Overview

• The B.C. Supreme Court ruled that the RCMP can apply to dispose of approximately 15,000 pieces of evidence from Robert Pickton's farm.
• Victims' families opposed the disposal due to ongoing civil lawsuits against Pickton's estate and his brother, David Pickton.
• The court dismissed the families' application to intervene, maintaining jurisdiction over the evidence, regardless of its use in Pickton's trial.
• Justice Frits Verhoeven indicated that the court's jurisdiction over non-exhibit items might be reconsidered in future cases.
• The RCMP has agreed to notify civil case plaintiffs if any evidence with ownership interest is identified for disposal.