Search for truth goes on, regardless of serial killer Robert Pickton’s fate, say victims’ advocates | Unpublished
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Author: Brieanna Charlebois, Nono Shen
Publication Date: May 24, 2024 - 06:58

Search for truth goes on, regardless of serial killer Robert Pickton’s fate, say victims’ advocates

May 24, 2024
Advocates for alleged victims of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton say they remain focused on getting justice for the women, as Pickton lies in a Quebec hospital in a coma after being attacked in prison.Angela Marie MacDougall, executive director of Vancouver-based Battered Women’s Support Services, reflected on the weekend assault that left Pickton with what police called life-threatening injuries, saying “There’s something to be said about jailhouse justice.”But regardless of his fate, she said the fight on behalf of the women Pickton was accused of killing continues.


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