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

 The Canadian Press Staff 24/05/2024 04:00 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. She said that includes a legal application opposing an RCMP bid to destroy about 14,000 pieces of evidence collected in the Pickton investigation. There are also multiple ongoing lawsuits by family members of victims against…

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