Clifford Olson By tanishaabrahim Period: Nov 1, 1980 to Sep 30, 2011 Clifford Olson Aug 12, 1981 Olson is arrested by the RCMP on Vancouver Island. Oct 6, 1981 Olson reveals locations of victims’ bodies to RCMP. Jan 4, 1982 Olson confesses to 11 murders in what was dubbed the “trial of the century.” Jan 14, 1982 B.C. Supreme Court sentenced 11 simultaneous life sentences. May 2, 1986 Olson sends a letter to the parents of 16-year-old victim Daryn Johnsrude, detailing their son’s murder. Dec 15, 1989 Imprisoned at Kingston Penitentiary. Mar 11, 1997 Olson requests an early parole hearing after serving 15 of his 25-year sentence. Jun 7, 1997 Olson transfers from a Saskatchewan prison to Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, north of Montreal. Aug 21, 2001 A National Parole Board jury agree Olson will stay behind bars. Jul 18, 2006 At another parole hearing, Olson claims he struck a deal with the U.S. attorney general regarding 9/11 information, his parole is denied. Mar 13, 2010 Olson now 70, informs the Toronto Sun he earns over $1,000 a month in old age security benefits. This starts a nationwide outrage. Nov 29, 2010 Olson flunks third parole hearing. Which he claims will be his last. Sep 27, 2011 Victims’ families are notified Olson is dying of cancer in a Quebec hospital. Sep 30, 2011 Victims’ families are informed Olsen had died.
