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Podcast: True Crime Society
Episode: The Pig Farmer with 49 Victims | Serial Killer Robert Pickton
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Canadian man Robert William Pickton is a serial killer also known as ‘The Pig Farmer’ or ‘The Butcher.’Â
He and his brother were raised by their parents on a pig farm that was described as a ‘creepy looking place.’ A 600lb (275kg) boar roamed freely around the farm.Â
When Robert’s parents died, he and his siblings inherited the pig farm. Â
Under the guise of throwing huge parties, Robert lured many vulnerable women to the property. From the 1990’s onward, more than 60 women disappeared from the Downtown Eastside of...