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Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton is in critical condition and undergoing surgery after he was assaulted by another inmate in a Quebec prison on Sunday.

The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed in a statement Tuesday that Pickton was the victim of a "major assault" at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution.

Two sources, including one police source, told Radio-Canada that Pickton is between life and death.

Pickton was taken to a hospital for treatment and the assailant is in solitary confinement according to the Quebec provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), which is investigating.

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[–] sik0fewl 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, more like 20th century. He was active from early 90s to 2002.

[–] Poutinetown 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Crazy we never heard about him in history classes then.

[–] Hootz 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why would you? Pretty sure other than colonists my social studies didn't talk about serial killers untill law class in grade 11

[–] girlfreddy 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Last I heard the history of the October Crisis wasn't being taught either.

[–] ebc 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] girlfreddy 1 points 9 months ago

Quebec is often smarter than the rest of Canada.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I grew up in the Vancouver area at that time, and was family friends with the family of one of the victims. No one even gave a shit at the time it was happening.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

What? Do you think there have ever been only like 4 serial killers in all of history and you learn about all of them in school? There have been thousands all over the world in just the past few decades.