jan 22, 2007 - Picton

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Start of multiple murder trial of pig farmer Robert Pickton, charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of 26 women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside; six of the charges proceeded after the case was split into two; will be convicted of six counts of second-degree murder on December 9; sentenced on December 11 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years; the other 20 first-degree murder charges will be stayed in 2010 will be stayed as Pickton was already serving the stiffest sentence passed under Canadian law. New Westminster, BB

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