NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2009 — Noted true crime author Gary C. King has written a compelling account of the worst serial killer in Canada’s history - Robert “Willie” Pickton, believed responsible for viciously murdering many of the missing women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The book’s release date is April 7, 2009 in the U.S., and will be titled Butcher. In Canada the book will be called The Pig Farm Murders.
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His Goal: To Kill an “Even Fifty”
They called him “Uncle Willie.” At night, Robert “Willie” Pickton visited the streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The women he picked up never came back …
His Methods: Rape and Torture
For years, police built a long list of missing prostitutes, women at the edge of society. Some people claimed there was a serial killer. One detective lost his job for saying so. But investigators didn’t have a single body … until someone found a skull sawed in half …
The Pig Farm Murders
On land that had made his family millions, on a squalid pig farm near a school, a condo development and a Starbucks, Robert Pickton ran a house of horrors for decades. Friends, neighbors and community leaders came and went, while Pickton committed debauchery, torture, and bloodletting rivaling the worst on record. What he did to his victims was unspeakable. What he did to the bodies was unimaginable. How he got away with it is the most shocking crime of all …
“A page-turner for true crime fans.” – Vincent Bugliosi, author of HELTER SKELTER and THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER
“This book will jolt you.” – Clark Howard
“Gary C. King is one of the best true crime writers on the scene today.” – R. Barri Flowers, Author of THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS
INCLUDES 16 PAGES OF SHOCKING PHOTOS
About Gary C. King:
Gary C. King is a freelance crime author and lecturer. Over the past 30 years he has published more than 400 articles in the United States, Canada, and England. His true crime books include Butcher, An Almost Perfect Murder, Love, Lies, and Murder, Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer, Driven to Kill, Web of Deceit, Blind Rage, An Early Grave, The Texas 7, Murder in Hollywood, Angels of Death, and Stolen in the Night. He is an active member of the American Society of Authors and Journalists, American Crime Writers League, International Thriller Writers, Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America, International Association of Crime Writers, The Crime Writer’s Association (U.K.), Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Press Club.
Television appearances include Entertainment Tonight, Larry King Live, MSNBC’s Headliners and Legends, Court TV, BBC, and others.
For more information on Gary C. King:
Website: http://www.garycking.com
Blog: http://discovery.blogs.com/bizarre
Gary C. King is represented by Peter Miller, PMA Literary & Film Management, Inc., 212-929-1222.
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