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Investigative Report: A Prostitute's Life In Thailand

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: May 9, 2008
Throughout the years we have visited our Thai friends in Pattaya and Koh Samui and picked up on what goes on in Thai culture,... Full story »
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Young Girl Sold To Be A Concubine

 by Michelle Kenneth
Posted: December 26, 2007
She called me late one night crying. My friend never cried, so something horrible had to have happened. I asked her what was... Full story »
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The Stress Of Waiting For A Verdict

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: December 5, 2007
It’s been such a long wait since the jury started deliberations. Restlessness fills the corridor of family and friends, especially... Full story »
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The Difficult Jobs Of Judge And Jury

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: November 28, 2007
First, a recap: The Vancouver Police Department and the RCMP started an investigation in 2001 with a group called ‘Even Handed’... Full story »
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Family, Friends And Jury: Collateral Damage Of The Pickton Trial

 by Holly Desimone
Posted: November 20, 2007
It’s difficult for anyone to make the choice of going public when they are the victim of sexual violence; there’s still a... Full story »
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Closing The Pickton Trial: Putting It Together, Pulling It Apart

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: November 20, 2007
Courtrooms were full of media, families and the public. Memories of the lives taken were talked about amongst the families. ... Full story »
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In the Ghetto

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: September 11, 2007
We unfortunately lost the lives of the missing women from Downtown Eastside, some of whom I knew. This horrific tragedy will be... Full story »
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Pickton Trial: Defence Witness Fumbles

 by Trisha Baptie
Posted: September 5, 2007
The three things Defence seems to be focusing on are Pickton's supposed mental deficiencies, the credibility of Crown witnesses... Full story »
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Nearing The End Of The Trial

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: August 15, 2007
At first I thought that if you legalized prostitution, as they have done in Holland-Netherlands, it might be safer, as long as... Full story »
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The Crown Rests Its Case

 by Trisha Baptie
Posted: August 14, 2007
We started this case on January 22, first hearing the grizzly details of each of the six women's deaths from Crown counsel. Subsequently,... Full story »
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A Prostitute's Career

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: August 7, 2007
She counts her condoms and brings the necessities to clean up and get ready for the next date. As you walk down the street, you... Full story »
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Checkpoint On The Long Journey To Freedom

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: July 18, 2007
This whole process angered me to a degree because I believed it was all part of Pickton's game. When observing Pickton, he seemed... Full story »
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Which Jackie Was It?

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: July 16, 2007
I was convinced it was the Jackie that I knew. I began talking with other media journalists about Gina, Dinah and Jackie, trying... Full story »
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Losing Our Children: Who To Trust?

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: July 10, 2007
I was powerless over my emotions (fear of the unknown, outrage and sadness) and wondered what was to become of my other grandchildren.... Full story »
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Fellow Addict On The Stand

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: July 6, 2007
To admit you have a problem is the first step to recovery. After you've done that, the rest falls into place, if you work it one... Full story »
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Ex-Sex Trade Worker VS. Active Sex Trade Worker: Showdown With Jamie Lee

 by Pauline VanKoll
Posted: June 28, 2007
Jamie Lee Hamilton has been sending Orato messages about how 'ex'-sex trade workers shouldn't speak for 'active' sex trade workers.... Full story »
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Who Killed My Friends And Why?

 by Trisha Baptie
Posted: April 9, 2007
In the past few weeks at court, we have sat through days upon days of the experts qualifying evidence, which are pictures of actual... Full story »
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The Last Seven Weeks: A Recap

 by Trisha Baptie
Posted: March 19, 2007
A quick recap of the trial so far: We have learned a blood soaked mattress was found in Pickton's trailer, about the slaughterhouse... Full story »
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Legalization: Institutionalization Of Objectification

 by Trisha Baptie
Posted: February 22, 2007
Society should be more concerned with looking at the issues behind prostitution than offering the Band-Aid solution of legalization.... Full story »
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Sex Worker Journalism

 by Audacia Ray
Posted: February 14, 2007
It's been really interesting to watch the ways that the press has been struggling with reporting on the trial, because so many... Full story »
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Finding The Words To Cover The Trial

 by Trisha Baptie
Posted: January 25, 2007
As we were handed our court passes on that first day, I realized I was going to be sitting in the same courtroom as Robert Pickton... Full story »
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