"==Vital Stats== 

 CBC News last night (09/08/06) broadcast a birthdate for Pickton of 24 Oct 1949. Wiki is using ""(born 1950)"". Was this a guess based on his published age? Or is there contradictory data out there? do we know where he is from (birth) originally? 

 :  I have added references which I believe answer the date and place of birth questions.    

 The article referenced does state Pickton's birth date, but not place. While his parents were residents of Port Coquitlam at the time of his birth, he likely was not born in the City of Port Coquitlam as there is no hospital (assuming he was born in a hospital, which was the norm in 1949). The closest hospital would have been St. Mary's in New Westminster, (coincidently this was within blocks of the New Westminster Courthouse where the trial is taking place), and would be the city named on his birth certificate. Since the information is not verifiable, (birth records are sealed), I have changed the wording around slightly to show that Port Coquitlam is the city he lived in. 
 I have removed the ""as of January 28, 2004"" information as it is no longer valid or accurate. I have also removed the ""57 year old"" as that is time sensitive information that will no longer be accurate after his next birthday.  

 Although St Mary's is a possibility, so is the Old wing of the Royal Columbian Hospital.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by     

 == Criminal List == 

 Wikipedia might consider altering its "" Canadian Criminal"" list at least until Robert Picton is convicted of charges against him. 

 Ot has Wikipedia also jumped onto the ""let's not bother with formalities"" crusade that appears to be sweeping western media? 

 

 : While I have sympathy with the general thrust of your comment, in this case the physical evidence is so overwhelming that the ""Canadian Criminal"" label is justified.  While one could conceivably argue that someone surrepticiously buried dozens of bodies on his property over a period of years without his knowledge, it is virtually impossible to construct a scenario in which he was unaware of the above-ground rotting corpses.    
           
 : Don't take this wrong, Chris Thompson, but you're an idiot. In canada, you are presumed INNOCENT until PROVEN GUILTY. Not GUILTY  until PROVEN innocent. I have not checked that Canadian Criminal list, but I will do so, and make damn sure he isn't on there. I don't care if he is a murderer... he isn't conviced of any murder thus far, so he technically isn't a murderer ""until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt""   
 ::Hey cool off, Sod aries, remember to assume good faith. Rest assured, there are lots of us keeping on top of the original research v/v categories etc. Please don't make the discussion uglier with rash comments. We're all here to build a better encyclopedia, let's get busy.  

 I, too, would like to register my concern about possibly libelous categorization. While the content of the article consistently reinforces the fact that no charges against Picton have yet been proven in court, he is still categorized under ""Canadian serial killers."" As a journalist, I know that I would land my organization in considerable hot water if I ever applied such a term to Picton or any other crime suspect. The fact that one case has already been dismissed due to lack of evidence suggests to me that Wikipedia should proceed with caution in this case. Until guilty verdicts are handed down, would it not be wisest to remove Picton from a category in which he is listed alongside convicted murderers? 
 :He shouldn't be in the category until he is convicted. We shall continue to be diligent about removing the category whenever it is added.   

 Also, one certainly can't state that the <> since the trial hasn't started yet, and thus far  all court proceedings have been under a publication ban. However this could change quickly since the trial starts today and will no longer be under a publication ban.   

  
 Jack The Ripper was never convicted, but he is still labeled as a serial killer.... 

 : Different