Robert Pickton
"The Pig Farmer Killer"
ABOUT
Photos
Depicted here is the aforementioned Robert Pickton.
Notoriety
Robert William "Willie" Pickton gained his nortoriety by starting out as a successful, multi-millionaire pig farmer. He made his fortune by selling off his paren'ts lands to developers. He started to abuse and use drugs and alcohol, acting like a big money player to everyone he encountered. He was then on the verge of bankruptcy and began to surf Downtown Vancouver for prostitutes to take back to his farm only to be raped and savagely killed and fed to his multiple pigs and friends on the farm. He went years without going convicted or caught. His methods ranged from stabbing, gunshots, dismemberment, etc. He was most known after conviction because of what he did with the bodies of his victims: Cutting them up, gutting them with knives, grinding them in a meat grinder, feeding them to his pigs OR incorporating the grind into food and feeding it to his friends at the farm.
Timeline
In my personal opinion on the case of Robert William "Willie" Pickton, the RCMP and Vancouver Police failed the public. The cases of the many missing women on the East Side of Vancouver went un-investigated for years. There were many times Pickton could have been indicted... This would change the way the police conducted their attitidues towards missing women in the future.
Personal Opinion
 Robert Pickton during TrialHere we see Robert Pickton as depicted by the court sketch artist. |  Chuck Walkinshaw as Robert PicktonChuck Walkinshaw depicted as Robert Pickton in the documentary entitled "The Pig Farm." |  Robert Pickton at a PartyRobert Pickton at a party on his farm, captured by a friend. |
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 Robert Pickton's murdered victims.Victims of Robert Pickton who were murdered. |
Related Interest
What I really find interesting about this case in particular is the many times that Pickton could've been convincted or arrested but wasn't! For example: After his first attack, the girl he handcuffed made her way to the hopsital, (as did Pickton at the same hospital), a nurse found a handcuff key that fit the handcuff on the girl that he attempted to murder. No further investigation was conducted..
1991-1998: Spikes of missing women are on the rise but RCMP deny the possibility of a Serial Killer. They were wrong.
1999-2001: RCMP start to look into the possibilities of missing women from a serial killer and offer rewards for information, starting to investigate.
Feb. 5, 2002: RCMP search Pickton's farm, report items from missing women
Feb. 6, 2002: RCMP seal off Pickton farm and search
Feb. 7, 2002: Pickton charged
Feb. 22, 2002: Pickton charged with 2 counts of murder in the first degree (more of those to come)
June 6, 2002: Police begin excavation of Pickton's farm
July 23, 2002: Case is sent to trial
November 2003: 21 Months later, excavation ends
Mar. 10, 2004: B.C.’s health officer says that human remains were in hamburger meat at Pickton farm.
May 25, 2005: Pickton's charges include 27 counts of first degree murder
Jan. 22, 2007: Pickton's trial begins. 129 witnesses, 1.3 million pages of court documents presented.
Dec. 9, 2007: Jury finds Pickton guilty of murder, 6 counts
Dec. 11, 2007: Pickton sentenced to life with no parole for 25 years, Pickton appeals
June 25, 2009: B.C. Court of Appeals denies Pickton's appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada upholds the conviction.