
Oh it’s all seek
People walk and people talk and they come and go again
Everyone locked in silence with the music in their ears
Through the silt and the glue
The weeds and the stone
There’s pebbles in everyone’s pockets and they can feel it in their bones
Oh company
Oh it’s all we need
Oh company
Oh it’s all we seek
