True Crime Friday: Clifford Robert Olson Jr., the Beast of British Columbia

Clifford Robert Olson Jr., was a convicted serial killer. Olson confessed to murdering eleven children and teenagers between the ages of 9-18, during the early 1980s. Olson was serving a sentence for his crimes as a conman. He was placed in a cell with Gary Francis Marcoux. He acted as a confidential informant against Marcoux, even coaxing his cellmate into a written confession. But underneath it all Olson said it was discussions with Marcoux that led to his sexual murderess interests.

The Early Childhood of Clifford Robert Olson Jr

Clifford Olson was born on January 1, 1940 in Canada. It was said that Olson’s behavior as a child was strange from a young age. As a teenager he began his life of crime with fraudulent schemes. When he became an adult he had a lengthy rap sheet. He was in and out of prison the majority of his life. During the times that he was free he still committed fraud. He also began committing sexual assaults eventually, leading to murders. Because Olson had spent the majority of his life in prison he learned how to manipulate the prison system to gain favorable treatment.

The Victims of Clifford Olson

• Christine Weller, 12
• Colleen Marian Daignault, 13
• Daryn Todd Johnsrude, 16
• Sandra Wolfsteiner, 16
• Ada Anita Court, 13
• Simon Partington, 9
• Judy Kozma, 14
• Raymond King II, 15
• Sigrun Arnd, 18
• Terri Lyn Carson, 15
• Louise Chartrand, 17

The Survivors of Clifford Olson

• Two unknown survivors of Olson. And survivors of his fraudulent activities.

Lady Justice

Olson was arrested on August 12, 1981 because he was caught trying to abduct two girls. He confessed to eleven murders and agreed to show Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) where the bodies of some of his victims were buried. For some stunning reason, the RCMP agreed to pay $10,000 Olson for each victim that was found into a trust fund for his wife and infant son. His wife received $100,000 after Olson cooperated with the RCMP. Olson claimed the eleventh victim was a freebie. At his sentencing January 14, 1982, the judge presiding over the trail said "My considered opinion is that you should never be granted parole for the remainder of your days.) But Olson after several failed attempts at parole, he was eventually granted parole at the dismay of the public and victims.

Under the then law, Olson was entitled to make a case for parole every two years even though he was was convicted of first degree murder. Olson was once again refused parole in November 2010. Controversy developed in March 2010 when the media disclosed that Olson was receiving two federal government benefits from Canada while imprisoned, a total of $1,169.47 monthly. Olson was eligible to receive the Canadian Old Age Security (OAS) pension which would be sort of like Medicare.

All persons who meet residency requirements as to length of time in Canada are eligible to receive this pension at age 65. Olson was also eligible to receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement, awarded to pensioners with low income status. The money in question was being held in trust for Olson. The law allowing this payment was terminated because of public outcry. In September 2011, Olson died from terminal cancer at the age of seventy one.

Reference

Clifford Olson Jr. — Clifford Olson — Crime Library

Clifford Olson: The Beast of B.C. Who Terrorized Canada in the 1980s

Clifford Olson - Wikipedia