Robert “Willy” Pickton is one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers. His killing spree went uninterrupted for years, starting in the early 1990s until his arrest in 2002.

Living on a dirty pig farm all his life, Willy was known for his stench, his money, and his frequent company with sex workers. Despite rumours and eyewitness accounts, police could not connect Willy to the dozens of women going missing from Vancouver’s downtown east side. It took them years to admit a serial killer was roaming the streets of downtown Vancouver, allowing for Willy's reign of terror to endure for over a decade.

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EPISODE RESOURCES:

Beyond Crime, YouTube: Robert Pickton | Confessions of a Serial Killer | S1E09.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRLOQnp36-I 

 CBC News. B.C. judge bans publication of 1997 pig farm warrant. March 08, 2002.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/b-c-judge-bans-publication-of-1997-pig-farm-warrant-1.321041

 CBC News. Pickton investigators defended by man who warned of killer. February 11, 2012.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pickton-investigators-defended-by-man-who-warned-of-killer-1.1169223 

 Crime Junkie Podcast. MISSING: Women of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-women-vancouver-downtown-eastside/

Crime Junkie Podcast. SERIAL KILLER: Robert William Pickton.
https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-robert-william-pickton/

True Crime Canada: The Willy Pickton case. By Jeremy Hainsworth. October 15, 2022.
 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/video/true-crime-canada/true-crime-canada-the-willy-pickton-case-5166046 

The Pig Farm Documentary.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3HfVIurJA8

The Toronto Star. Pickton's mother was a key influence. By Stevie Cameron. June 17, 2007.
https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/06/17/picktons_mother_was_a_key_influence.html 

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