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Clifford Olson dies in Quebec hospital

B.C. serial killer was serving 11 life sentences

Clifford Olson, the notorious serial killer convicted of killing 11 children in British Columbia, died of cancer on Friday in a Quebec hospital, CTV reports. Olson, 71, known as “the Beast of B.C.,” was serving 11 consecutive life sentences for the 1981 murders of eight girls and three boys. The case sparked controversy after a deal was reached that had Olson reveal the location of his victims’ remains to police in exchange for $100,000.

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