Part of HuffPost Crime. murdered 11 children (eight girls and three boys) ages ranging from 9 to 18 Interview with Canuck PA announcer, Al Murdoch. diagnosed him as a psychopath. To me, that made Olson's story more unusual -- more frightening, in that an unknown and unidentifiable murderer was rampant. Feature Requests were usually turned down on grounds that Olson had nothing of significance to contribute, and that publicity merely fed his ego. Olson unexpectedly pivoted from The documents were shown to Worthington by Olson's lawyer, Bob Shantz. reporter, Neal Hall, covered the trial of another local serial killer, Robert Pickton. The first body, Olson bragged, was a “freebie.” The money had been left in a trust for his then-infant son, Clifford, Jr., and his estranged wife, Joan. Lettitor, @ 2019 - The Other Press. But for a lot of the families of his victims, it was the But life has. She recalls her parents driving her to school immediately when children The CBC reported that the Canadian government introduced legislation to end pension payments to some federal prisoners and the act became law at the start of 2011. Olson died in prison a year ago, on September 30, 2011.The details of Olson's murders have never made public -- until now. Olson's death was confirmed by the Correctional Service of Canada in a release Friday afternoon. Clifford Olson confessed to murdering two children and nine youths in the early 1980s. "We're making jackasses out of these guys. “Faint hope” referred to section 745 of the Criminal Code Families of Olson’s victims were In this paper I will be explaining the case of Clifford Robert Olson, who was arrested for the murder of 11 children in 1982.To start off, I will be giving you a quick summary about the case. was represented at his murder trial by lawyer, Robert Shantz. The happy aura is … His phone calls diminished. March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021. for a review of their parole release date. They'll go crazy when they find out . There is a different way of living but there is no closure, it’s an open wound that goes on and on.”. At his 1982 trial, Olson suddenly and unexpectedly pleaded guilty. 2011, Chapter 4: Developmental risk factors, pp. Opinions crowd were the families of his victims. Olson NEWS. Olson was later taken to Chilliwack for questioning—and two days later he was charged with the murder of Judy Kozma (whose nude body was discovered with multiple stab wounds on July 25). It is too impossible to accept.”, The Other Press interviews a Vancouver Sun reporter from the time of the murders. By Ian Mulgrew - Vancouver Sun. Thus there was no public access to the 11 murders, detailed in 50-page documents he wrote describing how he killed and raped each victim. VANCOUVER - Clifford Olson, Canada's most reviled serial killer who continued to torment his victims' families even from prison, is just days from death, say parents of the children he murdered. Crime was part of his life from the beginning. Olson's victims were all between nine and 18 years old. “The Beast of BC.” When Olson appeared in a Vancouver courtroom to begin his The federal government wanted to sue notorious child killer Clifford Olson to get back the $100,000 paid to him to reveals where his victims were buried, but they backed down for fear of political embarrassment, secret declassified records show. Mostly what anyone knew about Olson (including me) was that he had been paid $100,000 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to lead them to the sites of 11 murders he said he had committed -- $10,000 per body, with one thrown in (as he said) as a "freebie." Former Vancouver Sun were [being abducted], bodies were being found […] It just changed the March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021. trial would begin—but it only lasted three days. Everything is a kind of learned behaviour. . Until he confessed, the RCMP (and his lawyer, Bob Shantz), had no idea he'd murdered people. Over the intervening years Olson kept phoning me. was sentenced to 11 concurrent life sentences. further declared that Olson never be released and “no punishment that a “As for Olson’s (Bartol et al. Parents advised their kids not to hitchhike or accept rides from strangers,” he said in the same email Other Press interview. His manager has set up the “phoner” himself and guaranteed me that Earle will call from Dallas after his Lollapalooza gig. Today is National Voter Registration Day! Oh, the books you’ll stop printing! Now, journalist Peter Worthington's new book, "Predator: The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Clifford Olson" reveals the intricate details of Olson's murders as told by the killer himself in 50 pages of manuscripts describing how he killed and raped each of his victims. He reported that Olson had “no illusions, delusions, hallucinations.” Marcus also added that Olson typified “the quintessence of the incorrigible, amoral, anti-social psychopath who does indeed know that he has done wrong and does appreciate the nature and quality of the act, though he cannot respond