Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 02:24 Eastern Time

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Robert Pickton told police theinvestigation into his connection with the murders of women inVancouver was `hogwash.'

The jury in New Westminster is watching a videotape of Picktonbeing interviewed after his arrest in February 2002. He sits slumped down in his chair, hands in his pockets, as hetells Staff Sgt. Bill Fordy that he's being set up and that he'sjust a pig farmer.

Pickton is being tried on six counts of first-degree murder. Hefaces trial on an additional 20 counts later. While a crush of media and family converged on the suburbancourthouse Monday for the long-awaited start of the trial, themayhem is absent today.

Fewer family members arrived early and there were no lineups atthe security screening area.

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