Search for truth goes on, regardless of killer Robert Pickton's fate, say victims' advocates
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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.
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 Pickton and his brother, David Pickton.
Jason Gratl, the lawyer representing family members of victims in nine lawsuits against the brothers, said the potential death of the killer would have no bearing on proceedings.
"Robert William Pickton's state of health or well-being — I don't anticipate it will have any significant effect on the progress of the civil trial," he said in an interview Thursday.
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