Serial killer Robert Pickton dead
The 74-year-old was in hospital after being the target of what Correctional Service Canada called a “major assault” on May 19 at the maximum security Port-Cartier Institution, about 480 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
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![Robert William Pickton is shown in this undated file television image in his Port Coquitlam, B.C. home. A grainy image of a bearded man who is balding and has long hair behind his ears. He appears to be in a large room.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.1902890.1702336412!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hi-bc-120524-robert-pickton-8col.jpg)
The 74-year-old was in hospital after being the target of what Correctional Service Canada called a “major assault” on May 19 at the maximum security Port-Cartier Institution, about 480 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.