cheques to a Sun Media reporter, Peter Worthington, with a note asking him to forward the cheque to Harper's campaign for re-election. Illness and death In September 2011, media reports indicated that Olson had terminal cancer and had been transferred to a hospital in Laval, Quebec. He died on September 30, 2011, at the age of 71. In the media The Investigation, a TV movie, was made in 2002, focusing on allegations that Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) bureaucracy delayed the arrest of Olson. It starred Nicholas Lea, Reece Dinsdale, David Warner and Lochlyn Munro. Olson's controversial plea bargain is referred to in a panel discussion at a serial killers' convention in the second volume of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. See also List of serial killers by country List of serial killers by number of victims References Further reading Dalby, J.T. "Clifford Olson Unplugged". In L. Shyba and J.T. Dalby, Editors (2016) Shrunk: Crime and Disorders of the Mind. Calgary, Alberta: Durvile Publications, pp. 8-21. External links The Beast of British Columbia - CBC News. July 19, 2006 1940 births 2011 deaths 20th-century criminals 20th-century Canadian criminals Canadian male criminals Canadian murderers of children Canadian people convicted of murder Canadian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Canadian rapists Canadian serial killers Crime in British Columbia Deaths from cancer in Quebec Male serial killers Murder in British Columbia People convicted of murder by Canada People from Vancouver Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Canada Serial killers who died in prison custody