Robert Pickton isn’t just a murderous deviant – he’s also a statistical aberration. He’s one of a handful of serial killers who have operated in Canada over an extended period of time, racking up a significant toll in victims. His body count, in a nation where there’s fewer than two murders a day on average, has the instant effect of swelling Canada’s homicide totals noticeably. Statistics Canada acknowledged this seven years ago, when it released its detailed, annual report on murders across the country in 2002, though it did not identify Pickton by name.
The Supreme Court decision to 
