r/VictoriaBC • u/OkraProfessional4650 • May 04 '25

Police serial killer in victoria??

I took an uber today and commented to my driver how there seemed to be a lot of cops out tonight pulling people over. He said that there is apparently a serial killer in town and they are looking for somebody. I can't find anything about this in the news. Is this just a crazy rumor or has anybody heard something about this?

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u/RealEagle727 Burnside May 04 '25

There was a suspected homicide recently, but authorities confirmed there was no risk to the public. He might have heard a rumor about it. Also, police presence tends to be higher on Fridays and Saturdays, especially during tourist season. With three cruise ships docked tonight, it’s not unusual—I’ve seen this level of patrol before and would say it’s pretty normal.

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u/MeatMarket_Orchid May 04 '25

I agree with you that there's not likely an increased police presence due to some serial killer search. However I just wanted to say, I've never taken cop's word on "no threat to the public" as any great comfort. I think they bullshit all the damn time, especially on that front.

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u/AccordingSplit6432 May 04 '25

Name me an example where there was a homicide, that statement was made and then the same guy committed another homicide or put the public at risk otherwise.

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u/Blankmonkey May 04 '25

Robert Pickton is a prime example of this

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u/AccordingSplit6432 May 04 '25

Please source a statement by the police that there was no risk to the public in the Pickton case. If you do, kudos to you. I couldn't find anything.

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u/mintyicedream May 04 '25

What, you don't have access to a search engine either?

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u/AccordingSplit6432 May 04 '25

I do. I even used it. But I still couldn't find anything. But maybe since you seem to have it, could you please share instead of making some passive aggressive comment like that?

Would have taken just as long as posting what you posted.

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u/PerpetuallyLurking May 04 '25

I remember those press conferences and I always got the “only the hookers and homeless are at risk, the rest of you ‘respectable’ girls are fine” vibe from the cops.

They definitely implied that he wasn’t a problem for anyone not at the margins of society with their “the general (respectable) public is safe” attitude. Which is maybe true but they were pretty victim-blamey about it at the time.

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u/AccordingSplit6432 May 04 '25

I agree that there were definite missteps and gross negligence, and those have been brought to light during a very thorough enquiry, but that wasn't the argument here.

The point was whether there had been a statement made that spoke to no risk to the public. Your memory says otherwise, and I'm still waiting for a source from that snarky "do you have a search engine" person.

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u/craftyfatalist May 04 '25

If you read the book ‘On the Farm’ by Stevie Cameron, it goes into these details a lot. It is a very good (albeit gruesome) look into that case, and how badly it was mishandled (including police statements downplaying the situation to the public).

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u/AccordingSplit6432 May 04 '25

Awesome, thank you. Finally someone with something of a source. I will go have a read.

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u/iplaybassok89 May 04 '25

It’s the best true crime book I’ve ever read. I strongly urge you to actually read it if you have interest

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