Monday, January 22, 2007 2:31 Eastern Time
Some key dates in the case of more than 60 women missing fromVancouver's Downtown Eastside:
September 1978: Lillian Jean O'Dare, earliest known missing dateon list, disappears from Downtown Eastside.
1991: Relatives of a growing list of missing women, along withadvocates for sex-trade workers, establish annual Valentine's Dayremembrance, press for tougher police investigation.
June 1997: Helen Hallmark reported missing.
September 1998: Vancouver police set up team to review files of asmany as 40 women missing as far back as 1971.
January 1999: Jacqueline McDonell reported missing. Sometime in 1999: Georgina Papin, Brenda Wolfe and JenniferFurminger last seen.
April 1999: Vancouver police board posts 100-thousand dollarreward for information in missing women case.
March 2001: Patricia Johnson last seen in Downtown Eastside.
April 2001: Heather Bottomley reported missing.
August 2001: Sereena Abotsway reported missing.
September 2001: Vancouver police and R-C-M-P form joint taskforce -- Project Evenhanded -- to replace city police stalledinvestigation.
October 2001: Diane Rock reported missing.
November 2001: Mona Wilson reported missing.
December 2001: Task force investigators travel to Seattle tointerview Gary Ridgway, charged in four of 49 Green River homicidesin Washington state.
January 2002: Task force adds five names to list, bringing totalnumber of women missing to 50.
Feb. 5, 2002: RCMP officers, accompanied by missing-women taskforce members, enter property in suburban Port Coquitlam on firearmswarrant.
Feb. 6, 2002: Task force officers use their own warrant to beginsearching pig farm for clues in missing women case.
Feb. 7, 2002: Robert Pickton, one of two brothers who ownproperty along with sister, charged with weapons offences as searchof property continued.
Feb. 22, 2002: Robert Pickton charged with two counts offirst-degree murder -- Sereena Abotsway and Mona Wilson.
April 2, 2002: Crown announces three more first-degree chargesagainst Pickton -- Diane Rock, Jacqueline McDonell and HeatherBottomley.
April 9, 2002: Sixth murder charge laid against Pickton -- AndreaJoesbury. April 23, 2002: Karin Joesbury, mother of Andrea, files lawsuitsagainst Pickton, police, the province and the federal government inrelation to Andrea's death.
May 22, 2002: Pickton charged with first-degree murder of BrendaWolfe. June 6, 2002: Police begin excavating Pickton properties withhelp of archeologists.
Sept. 19, 2002: Father of missing woman Marcie Creison fileslawsuit against police, City of Vancouver, the province and thefederal government over investigation.
Sept. 19, 2002: Pickton charged with four more murders --Georgina Papin, Helen Hallmark, Patricia Johnson and JenniferFurminger. List of missing officially grows to 63.
Oct. 2, 2002: Pickton charged with murders of Heather Chinnock,Tanya Holyk, Sherry Irving and Inga Hall.
Jan. 13, 2003: Preliminary hearing begins in provincial court inPort Coquitlam. July 21, 2003: Hearing concludes.
July 23, 2003: Judge David Stone commits Pickton for trial on 15counts of first-degree murder.
Nov. 18, 2003: Investigators wrap up mass excavation and searchof Pickton farm.
Feb. 20, 2004: B.C. government reports investigation costs willlikely run up to 70 (m) million dollars and that the money has beenset aside in the provincial budget.
May 2005: Crown lays 12 more first-degree murder charges.
June 2005: Pre-trial hearings begin in B.C. Supreme Court in NewWestminster, under publication ban.
October 2005: Pre-trial hearings end.
Jan. 30, 2006: Voir dire portion of Pickton trial begins in B.C.Supreme Court.
March 2006:Judge quashes murder count involving unidentifiedwoman.
Aug. 9, 2006: Judge decides to sever charges because hearing all26 would impose unreasonable burden on jury.
Sept. 8, 2006: Crown decides to proceed on six counts first, withother 10 counts to be tried at a later date.
Dec. 9, 2006: Jury selection begins.
Dec. 12, 2006: Jury selected.
