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In this episode, disturbing witness accounts and overlooked tips begin to paint a darker picture of what may have been happening at the Pickton farm. Piece by piece, the investigation edges closer to a horrifying reality.

Court documents
2006 BCSC 995 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII
2009 BCCA 299 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII
2009 BCCA 300 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII
2007 BCSC 30 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII
2005 BCSC 1463 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII
2007 BCSC 42 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII
2007 BCSC 1293 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII Book
On The Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women.
Documentary
The Pig Farm
Robert “Willie” Pickton — Prolific serial killer’s jailhouse confession to undercover cop
More Revealed from Robert Pickton Police Tapes
Newly Released Tapes of Robert Pickton
Missing Women Commission of Inqiry
Forsaken: The Final Report of the Missing Women Inquiry

Vancouver Police Department – Missing Women Investigation Review (2010)
https://vpd.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/missing-women-investigation-review-avoiding-future-tragedies.pdf

Full report copy (VPD Missing Women Investigation Review PDF)
https://www.bwss.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/36185748-VPD-Missing-Women-Report.pdf

News Articles
The Robert Pickton Case: A Timeline,

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Part 3 of the Robert “Willie” Pickton case dives deeper into the growing number of women disappearing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in the late 1990s. We focus on the lives of the victims, the mounting forensic evidence found on the farm, and the warning signs that were missed as the danger escalated.

2006 BCSC 995 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII

2009 BCCA 299 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII

2007 BCSC 30 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII

On The Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women.

Serial Killer Robert Pickton - The Pig Farm (2011) - YouTube

Forsaken: The Final Report of the Missing Women Inquiry 

(1) Facts about the 33 women whose remains or DNA were found on Robert Pickton’s farm | Globalnews.ca

December 1, 2007 (page 69 of 156). (2007, Dec 01). The Vancouver Sun (1986-) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/december-1-2007-page-69-156/docview/2242869819/se-2 (Gina Houston)

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In Part Two, we continue the story of Robert “Willie” Pickton and the women who vanished from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. We revisit the night in March 1997 when one woman survived — a turning point that would help expose a predator. This episode honors the missing and murdered women, both named and unnamed, and examines the warning signs that were ignored for years.

Sources

2006 BCSC 995 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII

2009 BCCA 299 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII

2007 BCSC 30 (CanLII) | R. v. Pickton | CanLII

On The Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women.

Serial Killer Robert Pickton - The Pig Farm (2011) - YouTube

(1) Facts about the 33 women whose remains or DNA were found on Robert Pickton’s farm | Globalnews.ca

Diana Melnick (1975-1995) - Find a Grave Memorial

Children of missing women faced new reality when Pickton's trial began | Vancouver Sun

Forsaken: The Final Report of the Missing Women Inquiry 

Robert Pickton Case | The Canadian Encyclopedia

February 14th Women's Memorial March - CIPDH - UNESCO

WISH Drop-In Centre Society

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In Part one, Nicci Ruth explores the early 1980s on the Pickton farm, where disturbing behavior, criminal activity, and unchecked violence became normalized. It’s a look at the warning signs that were present long before anyone realized how dangerous things had become.

Sources 

On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver’s Missing Women – Steve Cameron

https://serialkillercalendar.com/Robert%20William%20PICKTON.php

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-pickton-case

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In January 2019, Kristofer Couture’s car was found abandoned at the Elk–Thurston trailhead, sitting there for months before an investigation into his disappearance began. What happened in that time raises questions that still linger today.

Sources

Direct communication with Eva Couture

https://pleasebringmehome.com/canada/kristofer-couture/

https://www.canihelpfindyourmissinglovedone.com/kristofer-couture-and-mom-eva/

https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2021/5/3/episode-282-kristofer-couture

https://theprogress.com/2024/01/23/missing-mans-mom-returns-to-chilliwack-5-years-after-disappearance/

https://mapleridgenews.com/2021/01/26/missing-mans-mom-still-hopeful-2-years-after-his-car-was-found-abandoned-at-b-c-trail/

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In 1965, Esther Castellani dies from a mysterious illness that leaves even Vancouver’s top doctors confused — until a shocking revelation changes everything. Her husband, Rene Castellani, a local radio personality, quickly becomes the prime suspect in a case that is truly stranger than fiction.