to these acts with the feelings that a normal individual would show.” Also, Marcus stated Olson’s attempt to show remorse for his victims was contrived and “are without depth.” Finally, Marcus summarized Olson, stating “the perpetration of such horror, of such dimension, in such a macabre and horrendous way, is so alien that even people who have met individuals who are called psychopathic or anti-social, cannot bring themselves to believe that there may be individuals of this gross nature. NEWS. crimes, many people still remember the fear Olson put into parents. No longer were they collect calls -- he, or the Correctional Services of Canada - apparently paid for them. .". There was a palpable fear in the neighbourhood.”, In addition, Neal Hall remembers the sense of fear and panic when children were going missing in the summer of 1981: “There was a sense of panic at the time. “He just that allowed prisoners convicted of murder and serving a life sentence to apply ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, AUG. 8, 1996 By Steve Newton So I’m sitting there by my phone, sipping a coldie and patiently waiting for Steve Earle to call. From November 1980 to July 1981, Olson went on a murdering spree while out of prison on mandatory supervision. According to a Maclean’s article, Olson’s childhood was spent in Richmond. New scam call using COVID-19 vaccine to get… March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021. Even though he is mentally disturbed, Olson A Globe and Mail piece states he only spent four years in prison during this period and had with over 90 convictions and seven escapes while in custody. About & Resources February 1982 Olson was sent across the country to be incarcerated in Kingston After extensive interviews conducted over many years with Olson from a prison cell, and with exclusive access to sealed court records, Worthington has produced the first-ever account of Olson's heinous crimes -- and also of his childhood and life in and outside of prison. Still, there was a sense of dread that something evil was afoot.”, Olson died in prison of cancer in September 2011 at age 71. Perhaps, for many of the families of the victims, there was a sense of justice and satisfaction that Olson was dead. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Penitentiary. [A percentage of the proceeds from the book will go to Childfind.] One of the wanted attention. Articles, insight and updates from the New West and Coquitlam campuses. Olson received his first publicity the day he was born which was January the first 1940 at 10:10pm in St. Paul’s Hospital to Clifford and Leona Olson. According to the National Parole Board, it announced its decision to deny Olson parole during a one-hour hearing at Canada’s highest-security institution located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. FEATURE Culture and medical advancements have made us forget… March 10, 2021 March 10, 2021. Our justice system couldn’t do it for them. Robert Ludlow, 18, was already present in Olson's car. Staff In November 2010, the CBC reported Olson applied for parole for the third and final time. civilized country can impose that would be adequate.” After his trial in The Other Press interviews a Vancouver Sun reporter from the time of the murders. rank—turning around to smile at the audience. To this day, now that he's dead from cancer, Olson's motives and methods remain largely a mystery, open to conjecture. Hall also covered Clifford Olson’s 1997 “faint hope” parole ineligibility review. “Clifford Olson took away Vancouver’s innocence in a huge The country's pioneer serial killer, whose crimes terrorized the British Columbia's Lower Mainland, died Friday in Quebec. This is the second of an three-part series from the newly published Predator: The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Clifford Olson, by award-winning Canadian journalist Peter Worthington. At Olson's behest, many of his phone conversations were recorded -- with an eye to some day being broadcast. Some victims had been raped and sodomized, some bludgeoned, while others were stabbed, and one had been strangled. When asked how this was possible in light of the Solicitor-General's ban on him contacting the media, Olson merely laughed. Hitchhiking had been common in those days. - In this situation, a surviving third party was present. Ironically, those "lawyers" were mostly Bynon and me. He soon began phoning me. Blacklock’s Reporter said then-Justice Minister Mark MacGuigan came up with the idea after it was learned […] Forty years ago, Olson’s murder spree caused panic in our province By Brandon Yip, Senior Columnist, “One of the parents told me: ‘For years I thought he was a monster, but now that I’ve seen him and heard him speak, I realize he’s just a pathetic little man.’”. Predator: Introduction To A Serial Killer, Photos courtesy of the author and the Toronto Sun, Predator: The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Clifford Olson. 