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Serial suspect denies knowing 26 victims

NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A British Columbia jury watched video of a pig farmer charged with 26 murders tell police he didn't recognize any of the missing women's photographs.

The trial of Robert Pickton, 57, is being held in New Westminster, and covers six charges of murder. He will stand trial for 20 others at a later date.

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He entered innocent pleas to all charges.

Wednesday, prosecutors showed a second day of interrogation videos made by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in which Pickton denied recognizing, meeting or knowing any of the women shown to him.

Forensic evidence gathered from his farm over months include human skulls, other bone fragments and personal belongings identified as belonging to many of the missing women. All of them came from Vancouver's rough east side where the sex and drug trades flourish.

Pickton appears bored during the interrogation, and yawns frequently, the Vancouver Sun reported.

Monday, prosecutors told the jury Pickton had told a police plant in prison he had killed 49 women, and had planned to stop after 50.

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