Ep. 16 - The Butcher of British Columbia: The Willie Pickton Case
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“It sits at the end of a gravel road outside Port Coquitlam… a stretch of farmland that looked ordinary from the highway — until the truth clawed its way to the surface.”
In this haunting deep dive, Bria, Zach, and Lyndsay pull back the curtain on one of Canada’s darkest chapters — the case of Robert “Willie” Pickton, the pig farmer who preyed upon Vancouver’s most vulnerable.
From a childhood steeped in cruelty to the horrifying discoveries unearthed on his family farm, this episode explores how silence, neglect, and systemic failure allowed a monster to thrive in plain sight.
The trio also remembers the women whose names deserve to be spoken louder than his ever will — Sarah, Brenda, Mona, Andrea, Georgina, and so many more. Their stories matter.
🎧 Listen now — and step carefully. The veil remembers.
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- Canada: Talk 4 Healing (Indigenous Women’s Helpline) — 1-855-554-HEAL
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📚 Sources & References
- On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver’s Missing Women – Stevie Cameron (2010)
- The Pig Farm – CBC Documentary (2010)
- Pickton’s Mother Was a Key Influence – Toronto Star, Jan 26, 2007
- Pickton Case Trial Records – Supreme Court of British Columbia (2007)
- CBC News, The Guardian, and Vancouver Sun archives (2002–2024)
- Missing Sarah: A Memoir of Loss – Maggie de Vries (2003)
- RCMP Missing Women Task Force Summaries (2002–2007)
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