Robert Pickton, a notorious Canadian serial killer, has passed away at the age of 74 after being assaulted in prison. The Correctional Service of Canada confirmed that Pickton, who was serving a life sentence at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec, died in hospital from injuries sustained in the assault by another inmate on May 19.
Pickton gained infamy for his heinous crimes committed in the late 1990s and early 2000s near Vancouver. He was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007 and sentenced to life in prison with a parole ineligibility period of 25 years. The case of Robert Pickton garnered international attention due to the gruesome nature of his crimes.