1981. In the summer of 1989, broadcaster Arlene Bynon aired a documentary on Toronto radio station CHFI about the execution of serial killer Ted Bundy in the U.S. After the broadcast, she received a phone call from Canada's most infamous serial killer at the time -- Clifford Olson, who was serving 11 concurrent life sentences in Kingston Penitentiary for murdering 11 young people in 1980-81 in the lower mainland of British Columbia. Clifford Robert Olson was born in Vancouver B.C. Clifford Olson appeal under the provision. to make headlines by stirring controversy and causing further agony. 79. Interview with Green Party’s Adam Bremner-Akins on Horgan’s... An interview with Vancouver sports broadcasting legend Don... An interview with Michelle Bylow on her new gender-neutral streetwear collection. You couldn’t believe a word he said. This is the first of an three-part series from the newly published Predator: The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Clifford Olson, by award-winning Canadian journalist Peter Worthington. way,” she said in the same 2011 CBC segment. He relished attention, mindful of the Russian proverb: ‘With an audience, even death is attractive.’” A few years earlier in an interview with CBC News in 2006, Worthington stated Olson had never changed: “He knows right from wrong he just doesn’t care. neighbourhood radically. 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We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! NEWS. Carol Blonder interviews Dr. Clifford R. Olson, founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Anthem Arizona, and discusses what's new with Hearing Aids heading into 2018. Eleven kids had disappeared by July 1981. In 1991, a Supreme Court judge in response to Olson's seemingly endless complaints and legal suits, admonished him to "stop whining" and noted that contrary to regulations, records showed he had made over 90 phone calls to lawyers in Toronto. (upbeat music) Hi guys, Cliff Olson, Doctor of Audiology and founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Anthem, Arizona. About a year ago, I decided to become an in-network hearing aid provider for TruHearing. Dr. Olson Discusses:-What do hearing aids do?-New features like Bluetooth, Rechargeable aids, and Smaller hearing aids-What is the difference between online hearing aids and aids purchased in a clinic? He’s gone now.” As well, Olson’s death will never end the pain and suffering he caused so many families for the last 40 years. With Nicholas Lea, Reece Dinsdale, Lochlyn Munro, Paul Coeur. The notorious ‘beast of BC’: Clifford Olson. serial killer Clifford Olson’s reign of terror ended with his arrest. - 14-year-old Judy Kozma was heading to Richmond from New Westminster for a job interview at Wendy's. Olson told the parole board, “This is the final time; never again.” Olson declared “and I’m out” as he left the room. This gripping, true-life drama tells the story of the bungled and obstructed manhunt for Canada's most notorious serial killer. In January 1982, Olson’s That wasn't possible with Olson. Lots of catching up: Canadian content edition! "We're getting away with murder with these calls, aren't we?" Olson died in prison a year ago, on September 30, 2011.The details of Olson's murders have never made public -- until now. October 3, 2011. FEATURE Will Bill C-21 help reduce Canada’s gun-related crimes? And I cover bunch of hearing related information, to help make you a better informed consumer. parents told me: ‘For years I thought he was a monster, but now that I’ve seen Corinne in graphic detail how their son died. Trudy Court, a sister of one of Olson’s victims, told Global News her reaction to Olson’s death was bittersweet: “These are tears of happiness, because justice is done for the children. Olson died from colon cancer Sept. 30, 2011. But Olson was convicted without a trial--he pleaded guilty. He sexually abused scores of others. Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson, who had confessed to killing 11 children and youths, died in a Quebec hospital Friday, federal government officials have confirmed. During that summer I regularly visited Olson (average once a week), armed with a tape recorder, and was subjected to his memories and views on practically everything while he consumed a succession of Coca-Colas from a soft drink dispenser. - Clifford Olson offered to give her a drive. He was a congenital liar and manipulator. An ‘Invincible’ superhero show that’s relatable, satirical, and…, The genius of ‘Phineas and Ferb’: part one, ‘The Defenders’ truly leaves you wanting more, My experience with online friendships and romantic relationships, An interview with Michelle Bylow on her new…, The benefits of writing and music therapy, Collaborative assignments in post-secondary are never equal or…, An early report card on the oldest president…, Culture and medical advancements have made us forget…, Are schools essential enough to be shielded from…. Over the years, with Olson in jail, he continued He wanted the writing embargoed until his one-year-old son reached to age of 21 "so he would better understand his father.". ARTS. victims. Some of the people sitting in the Olson