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Now that the publication bans are lifted, you need Stevie Cameron to get the whole story, which includes accounts of Pickton's notoriety that police never uncovered. You need On the Farm.
Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killer gave Stevie Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolded over many years in two British Columbia courthouses, but also to information unknown to the police - and not in the transcripts of their interviews with Pickton - such as from Pickton's long-time best friend, Lisa Yelds, and from several women who survived terrifying encounters with him. You will now learn what was behind law enforcement's refusal to believe that a serial killer was at work.
Stevie Cameron first began following the story of missing women in 1998, when the odd newspaper piece appeared chronicling the disappearances of drug-addicted sex trade workers from Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside. It was February 2002 before Robert William Pickton was arrested, and 2008 before he was found guilty, on six counts of second-degree murder. These counts were appealed and in 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its conclusion. The guilty verdict was upheld, and finally this unprecedented tale of true crime can be told.
Read Online On the Farm Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver Missing Women Stevie Cameron 9780676975857 Books
"This is the most complete account of the Pig Farm Murders that I’ve read. Some other books on the subject, such as “Bad Date,†were written before Robert Pickton was publicly suspected of the murders. But this book takes the reader through the whole case, from the early disappearances of women from Vancouver’s Red Light District stroll in the 1980’s, through the verdict in Pickton’s trial in 2008 and the immediate aftermath.
Covering so much ground, this book is necessarily a little more broad than it is deep. There’s not a lot of psychological analysis of Pickton, although the author does give an overview of some of his family’s muck-and-mire history on their pig farm. This includes a few childhood incidents, such as Robert Pickton’s early “Silence of the Lambs†experience, that might have shaped some of his cruelties and obsessions. It also recounts some people’s early perception of him as a possible Ed Gein Psycho-like character who was very attached to his mother and who adopted her manner of speaking in repetitious clichés. “We’re like peas in a pod, peas in a pod.â€
This book also does a good job of demonstrating how no one, most notably the Vancouver police, were sufficiently moved to take any such suspicions seriously – at least not in time to save the lives of many women.
Pickton’s victims are given equal time here, but with so many of them - there’s a danger that they just become a series of names. Their life trajectories blur into one tidal wave of misfortune. Almost all of them are represented as having been born pretty and bright, with eager, twinkling eyes. But then the series of steps to their final tragedies becomes almost predictable: teenage rebellion, abusive boyfriends; drug addiction; life on the stroll; children they loved but often could not care for; susceptibility to being lured by someone who offered the promise of drugs and money if they’d accompany him to his place – the pig farm.
There are indeed a lot of names in this book – the names of victims and the names of many, many law enforcement officials. The book’s index consists only of these proper names, so you can’t look up any particular subject matter that you might want to refer back along these 700+ pages. There are also a lot of place names recited here. If you aren’t familiar with the neighborhoods in Vancouver’s outskirts, this recitation of the names of intersections, roads, and highways, might become a little tedious and you might find yourself skimming more than reading.
In summary, this book is more factual than literary. It tells what happened, but isn’t able to offer much insight into why. But the author does a good professional job of conveying all that we can usually hope for anyway – “Just the facts, ma’am.â€
(Postscript: I’m reviewing the 2011 Edition of the book, in which some corrections to previous editions have obviously been made. For example, other readers cited the author’s earlier misidentification of Chicago mass murderer Richard Speck. This edition still contains Speck’s name in the index, but the erroneous reference has been deleted from the text. )"
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On the Farm Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver Missing Women Stevie Cameron 9780676975857 Books Reviews
- All in all it is a well written book and very detailed. One glaring mistake I noticed was the author listing Richard Speck as the Boston Strangler, when Richard killed a bunch of women in one night and only strangled the first, then stabbed the rest. I might not have caught this had I not just finished "Mindhunter" on Netflix about the creation of the behavioral science's arm that interviewed serial killers. It was these interviews that the author was referring to when he credited Speck as the Boston Strangler. Since this is not a typo but a mistake in fact, I am going always going to wonder if there was something I had not read or heard about before reading, that was wrong, but I just took it on faith that the author did his research.
- This is the most complete account of the Pig Farm Murders that I’ve read. Some other books on the subject, such as “Bad Date,†were written before Robert Pickton was publicly suspected of the murders. But this book takes the reader through the whole case, from the early disappearances of women from Vancouver’s Red Light District stroll in the 1980’s, through the verdict in Pickton’s trial in 2008 and the immediate aftermath.