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/february-18-2000-page-75-166/docview/3212742464/se-2
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/december-4-1965-page-1-128/docview/2379803336/se-2
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/july-14-1966-page-21-56/docview/2379816873/se-2
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/october-7-1967-page-1-90/docview/2379809609/se-2
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/november-12-1966-page-1-121/docview/2379823441/se-2
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/december-2-1965-page-9-44/docview/2257959014/se-2
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/january-7-1982-page-3-72/docview/2241126213/se-2
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/july-14-1966-page-68/docview/2240437595/se-2
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177550615/rene-emile-castellani
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216018706/esther-castellani
https://montecristomagazine.com/community/heartwrenching-clue-cracked-one-vancouvers-infamous-homicides#gsc.tab=0
https://evelazarus.com/cold-case-canada-podcast/s2-e22-murder-by-milkshake-part-1/
https://evelazarus.com/cold-case-canada-podcast/s2-e23-murder-by-milkshake-part-2/

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In this episode, Nicci Ruth explores the disappearance and murder of Heather Lynn Thomas, a 10-year-old girl who vanished from Cloverdale, B.C. The search for Heather would eventually lead investigators to Golden Ears Park and uncover a disturbing chain of events that shook the Lower Mainland.

Sources https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/october-3-2000-page-7-87/docview/3212505212/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/november-5-2000-page-12-175/docview/3212822617/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/november-2-2000-page-3-127/docview/3212515856/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/may-9-2002-page-7-152/docview/3212452800/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/october-23-2000-page-3-48/docview/3203538180/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/october-5-2000-page-20-108/docview/3203533802/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/october-8-2000-page-13-181/docview/3212644385/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/november-7-2000-page-3-95/docview/3212641785/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/october-4-2000-page-3-92/docview/3204266992/se-2

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2017/11/12/personal-story-heather-part-i/

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2017/12/03/personal-story-heather-part-ii/

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2017/12/13/personal-story-heather-part-iii/

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2017/12/29/personal-story-heather-part-iv/

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2018/01/12/personal-story-heather-part-v/

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2018/01/24/personal-story-heather-part-vi/

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2018/01/31/personal-story-heather-part-vii/

https://behindtheyellowtape.ca/2018/02/18/personal-story-heather-part-viii-the-ending/

2002 BCSC 806 (CanLII) | R. v. Ertmoed | CanLII

2006 BCCA 365 (CanLII) | R. v. Ertmoed | CanLII

B.C. child-killer Shane Ertmoed denied day parole | Globalnews.ca

B.C. child-killer granted escorted leaves from prison

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Part One of this two-part series examines the early life of Clifford Olson Jr. and the beginning of one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers. Through the stories of his first victims, we explore how warning signs were missed, assumptions were made, and how Olson continued killing while under supposed supervision.

Sources

https://globalnews.ca/news/3347601/timeline-the-life-and-crimes-of-clifford-olson/

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/notorious/olson/first.html

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/july-11-2010-page-3-136/docview/3212963650/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/june-10-1994-page-5-184/docview/3212089415/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/january-16-1982-page-10-158/docview/2241181442/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/august-17-1981-page-2-98/docview/2240971999/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/august-15-1981-page-10-154/docview/2241129408/se-2

https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/july-30-1981-page-12-80/docview/2241029784/se-2

https://cliffordolsen.wordpress.com

https://archive.macleans.ca/search?query=Clifford%20Olson%20Malcolm%20Gray

True Crime All The Time. (2023, January 28). Clifford Olson Jr. [Audio podcast episode].

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On a bright spring afternoon in 2009, 53-year-old Wendy Ladner-Beaudry went for a run in Pacific Spirit Park — a route she’d taken for decades — and never came home. What happened in those silent minutes beneath the trees remains one of Vancouver’s most haunting unsolved murders.

🔗 Source List 

Vancouver Magazine – “A Pacific Spirit Murder” (long-form profile)
https://www.vanmag.com/city/general/a-pacific-spirit-murder/
Frances Bula – “The Life and Death of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry”
https://francesbula.com/uncategorized/the-life-and-death-of-wendy-ladner-beaudry/
CityNews Vancouver – Anniversary Coverage & Case Summaries
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/04/03/vancouver-murder-wendy-ladner-beaudry-unsolved/
CityNews Vancouver – Reward Renewed in Unsolved Murder
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2019/04/03/reward-renewed-wendy-ladner-beaudry/
Global News – 10-Year Anniversary Appeal
https://globalnews.ca/news/5125477/wendy-ladner-beaudry-murder-anniversary/
Global News – 4-Year Anniversary Article (2013)
https://globalnews.ca/news/454079/who-killed-wendy-ladner-beaudry/
RCMP E-Division – 12-Year Anniversary Release (Google Groups archive)
https://groups.google.com/g/bc.rcmp.news/c/G6D8iH9lXHE
BC Local News – Unsolved B.C. Homicides Overview
https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/unsolved-b-c-homicides-continue-to-haunt-families/
Vancouver Sun – Early Reporting & Family Statements
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/reward-renewed-in-death-of-wendy-ladner-beaudry
Wikipedia – Community of Ladner (background context)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladner,_British_Columbia
Wikipedia – Shaughnessy, Vancouver (background context)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaughnessy,_Vancouver
Crime Stoppers – SolveCrime Tip Website
https://www.solvecrime.ca/

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