Pickton inquiry recommends regional police force for Greater Vancouver

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Just turn that cesspool over to the Horsemen and be done with it.

The missing women inquiry into the police investigation of serial killer Robert Pickton is recommending a single regional police force be created for Greater Vancouver, CBC News has confirmed.

Inquiry commissioner Wally Oppal was scheduled to release his final report at 1 p.m. PT in Vancouver today, but advance copies of the report provided to the families of Pickton's victims were leaked to media outlets around 10 a.m. PT.



The 1,448-page report includes 63 recommendations including:
  • Installing measures to prevent violence against aboriginal and rural women.
  • Establishing more police accountability to communities.
  • Improving missing person policies and practices.

The inquiry was called to look into the police investigation of serial killer Robert Pickton and their handling of cases involving missing women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.


Police, RCMP, victims' families and social service agencies are scheduled to give their reaction to the report later Monday.

Before his report was released, Oppal said the 1,448-page report needs to be read and digested before forming opinions.

“I think it's a strong report. We make some good recommendations, but most of all, the parties need to keep an open mind and not reach a premature conclusion until they've had the opportunity to read the report."

The inquiry was called to investigate why Vancouver police and the RCMP took so long to catch Pickton for a series of murders in the Downtown Eastside.

Pickton was arrested in February 2002. He was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2007.

The remains or DNA of 33 women were found on his pig farm. He once told an undercover police officer that he killed 49 women.

The inquiry also examined how families of the victims were treated as they searched for missing loved ones.




Too bad they'll never admit Willy didn't work alone.