Covering so much ground, this book is necessarily a little more broad than it is deep. There’s not a lot of psychological analysis of Pickton, although the author does give an overview of some of his family’s muck-and-mire history on their pig farm. This includes a few childhood incidents, such as Robert Pickton’s early “Silence of the Lambs†experience, that might have shaped some of his cruelties and obsessions. It also recounts some people’s early perception of him as a possible Ed Gein Psycho-like character who was very attached to his mother and who adopted her manner of speaking in repetitious clichés. “We’re like peas in a pod, peas in a pod.â€
This book also does a good job of demonstrating how no one, most notably the Vancouver police, were sufficiently moved to take any such suspicions seriously – at least not in time to save the lives of many women.
Pickton’s victims are given equal time here, but with so many of them - there’s a danger that they just become a series of names. Their life trajectories blur into one tidal wave of misfortune. Almost all of them are represented as having been born pretty and bright, with eager, twinkling eyes. But then the series of steps to their final tragedies becomes almost predictable teenage rebellion, abusive boyfriends; drug addiction; life on the stroll; children they loved but often could not care for; susceptibility to being lured by someone who offered the promise of drugs and money if they’d accompany him to his place – the pig farm.
There are indeed a lot of names in this book – the names of victims and the names of many, many law enforcement officials. The book’s index consists only of these proper names, so you can’t look up any particular subject matter that you might want to refer back along these 700+ pages. There are also a lot of place names recited here. If you aren’t familiar with the neighborhoods in Vancouver’s outskirts, this recitation of the names of intersections, roads, and highways, might become a little tedious and you might find yourself skimming more than reading.
In summary, this book is more factual than literary. It tells what happened, but isn’t able to offer much insight into why. But the author does a good professional job of conveying all that we can usually hope for anyway – “Just the facts, ma’am.â€
(Postscript I’m reviewing the 2011 Edition of the book, in which some corrections to previous editions have obviously been made. For example, other readers cited the author’s earlier misidentification of Chicago mass murderer Richard Speck. This edition still contains Speck’s name in the index, but the erroneous reference has been deleted from the text. ) - I love reading books about serial killers and have read many. This book however is probably one of the most fascinating in that it goes deep into the killer's background and humanizes him rather than demonizes, as some books have done. In addition to plenty of background information on Robert Pickton, there are interviews and in-depth chapters written about his victims, which to me is the most important part of reading about the killer himself. More often, we remember the serial killer and never his victims, but in this book, Stevie Cameron does an excellent job of chronicling the lives of Pickton's victims, as well as his female friends. Interestingly enough, like Ted Bundy's friendship with Ann Rule, someone he once worked with and who ultimately became his biographer, Robert Pickton shared a deep friendship with more than a few women in his life, women who did not become his victims.
This book is not always an easy read as of course, if you are aware of Pickton's crimes, he used his pigs and a rendering plant to dispose of his multiple victims, all of whom were prostitutes from Vancouver's worst neighborhood. In some sick way I found myself actually feeling sorry for Pickton and how he was raised, but ultimately ended up as I always do, wondering, what the heck makes these people tick to be able to commit such horrible crimes? The book also chronicles Robert Pickton's tumultuous relationship with his brother as well as the lengthy process and amount of time and incredible cost that it took to bring this man to justice.
I highly recommend this book as a fascinating and chilling look into the mind of a killer, his family, friends, and victims all combined. - Well written book on Pickton. I particularly liked the emphasis on the lives of his victims, as so much work on serial killers (and mass killers in general) forgets the lives impacted by the violence the killer commits, not just on his direct victims but on the victims’ families and loved ones, especially when they’re marginalized people.
It is a very detailed book and may be difficult to follow for some, particularly if you’re just looking for an entertaining read. - It was easy to drift off trying to stay with this book; it could be very harsh and gritty at times and would then just float off into a lot of political gossip and speculation.
Regardless of writing skill, the author spends a good amount of time really bringing the victims' stories to light. This serial killer was a true predator, and tragically succeeded in preying on a group of women that were deemed disposable for far too long. Theirs is a story that needs to be told. - I absolutely loved this, it was so beautifully written and gave a voice to the women who were the victims of Pickton. Stevie Cameron put an insane amount of work and years into the book (I read the acknowledgements, and by the end you will too because it's only right), and it shows. If you're down for a long read that is also an emotional roller coaster, I HIGHLY recommend this book. Just be prepared to want to start a WISH program in your hometown.
