Serial killer Clifford Olson was on mandatory supervision after being released from prison when the murder spree unfolded. Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers.
When the so-called Beast of B.C. died in prison in 2011 he was angry that he had been toppled from his position as Canada's most prolific serial killer.
Only four days after their wedding, Olson struck again, killing 16-year-old Sandra Wolfsteiner after picking her up as she hitchhiked a ride from her boyfriend's home. He was again arrested on Aug. 12, 1981 for attempting to pick up two hitchikers near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. By this point, police were tailing him.
But Olson's extreme narcissism wouldn't allow for him to go and serve his time, quietly. Instead, he continued to seek the spotlight and played the courts, parole system, media and others to his advantage. “Do I look like some kind of raving lunatic?” he asked at one of the hearings, to which spectators shouted in agreement.Influence on the justice system While he remained unrepentant to the end, when he died of cancer at 71, his reign of continued terror led to several changes in the criminal justice system.
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