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Shari and Ryan Murdock filed a notice of civil claim in mid- July over the death of their mother, Jacqueline Murdock, who was reported missing in August 1997 and whose DNA was later found on Pickton's property after his arrest in February 2002. Murdock was among six women whose DNA was found on the farm but for whom no charges were ever laid. Like the earlier statements of claim, the Murdock children allege the Vancouver police and the RCMP put their mother at risk by failing to properly investigate reports of missing sex workers or warn the public of a potential serial killer. The lawsuits echo the findings of a public inquiry report, released last December, which concluded systemic bias within both police forces slowed the response as women vanished from the Downtown Eastside, many ending up dead on Pickton's farm, in the late 1990s and early 2000s Commissioner Wally Oppal, a former judge and one- time attorney general, concluded the police response would likely have been different if the missing weren't poor, drug- addicted women, many of them aboriginal, from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The latest statement of claim - which, like the others, contains allegations that haven't been proven in court - alleges police knew a serial killer may have been at work, but did nothing. " Notwithstanding their knowledge of the risk to sex workers, ( Vancouver police) and RCMP failed to warn Jacqueline and others of the risk of a serial killer," says the statement of claim. " The failure to warn by the VPD and RCMP was a contributing cause of Jacqueline's death." All six families are being represented by the same lawyer, who has indicated the cases could force Pickton to testify and answer for his crime - something that has yet to happen since his arrest more than a decade ago. The lawsuits have also provided new details about the women and the children they left behind. In the statement of claim, Murdock is described as " a positive, friendly and caring person" who hoped to one day overcome her addiction and return to her family. " She enjoyed writing poetry in her journal," the document says. " Jacqueline is remembered for her fun- loving personality and her loud, contagious laughter." Shari Murdock recently graduated from a social work program and is looking for work in her field, the statement of claim says. Ryan Murdock is a cook. The Murdock children join five other families who have launched lawsuits. They include the children of Stephanie Lane, Dianne Rock, Sarah de Vries, Cynthia Feliks and Yvonne Boen. Pickton was initially charged with 27 counts of murder, later reduced to 26, though he was put on trial and convicted of six. The remaining 20 charges were stayed. Rock, de Vries and Feliks were among the 20 women whose cases were stayed. Murdock, Lane and Boen were in yet another group of six women whose DNA was found on Pickton's farm, though he was never charged in their deaths. - The Canadian Press VANCOUVER - Environment Canada confirms not a drop of rain fell over Vancouver and Victoria during July. But while the lack of rain has been great for campers and beach- lovers, it also makes a changing weather pattern one of foreboding, with lightning on the way and a high- to- extreme fire danger rating in British Columbia's southern forests. Vancouver recorded 411 hours of sunshine for the month - the first time the city has been precipitation- free in July since 1937 when tracking began on rainfall statistics. Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist said the previous sunniest July occurred in 1985 when Vancouver basked in 388 hours of sun and recorded only a trace of rain. Several other B. C. cities set records for the driest July, with Vernon recording just 1.1 mm of rain to break a mark set in 2003, Revelstoke saw just 6.2 mm, eclipsing a 1922 record, and just 0.6 mm fell in Kamloops washing out the old record of 1.3 mm, set in 1970. Vancouver just squeaked into the record books, because rain began falling at the measuring station at Vancouver International Airport early on Aug. 1. Lundquist said it's common for the subtropical high that usually hovers over California to move north at this time of year. " That's why Vancouver and Victoria are the driest cities in Canada in the middle of summer. But this year it built back with extraordinary strength and has lasted so long." He said the reason could be the Pacific Ocean off B. C. is warmer than average for this year, creating a stronger high pressure ridge. Lundquist said a new system is bringing unsettled weather to southern B. C. in time for the B. C. Day long weekend and he warns it will pack thunder and lightning, notorious for sparking forest fires. " Even if we get lightning, as long as we get a lot of rain, it's not such a big issue, but in this case it doesn't look like that," he said. " It looks like most of the rain will stay south of the U. S. border and in Canada we'll just get more thunderstorms. Sometimes lightning comes on the edges of the clouds and it can be dry." The province experienced another record dry spell in 2003, the same year 2,400 wildfires roared through B. C., forcing the evacuation of 45,000 residents. More than 300 homes were destroyed in separate forest fires that year and the government spent $ 700 million fighting the fires. - The Canadian Press No rain in July for Vancouver Children file suit against serial killer TORONTO - To honour the memory of a young man who died after being shot by police, take action, not vengeance and be strong, not sorrowful, his sister urged mourners at his funeral Thursday, as their grief- stricken mother sat hunched over the open casket. Sammy Yatim's mother reached out to touch him a few times as friends and family remembered the 18- year- old as a sweet, soft- spoken young man. Yatim was killed early Saturday on an empty streetcar in an incident that was captured on surveillance and cellphone videos. Shouts of " drop the knife" can be heard as a few officers surround the streetcar. Three shots ring out and Yatim can be seen dropping to the floor, then seconds later six more shots can be heard followed by the sound of a stun gun. Witnesses have told various media outlets that Yatim exposed himself and waved a knife around before the other streetcar passengers fled. Yatim's death has sparked public outrage over police use of force and prompted hundreds of people to take to the streets early this week calling for justice. More than 30,000 people have signed an online petition calling for criminal charges to be filed against the officer who fired the shots. His teenage sister, Sarah, said her brother is not the first person to die in such a way, but she urged mourners and supporters to make him the last. " I really want to stress that we're not against the police, we're only fighting against those who killed him," Sarah Yatim said, wearing a shirt with her brother's photo on it and the words, " 9 shots...?" " We're all full of anger, but just because we're mad doesn't mean we wish the same thing upon the man who killed my brother. So please everybody, let's be strong. Pull yourselves together. Stop with the tears and get started with the action. Let's make Sammy proud." - The Canadian Press Sister urges action, not vengeance Robert Pickton A_ 15_ Aug- 02- 13_ FP_ 01. indd A15 8/ 1/ 13 10: 32: 45 PM ;