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Robert William Pickton (October 24, 1949 – May 31, 2024), also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or the Butcher, was a Canadian serial killer and pig farmer. After dropping out of school, he left a butcher's apprenticeship to begin working full-time at his family's pig farm, and inherited it in the early 1990s.
Jun 1, 2024 · Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton - who was convicted of killing six women and confessed to killing dozens more - died after being attacked earlier this month by another inmate, prison...
Jun 1, 2024 · The family of one of Robert Pickton's victims says the convicted serial killer suffered an incredibly violent death at the hands of another inmate.
Apr 30, 2023 · Learn about the grisly case of Robert Pickton, who confessed to killing 49 women and dismembering them on his pig farm. Discover his childhood, his crimes, and his trial in this article.
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Jun 1, 2024 · Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in 2007 for killing 26 women. He was assaulted by another inmate in May 2024 and died in hospital.
Jun 1, 2024 · Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison.
May 31, 2024 · Pickton, who was convicted of six murders but suspected of killing dozens more women, passed away on Friday at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec. His death brings closure to some victims' families, but also raises questions about the botched police investigation into his crimes.