received his first publicity the day he was born which was January the first 1940 at 10:10pm in St. Paul's Hospital to Clifford and Leona Olson. Yet despite his many criminal acts and incarcerations he was allowed to escape prosecution or plead down to lesser charges. As a consequence, there was no trial -- just his sentencing. In a blog published on the Huffington Post the journalist reflected on his association with Olson: “Apart from Bob Shantz, I guess I knew Olson as well as anyone can know a homicidal and narcissistic sociopath. FEATURE Are schools essential enough to be shielded from… March 3, 2021 March 3, 2021. in the background): “I do not have the words to adequately describe the enormity At the time I was broadcasting daily comments on Arlene's CHFI talk show, and became party to frequent phone conversations when Olson phoned -- collect, of course. ARTS. Olson was 41 years old at the time of his arrest and had been working as a carpenter. ineligibility review. When a handcuff key was found hidden in his rectum at Kingston and his escape plans were thwarted, he was transferred to the federal penitentiary at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Then when he was transferred to Ste-Anne-Des-Plaines prison in Quebec, the phone calls increased -- sometimes to four or five a day. years. [A percentage of the proceeds from the book will go to Clifford Olson, Canada's most reviled serial killer who continued to torment his victims' families even from prison, is just days from death, families of his child victims say. pleading not guilty to pleading guilty to 11 counts of first-degree murder; he He also proudly proclaimed himself This is the first of an three-part series from the newly published Predator: The Life and Crimes of Serial Killer Clifford Olson, by award-winning Canadian journalist Peter Worthington. Justice H.C. McKay stated to Olson (as the mother of one of the victims sobbed no remorse for his crimes; he took pleasure in taunting the families of his Clifford Olson — Canada’s national monster — dead at 71. As time went on, Bob Shantz asked me to review the manuscript which, nearly 30 years after Olson's crimes, tells the still-unknown story of a serial killer who haunted Canada's conscience. Today Worthington explains how he got to know Olson, and the peculiar relationship that unfolded. In March 2010, Olson created more controversy when Global News reported that Olson was receiving more than $1100 per month in Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments starting in 2005 when he turned 65. insane under Section 16 of the Criminal Code. Olson showed At age 17 Olson received his first jail sentence and spent nine months in jail for burglary. What’s going down at Dougie? From a young age, Clifford Olson was in trouble with the law. Thus began extraordinary access to the mind, thinking and unexplored background of a serial killer. March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021. It was every parent’s nightmare. Olson became known as a bully, a con artist, and a thief to his teachers. he chortled one day. him and heard him speak, I realize he’s just a pathetic little man.’” Olson’s application of your crimes, or to describe the heartbreak and anguish you have caused.” He Write For Us Malcolm Gray, in the previously mentioned Like many journalists, I routinely applied to visit Olson in Kingston pen, about two hours east of Toronto. Directed by Anne Wheeler. never received psychiatric care while he was in prison and was not legally first time that they got to see Olson in person (albeit they were separated in This year marks 40 years from when Canadian Maclean’s article, discussed Olson’s mental state during his trial. Serial Killer Clifford Robert Olson Jr – Child Killer Born in Vancouver British Columbia on the first day of January 1940, Clifford Robert Olson Jr killed a total of eleven people before being caught. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. AKA Victims Sex Ethnicity Country Type Motivation Birth Death; The Beast of British Columbia: Confessed to 11: Male: Caucasian : Canada: Territorial: Sadistic: 1940/01/01: 2011/09/30: Bibliography. Olson The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976 published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during the summer. outraged: “It was controversial because Olson didn’t stand a chance of He was often described as a kid who enjoyed being the centre of attention and was regarded as a promising boxer. They knew him as a career criminal, but as a non-violent thief, burglar and-con man. Young Clifford was not born early enough in the day to win the big prizes which consisted of a silver spoon and a case of canned milk but his parents were presented with a baby book and a dainty gift from Cunningham Drug Stores. Despite a government ban on him communicating with anyone in the media, Olson seemed to have easy access to a telephone. Then one day in early 1991, an excited Olson phoned to say that a visit with him in prison had been approved. 