Finally! Child-killer Clifford Olson dead
QMI Agency
Olson, who was jailed for killing 11 children in B.C. in the early 1980s, was battling cancer. His victims' families were told he was near death Sept. 22.
Born in Vancouver on Jan. 1, 1940, the notorious serial killer went on trial in 1982 for the sex murders of 11 children -- eight girls and three boys -- between the ages of nine and 18 in B.C.
In a surprise move, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 11 concurrent life sentences for murder, but was not prosecuted on sexual assault charges. The details of the murders were never made public; however, it was known Olson wrote long and detailed accounts of how he killed each child, complete with maps and sketches.
He never expressed regret for the murders and said he actually killed more than 100. He dubbed himself the "Beast of B.C."
There was outrage when it was revealed RCMP paid Olson's wife, Joan, $100,000 for his help in finding the bodies of his victims.
He applied for parole twice, in 2006 and 2010, but he was denied both times.
Olson served his time at the Sainte-Anne-Des-Plaines, Que., prison, where he was isolated from other inmates and all but a few prison guards.
Olson continued to cause controversy behind bars. In 1994, he asked a court to allow him to mix with other prisoners, even though it was possible he could be killed.
In 1996, he sent Toronto MP John Nunziata photocopies of obscene pictures in a letter, to show he was permitted pornography in jail.
Olson made headlines again in 2010 when he told QMI Agency columnist Peter Worthington he was still receiving a $1,200 a month pension while in jail. The Conservative government moved quickly to axe prisoner pensions.
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