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Key facts

Full name Robert William Pickton[1]
Born October 24, 1949, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Occupation Pig farmer[1]
Conviction Six counts of second-degree murder[1]
Sentence Life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 25 years[1]

Robert Pickton was a Canadian pig farmer and serial killer, also known as the Pig Farmer Killer, convicted of six counts of second-degree murder.

Context

Robert Pickton was a Canadian pig farmer and serial killer, also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or Willie Pickton [1]. He was born on October 24, 1949, in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia [1]. He was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 25 years [1]. He was charged with murdering 26 women [2]. Sources report he confessed to 49 murders to an undercover RCMP officer [1]. His case was the largest serial killer investigation in Canadian history [2]. He died on May 31, 2024, after an assault involving another inmate at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec [3].

Documented claims

  • Pickton was charged with murdering 26 women. [2]
  • He confessed to 49 murders to an undercover RCMP officer. [1]
  • His case was the largest serial killer investigation in Canadian history. [2]
  • He died on May 31, 2024, after an assault by another inmate. [3]

Questions and answers

Who was Robert Pickton?

Robert Pickton was a Canadian pig farmer and serial killer, also known as the Pig Farmer Killer, convicted of six counts of second-degree murder [1].

How many murders was Robert Pickton charged with?

He was charged with murdering 26 women [2].

When did Robert Pickton die?

He died on May 31, 2024, after an assault by another inmate [3].

Sources

  1. Robert Pickton | Biography | Research Starters — ebsco.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Robert Pickton, The Serial Killer Who Fed His Victims To Pigs — allthatsinteresting.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims ... — nbcnews.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People