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Serial killer Robert Pickton in critical condition after prison assault (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton is in critical condition and undergoing surgery after he was assaulted by another inmate in a Quebec prison on Sunday.

The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed in a statement Tuesday that Pickton was the victim of a "major assault" at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution.

Two sources, including one police source, told Radio-Canada that Pickton is between life and death.

Pickton was taken to a hospital for treatment and the assailant is in solitary confinement according to the Quebec provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), which is investigating.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

33 victims! Wow can't believe this has been happening in 21st century.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Mostly victims were native women he picked up on the street, I believe. The kind of people the cops actively avoid thinking about, even today. Another Picton could happen today, no problem.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago

in 21st century

That's an adjective missing a noun.

in the 21st century

That's what I think you meant.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, more like 20th century. He was active from early 90s to 2002.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Crazy we never heard about him in history classes then.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

What? Do you think there have ever been only like 4 serial killers in all of history and you learn about all of them in school? There have been thousands all over the world in just the past few decades.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I grew up in the Vancouver area at that time, and was family friends with the family of one of the victims. No one even gave a shit at the time it was happening.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why would you? Pretty sure other than colonists my social studies didn't talk about serial killers untill law class in grade 11

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Last I heard the history of the October Crisis wasn't being taught either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's taught in Québec.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Quebec is often smarter than the rest of Canada.