MONTREAL (AP) — Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the 1990s and early 2000s, was assaulted in prison and has been hospitalized in life-threatening condition, authorities said Tuesday.
A 51-year-old inmate was in custody for the assault Sunday at a prison in Quebec, police spokesman Hugues Beaulieu said.
The 74-year-old Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2007, with the maximum parole ineligibility period of 25 years, after being charged with the murders of 26 women.
Police began searching the Pickton farm in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquitlam more than 22 years ago in what would be a years-long investigation into the disappearances of dozens of women.
The remains or DNA of 33 women, many picked up from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, were found on Pickton’s pig farm in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. He once bragged to an undercover police officer that he killed a total of 49 women.
State Supreme Court and Republican congressional primary elections top Georgia ballots
Dalian Teacher Devotes Life to Autistic Kids
Across China: Ethnic Bai Woman Travels Far to Promote Cultural Heritage
Ski Resort Planner: Bringing Joy to Tourists
Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home
Peng Yan Leads Team in Developing USVs
'Chestnut Princess' Helps Rural Residents Promote Agricultural Products via Livestreaming
Folk Song Enthusiast Keeps Daur Heritage Alive
Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader
Boosting Rural Revitalization in Hometown
Progressive prosecutor in Portland, Oregon, seeks to fend off tough
Dying with Dignity, Living with Love