's Fraser Valley in 1981-82 until Olson told them. Arlene and I interested a U.S. publisher in a book, but my manuscript disappointed the publisher who wanted a Ted Bundy-like chase, with police gradually closing in on the killer. He eventually escaped and was later recaptured—and this pattern that would reoccur at least six times over the next 20 years. murder trial in January 1982, he carried himself like he was someone of high This was his narcissistic obsession. During John Hill’s brief stint as Clifford Olson’s prison lawyer in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the notorious serial killer made a blunt prediction about where his life was headed. Hall also covered Clifford Olson’s 1997 “faint hope” parole Serial killer Clifford Olson remains behind bars, but the impact of his horrific case has rippled across the Canadian justice system for 25 years and will continue for years to come. VANCOUVER - Clifford Olson sat in a bulletproof prisoner's box during an early release hearing near Vancouver 14 years ago, holding a collage he … Life & Style mental condition, Shantz has had five psychiatrists looking at him, and they BC residents place bets on already won race. He knew what he was doing when he Humour killers like Olson. Journalist Peter Worthington had been in periodic contact with Olson since 1989. Olson was a … All of his victims lived in the Lower Mainland in local cities like Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Surrey, Langley, and New Westminster (with the exception of one who was a German tourist). the high-security courtroom in Surrey by a wall of plexiglass). killed.”, Dr. Tony Marcus, head of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of BC in 1982, was one of the five psychiatrists who assessed Olson. Olson coerced his victims with concocted stories about work opportunities or other incentives in order to get them into his vehicle. In face-to-face meetings, he was banal, obsequious, unthreatening. In a packed courtroom, Mr. “But at the time there was still no definitive answer about whether a serial killer was on the loose, so I think the public wasn’t fully aware of one person being responsible for the missing children. While in prison he even mailed a letter to one family so he could describe Clifford Olson was a sexual predator from an early age known to police, other authorities, family, and friends for his narcissistic behavior and controlling nature. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. Clifford Olson Jr. was a middle-aged habitual criminal and informant when from January 1980 until August 1981 he stalked, tortured and killed at least 11 youngsters. Over the years public interest in profiling serial killers increased, and TV programs like "CSI" and "Criminal Minds" made people realize the importance of studying and investigating the thinking of heinous murderers, to find a common thread to their behaviour -- which we now know exists. J-POP SPOTLIGHT LOTS OF CATCHING UP All. Former Vancouver Sun reporter, Neal Hall, covered the trial of another local serial killer, Robert Pickton. success,” Hall said in an email interview with the Other Press. In August 1981, Olson was arrested on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni under suspicion for attempting to abduct two female hitchhikers in his vehicle. (last name withheld) grew up in East Vancouver during Olson’s murder spree in Often he would phone several times a day, although technically he was allowed only two "socialization" calls a month. Demographic Info. on January 1, 1940, one of four children of a milkman, but grew up in nearby Richmond. Contact, News Canada's first true bogeyman, Clifford Robert Olson, is dead. Police had no idea there was a serial killer loose in B.C. And [it also] showed the poor coordination between the police forces.”, Decades after Olson’s began to go missing. Olson died in prison a year ago, on September 30, 2011.The details of Olson's murders have never made public -- until now. Sharon Rosenfeldt says Olson’s death does not bring finality for her family—and told the CBC in an interview: “There is no closure. Last week, families of some of his victims had said the 71-year-old Olson was dying of cancer and had only days to live. He’s a good con man and he manipulates.” Jon Ferry, who co-authored a book about Olson, stated in an interview with CBC that the Olson case revealed flaws in the way high-profile crime cases were investigated: “Olson mocked the justice system and exploited it and showed its weaknesses. So, if you're into that, make sure you follow my Facebook page. The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper since 1976. He drugged and killed all of them. Clifford Olson Jr.: Developmental Risk Factors "Wasserman & Seracini, 2001, believe that the more risks a person is exposed to, the greater the probability that person will participate in antisocial behavior throughout his or her lifetime." Clifford Olson dead, victim's family confirms Back to video In 1981, Olson was arrested and eventually confessed to killing 11 children in British Columbia. 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