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Evidence After Dark: Episode 1: Robert Pickton

By: Avani Nayak and Kaima Okonkwo • February 15, 2026

One of Canada’s most disturbing criminal cases raises questions that still have no clear answers. In this episode, we break down the Robert Pickton case and examine how silence, neglect, and delayed justice allowed tragedy to unfold.

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Avani Nayak
Avani Nayak, Reporter
Avani Nayak is a 16-year-old who was born on October 15, 2008. She is on the high school’s basketball team but also finds different sports interesting like flag football, and track. She finds interest in becoming a nurse shortly and would like to be able to pursue her career by hopefully getting her associate’s degree in nursing. She enjoys TV shows over movies but will never turn down a movie night with family and friends. She enjoys learning new things and likes and will give anything a chance. On free days you will catch her drawing or listen to music.   
Kaima Okonkwo
Kaima Okonkwo, Reporter
Kaimaluchukwu Okonkwo is currently a 16-year-old  junior  attending Colonia High School. She was born and raised in a Nigerian household in New Jersey. Since she was a toddler she’s always been involved in soccer even being coached by her dad when she was little. Currently, she is participating in girl’s soccer & track and field. Her dream is to study finace or accounting coming from a family of bankers and lawyers in the past. One of her main ambitions is to play college soccer after high school. She enjoys listening to R&B/Soul music in her free time like artists such as Rihanna, The Weeknd, Bryson Tiller, Partynextdoor, and many more. Although it’s her second year writing for the Declaration she hopes to continue her writing passion and find joy in little things throughout her high school career.