A B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled against an application that would prevent the RCMP from disposing of thousands of pieces of evidence that were seized during the investigation into serial killer Robert Pickton.

Thousands of pieces of evidence were seized from serial killer Robert Pickton’s pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murder trial or not.

Some of the items also belonged to Pickton’s victims.

RCMP had applied to the court for permission to dispose of about 15,000 items.