Reality Rebuttal: Pickton And Prostitution

I am a resident of Vancouver, B.C., and am one of countless people who have been aghast by the looming Pickton trial. Many of your readers may be familiar with the general outline of this horror show despite the stringent anti-publication ban that was in effect until recently. With the final tally of victims standing at 26, and an expected trial length of 24 months, New Westminster Supreme Court Justice James Williams allowed the trial to be broken into two. Phase one will deal with the murders of Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Georgina Papin, Brenda Wolfe, Marnie Frey and Andrea Joesbury. What many people may not yet realize is that this first and very pivotal trial simply addresses one hot spot of serial murders of sex trade workers across this country. As a first of its kind, Robert "Willie" Pickton’s trial could very well set the tone for other such trials in the future.