A book apparently written by a serial killer has been removed from Amazon's website after protests by British Columbia authorities.
Outskirts Press, which published the book, issued a statement saying it had asked Amazon to remove the book.
It said: "Outskirts Press apologises to the families of the victims for any additional heartache this may have caused."
Robert Pickton, 66, was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder and jailed for life.
He killed the women, who were sex workers, at his pig farm and fed some of their remains to his pigs.
Outskirts Press, which published the book, issued a statement saying it had asked Amazon to remove the book.
It said: "Outskirts Press apologises to the families of the victims for any additional heartache this may have caused."
Robert Pickton, 66, was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder and jailed for life.
He killed the women, who were sex workers, at his pig farm and fed some of their remains to his pigs.
In the book, Pickton claimed he was innocent and had been framed by the police over the killings, according to the Toronto Sun.
More than 50,000 people signed a petition calling for the book to be withdrawn to respect "the families who were affected by the horrible crimes of this predator... and who are still going through their healing processes".
Ralph Goodale, Canadian Public Safety Minister, told Parliament that the Correctional Service of Canada is investigating how the manuscript was smuggled out of Kent Institution maximum security prison near Agassiz, British Columbia.
Christy Clark, British Columbia Premier, told a news conference: "I am at a loss for words. To think about the pain that he's prepared to willingly cause all of the families of those people who he murdered.
"I have trouble understanding it and I think people will want to know that their government is doing everything it can to want to stop him from profiting from this at the very least."
There is no confirmation that Pickton actually wrote the book, but a statement from British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Morris said the province would explore every means to prevent him from profiting.
Twenty other charges of first-degree murder were stayed against Pickton at his trial.
He picked up his victims from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and lured them to his muddy rubbish-strewn farm with promises of money, alcohol and drugs, before killing them.
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