Jan. 22, 2007: Crown opens case against Pickton.
September 1978: Lillian Jean O'Dare, earliest known missing dateon list, disappears from Downtown Eastside.
1991: Relatives of a growing list of missing women, along withadvocates for sex-trade workers, establish annual Valentine's Dayremembrance, press for tougher police investigation.
June 1997: Helen Hallmark reported missing.
September 1998: Vancouver police set up team to review files of asmany as 40 women missing as far back as 1971.
January 1999: Jacqueline McDonell reported missing. Sometime in 1999: Georgina Papin, Brenda Wolfe and JenniferFurminger last seen.
April 1999: Vancouver police board posts 100-thousand dollarreward for information in missing women case.
March 2001: Patricia Johnson last seen in Downtown Eastside.
April 2001: Heather Bottomley reported missing.
August 2001: Sereena Abotsway reported missing.
September 2001: Vancouver police and R-C-M-P form joint taskforce -- Project Evenhanded -- to replace city police stalledinvestigation.
October 2001: Diane Rock reported missing.
November 2001: Mona Wilson reported missing.
December 2001: Task force investigators travel to Seattle tointerview Gary Ridgway, charged in four of 49 Green River homicidesin Washington state.
January 2002: Task force adds five names to list, bringing totalnumber of women missing to 50.
Feb. 5, 2002: RCMP officers, accompanied by missing-women taskforce members, enter property in suburban Port Coquitlam on firearmswarrant.
Feb. 6, 2002: Task force officers use their own warrant to beginsearching pig farm for clues in missing women case.
Feb. 7, 2002: Robert Pickton, one of two brothers who ownproperty along with sister, charged with weapons offences as searchof property continued.
Feb. 22, 2002: Robert Pickton charged with two counts offirst-degree murder -- Sereena Abotsway and Mona Wilson.
April 2, 2002: Crown announces three more first-degree chargesagainst Pickton -- Diane Rock, Jacqueline McDonell and HeatherBottomley.
April 9, 2002: Sixth murder charge laid against Pickton -- AndreaJoesbury. April 23, 2002: Karin Joesbury, mother of Andrea, files lawsuitsagainst Pickton, police, the province and the federal government inrelation to Andrea's death.
May 22, 2002: Pickton charged with first-degree murder of BrendaWolfe. June 6, 2002: Police begin excavating Pickton properties withhelp of archeologists.
Sept. 19, 2002: Father of missing woman Marcie Creison fileslawsuit against police, City of Vancouver, the province and thefederal government over investigation.
Sept. 19, 2002: Pickton charged with four more murders --Georgina Papin, Helen Hallmark, Patricia Johnson and JenniferFurminger. List of missing officially grows to 63.
Oct. 2, 2002: Pickton charged with murders of Heather Chinnock,Tanya Holyk, Sherry Irving and Inga Hall.
Jan. 13, 2003: Preliminary hearing begins in provincial court inPort Coquitlam. July 21, 2003: Hearing concludes.
July 23, 2003: Judge David Stone commits Pickton for trial on 15counts of first-degree murder.
Nov. 18, 2003: Investigators wrap up mass excavation and searchof Pickton farm.
Feb. 20, 2004: B.C. government reports investigation costs willlikely run up to 70 (m) million dollars and that the money has beenset aside in the provincial budget.
May 2005: Crown lays 12 more first-degree murder charges.
June 2005: Pre-trial hearings begin in B.C. Supreme Court in NewWestminster, under publication ban.
October 2005: Pre-trial hearings end.
Jan. 30, 2006: Voir dire portion of Pickton trial begins in B.C.Supreme Court.
March 2006:Judge quashes murder count involving unidentifiedwoman.
Aug. 9, 2006: Judge decides to sever charges because hearing all26 would impose unreasonable burden on jury.
Sept. 8, 2006: Crown decides to proceed on six counts first, withother 10 counts to be tried at a later date.
Dec. 9, 2006: Jury selection begins.
Dec. 12, 2006: Jury selected.
Jan. 22, 2007: Crown opens case against Pickton.
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