 Robert Pickton was convicted in 2007 on six counts of second-degree murder. REUTERS/Global TV
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Newly released evidence surfaced in the blood-curdling tale of Robert Pickton in Vancouver yesterday.
Some of the newly revealed court material shows that Pickton was charged in 1997 with the attempted murder of a Vancouver sex trade worker, the CBC reported.
The jury who convicted him never heard how Pickton picked a prostitute in downtown Vancouver and offered $100 for oral sex if she would perform it on him at his farm in Port Coquitlam.
Once at his farm, the witness said that Pickton tried to handcuff her and a fight ensued in which Pickton was slashed across the throat.
The witness escaped and managed to flag down a passing car.
Pickton was charged with attempted murder, but case did not go to trial and Pickton went on to kill numerous women.
According to the Toronto Star, other evidence the jury did not hear was that there was packaged meat on the farm with traces of human DNA.
The meat was meant for human consumption.
Jurors also never heard how some of the victims' jewelry and personal items had been found on the farm.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Pickton's appeal of his six murder convictions last Friday.
The 20 outstanding first-degree murder charges against Pickton have been stayed.
At a press conference addressing the appeal's dismissal, the B.C. Crown announced it would likely move to stay the remaining charges against Pickton, as he already faced the maximum sentence possible under Canadian law -- life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Police have connected Pickton to the deaths of 33 missing women, but the serial killer said he was responsible for killing 49.
