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Lead prosecutor in Pickton murder trial dies of COVID-19 complications

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COVID-19-linked pneumonia, weeks before his 67th birthday.A few days later, his family said they received a letter from his care home telling them he was on the wait list for the COVID-19 vaccine.Petrie fought many legal battles in his 34-year career, but none loomed larger than the trial that led to the 2007 conviction of Robert “Willy” Pickton on six counts of second-degree murder for the slaying of women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Lawsuit settled over Robert Pickton murders “He was the largest mass murderer in Canadian history, so you can imagine the pressure there was on Mike and the Crown team when they put that case together, and ultimately of course it resulted in convictions,” said Wally Oppal, who served as Attorney.

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