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The trial of the man accused of killing Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their five-year-old grandson, Nathan O'Brien, began Jan. 16, 2017, in Calgary. Follow along with the CBC's reporters in the courtroom.

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#Garland lawyer confirms Cavilla's only role w shoes to seize, place in room, deliver to another officer to transport for forensic analysis

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/24/2017 5:17:20 PM
Clerk hands Cavilla a bag w/ #Garland shoes in it - he confirms those are the ones he seized

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/24/2017 5:14:19 PM
Cavilla put the shoes in homicide boardroom. It's a secure room. Lead detective based out of that room #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/24/2017 5:12:10 PM
Cavilla was asked to seize #Garland 's running shoes to protect as evidence. Put them in brown paper bag to protect from contamination

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/24/2017 5:10:44 PM
Cavilla had contact w/ #Garland on July 4, 2014 at police HQ. Convo about food/water and arranged for him to speak w/ lawyer

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/24/2017 5:09:50 PM
Garland trial Day 7: Homicide detective Colum Cavilla is today's first witness. He was involved in #Garland arrest

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/24/2017 5:06:58 PM
#Garland trial done for the day

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 10:48:45 PM
Sully's replacement Riggs being trained. Once training complete, Sully to be fully retired. Sadly, I don't have a pic of Riggs #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 10:39:40 PM
Cst. Aron Johnson fr. K-9 unit testifying now in #Garland trial. Johnson
worked w/ Sully as a back up until he became handler July 19, '14

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 10:37:51 PM
Afternoon break in #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 10:04:34 PM
At outbuilding #3 - Sully gives an alert near a storage rack. Wiliams notices a small green sweater hanging on rack #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 10:00:49 PM
In another area: Williams "noticed a really big difference in Sully's behaviour...I'd never seen something like this from him"
#Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:59:45 PM
Sully heads north after a break in Williams' vehicle. Another alert around burn barrel & wood chipper. Comes to a sit again #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:56:36 PM
Williams tells CPS officer to focus on that area, moves on with Sully #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:55:12 PM
Williams & Sully started on SW corner of farm. Right away, Sully "showed an immense around of interest in a pile." Sat down. #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:54:36 PM
Williams arrived w/ Sully on #Garland farm on July 5, 2014 around 6pm. Sully's normal handler was on vacation

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:51:18 PM
Sully is now on "active retirement" and Williams says CPS will use the rockstar dog "on emergency basis" if needed #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:49:21 PM
Williams: @CalgaryPolice cadaver detection program began in 08. Talking about diff b/w dog showing interest, alert & indication #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:43:42 PM
Next witness, Cst. Darcy Williams is with K-9 unit. He is a detection trainer #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:36:45 PM
"He was so excited": Lind believed Sully was close to source (of human remains) but never "indicated" (sat, waiting for handler) #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:35:44 PM
In vegetable garden (N of greenhouse), Sully showed "lots of interest" & kept coming back to it #Garland http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C24r8qGXEAA6dfc.jpg

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:34:07 PM
Sully found no results in driveway or pond #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:29:42 PM
July 18, 2014: Lind and Sully attended #Garland farm. Requested to search for human remains in driveway & pond, garden area

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:28:20 PM
Sully worked on 8 homicide files + 10 other missing person and suicides.
"He's a bit of a rockstar," said Lind
#Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:26:52 PM
CPS only police force in Western Canada w/ cadaver dog. Sully "real deployment" success rate is 100% #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:26:08 PM
After hearing qualifications, Sgt. Lind and Sully are certified by Justice David Gates as experts in area of cadaver dog searches #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:24:45 PM
CORRECTIONS: The witness is Sgt. JENS Lind not Sgt. JEMS Lind. Apologies. #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:22:55 PM
In 2013, Sully invited to Calgary medical examiner's office to do a "little bit of PR" and a "little bit of training" #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:18:00 PM
Dead animals can be a distraction but Sully is trained to ignore them, says Lind #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:16:00 PM
Sully passed his training. Lind says "he did fantastic," finding six "hides" of human blood and pork. Some buried, some in trees #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:15:34 PM
Over their years working together, Lind has gotten to know Sully's signals for when he's picked up a scent (like his head-snap) #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:08:04 PM
Sully was qualified as a cadaver dog in 2008 #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:04:44 PM
Sully doesn't know he's doing police work, for him, everything is a game. Lind says Sully "thinks it's fun to find human remains." #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 9:00:29 PM
Lind says Labs are better than German Shepherds because they have twice the stamina #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 8:57:15 PM
Sully was born Dec. 13, 2006 in Sask. He's a yellow Lab. Best police dog qualities: agility & high energy #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 8:56:20 PM
BTW - these pics of Sully come from @CalgaryPolice K-9 calendar. Sully is the featured service dog for January #Garland http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C24jHZ_XgAE8Lgd.jpg

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 8:52:36 PM
Lind to explain how Sully communicates his findings #Garland http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C24i5NAXgAAv3_a.jpg

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 8:51:14 PM
Re. sense of smell: Lind says dog's sense of smell is about 40X that of a human's #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 8:48:32 PM
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by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 8:42:12 PM
Lutz is done w/ Walker. Lawyers need to discuss something w/ out jurors present. Break now until 1:30 #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 6:54:37 PM
"Presumptive test" means there MAY be blood. Other chemicals can give false positive, says Walker. Further analysis was needed #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 6:53:13 PM
2 chemicals used to test for blood on farm are "presumptive tests for blood" not "positive test for blood," Walker clarifies #Garland

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 6:51:42 PM
Prosecutor Shane Parker done with Walker. #Garland lawyer Jim Lutz to cross-examine him now

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 6:49:42 PM
Officers on #Garland property were not only dealing w/ heat but mosquitos, too

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 6:47:58 PM
RCMP erected a tent (b/c of heat) for officers who were working on the farm, painstakingly sifting through the fire pit debris #Garland http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C24F4ObUQAAQJaG.jpg

by Meghan Grant via twitter 1/23/2017 6:46:42 PM