Podcast
Crime Junkie
The host recommended the title for its thorough examination of the Vancouver Police Department’s mishandling of the case, including the dismissal of a key expert and how that enabled the crimes to continue, and noted that it also helped spark the 2012 public inquiry. In a later episode, another host praised it as an accurate portrayal of the downtown eastside’s mix of love and hardship among its residents. Both hosts highlighted its detailed and empathetic narrative, presenting it as essential listening for true‑crime fans.
Episode: SERIAL KILLER: Robert William Pickton
It was mentioned and recommended for its detailed coverage of the Vancouver Police Department's handling of the case, including the dismissal of a key expert and how it impacted the investigation.
Across Canada, around the world, people learned that Willie Pickton might be the most prolific serial killer in North American history.
They learned that the Vancouver police had dismissed talks of a serial killer years before and had fired their own expert on the subject, a star officer named Kim Rosmo, whose work was valued in many countries, just not Vancouver.
It goes into all of that stuff in detail, what happened when and how it really all affected the case.
It's a big part of the story of how Pickton was able to do what he did over such a long period of time.
And it's also one of the driving forces behind the public inquiry that was held in 2012.
Episode: MISSING: Women of Vancouver’s downtown Eastside
It was described as the perfect description of the downtown eastside, a place with both a lot of love and hardship amongst its residents.
There was a lot of love in the downtown eastside.
The women who went missing during these decades, they had families and friends, parents and children who loved them and counted on them and they counted on one another too.
