Oland retrial - Day 4
Dennis Oland's retrial in the 2011 bludgeoning death of his father Richard Oland enters its second week in Saint John today.
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Weir says she never entered the office. Knee asks her about the back door. Weir says it was open the whole time she was there. She didn't go to alleyway below but noted canine officer walking byby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 5:51:38 PM -
Her next involvement in the case was on Sept. 9, 2011 when Staff Sgt. Mike King asked her to transport a box of evidence to the RCMP office in Fredericton.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 5:52:43 PM
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Knee asks what she noted about the contents of the box. It was sealed, she says.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 5:53:42 PM
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Knee is leading Weir through
a series of photos of the bldg at 52 Canterbury St. and the parking lot where Oland's vehicle was locatedby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 5:57:22 PM -
Alan Gold begins cross examination of Cst. Shanda Weir.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 5:57:50 PM -
When you had Richard Oland’s car towed did you put yellow police tape around it? Yes.
To warn people this is potential evidence? Yes.
Ever see any tape like that around Richard Oland’s office? No.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 6:00:29 PM -
Lead defence lawyer Alan Gold begins cross-examination. Asks Weir about the fact she taped off victim's vehicle in police parking garage with caution tape, but she didn't notice any caution tape at the crime scene at 52 Canterbury St.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:02:29 PM
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Strike you as strange? Gold asks. No, officers were guarding scene, replies Weirby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:02:50 PM
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Any idea who opened that back alley door? No.
It was open the whole time you were there? Yes.
Anyone check it for fingerprints or examine it in any way? Not while I was there.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 6:03:09 PM -
As of 2011, she had been on the job 11 years. Ever involved in this type of situation before? asks Gold. Yes. Ever receive any instructions re. what’s a crime scene & how to protect it? Yes. What was your understanding of your duty? To protect the area - the officeby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:08:57 PM
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What about the foyer? asks Gold. She noted who was coming and going. What about the back door? She didn't note them, she says, because they didn't enter her sceneby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:11:11 PM
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Gold asks if she heard forensic Sgt. Mark Smith tell anyone to get out of the crime scene. No. Did she hear Smith say anything to anyone? Not at all.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:12:27 PM
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Any idea who opened that back door? No. It was open when you arrived? Correct. No one identified themselves to you as being the person who opened the door? Correctby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:13:25 PM
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Gold asks Weir about the box she transported to the RCMP in Fredericton. It was opened in her presence, she says It contained a PalmPilot, cellphone, 2 laptops and computer tower.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:15:59 PM
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Crown calls a sixth officer to the stand - Cst. Ben Macleod. He was in charge of scene security after Shanda Weir late in the day and into the evening.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 6:19:21 PM
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Crown prosecutor Jill Knee now questioning Const. Ben MacLeod, who relieved Weir conducting scene security in foyer of second floor of 52 Canterbury St on July 7, 2011, around 6:18 p.m.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:20:44 PM
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This is an interior view of the back door in question. Macleod said it was open when he arrived and remained open his whole time there. It was a hot summer evening and it provided some welcome fresh air. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtB28arVAAA4cb_.jpg
by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 6:23:11 PM -
What area identified as ‘scene ‘ for you to guard? asks Knee. MacLeod testifies he was advised to "keep an eye on" the whole second story, "but specifically that office area."by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:27:26 PM
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Macleod arriving to court this afternoon to provide his evidence. He says he was struck by the amount of blood he saw at the murder scene. I’m not a forensic expert by any means, he says, but it was clear what was all over the floor. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtB4IYCVYAACUiq.jpg
by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 6:28:12 PM -
He never entered the office, he says. Spent most of his time either sitting on a chair by the back door or standing in the doorway. The door was open when he arrived and remained open, he said. it was a warm night and he tried to get some fresh air there, he said.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:29:52 PM
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He could hear "screaming and hollering" coming from the bar district at the front of the bldg, he says. No noise coming from the back alley.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:32:00 PM
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Macleod briefly cross examined. Long night? You were there until after 6:40 in the morning? Yes.
Did you have occasion to use the office washroom during the night? No - I don’t recall using the washroom.
No more questions.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 6:34:26 PM -
Forensic Sgt. Mark Smith arrived arrived around 6:20 p.m. and entered the bloody office area, says MacLeod. He didn't keep a close eye on him. "I could only assume he was processing the area," he says. "I just left him to his duties."by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:35:18 PM
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There was evidence at the first trial that officers did use a washroom adjacent to the murder scene before it could be checked for evidence. MacLeod maintains it was not him.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 6:36:34 PM
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Bldg owner arrived at 6:37 p.m. to drop off a spare set of keys to the bldg, which MacLeod turned over to Smith. 2 RCMP tech crimes officers arrived around 6:54 p.m., he says.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:37:03 PM
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MacLeod was relieved around 1:42 a.m. for about an hour, then remained on scene until 6:47 a.m., the court hearsby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:38:32 PM
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Oland defence lawyer James McConnell notes MacLeod was on the scene a long time. Asks if he used the washroom while he was there. He says he doesn't recall using the washroom. Not ever? Not in that bldg, he says.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:40:32 PM
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First trial in 2015 heard officers used the washroom for two days before it was tested for forensic evidence. No more questions for MacLeod. He's excused.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:41:18 PM
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Crown prosecutor Jill Knee apologizes to Justice Morrison. "I’m not very good at scheduling it appears," she says, suggesting court take the afternoon recess now so the Crown can line up its next witness.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:42:42 PM
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Dennis Oland (right) is accompanied at court today by his uncle (the victim's brother) Derek Oland, the executive chairman of Moosehead Breweries Limited https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtB9PXKXoAAA78m.jpg
by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 6:54:57 PM -
Defence is putting forward the theory that the real killer murdered Richard Oland and possibly fled out the back alley door which police ultimately never check for evidence. When officers first arrive it’s closed but later is wide open with no evidence yet on how that happened.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 7:01:40 PM
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Preston Chiasson, who along with Maureen Adamson first found Richard Oland’s body is unable to testify in this trial and all sides have agreed to replay video of his testimony from the first trial instead.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 7:07:03 PM
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Preston Chiasson, who went up to the office with Richard Oland's secretary Maureen Adamson after she discovered the body, is unable to testify for medical reasons. The parties have agreed to use his testimony from Dennis Oland's first trial in 2015. Crown is playing the video nowby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:10:45 PM
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Crown did the same thing for Maureen Adamson's husband, William Adamson. His 2015 testimony was played for the courtroom on Friday.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:12:19 PM
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Chiasson often worked downstairs and knew Richard Oland. The two had many conversations over the years and Chiasson was deeply affected by the tragedy and what he witnessed. It shows in his 2015 testimony and it was agreed he could be spared reliving the ordeal again.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 7:15:12 PM
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Chiasson recounts Adamson rushing in and saying she saw feet upstairs. She was "very upset." "I immediately thought Richard was in trouble so I went up to help," he saysby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:18:33 PM
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What did you see? asks Crown prosecutor P.J. Veniot. "Richard on the floor, slaughtered," replies Chiasson.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:19:33 PM
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Chiasson called 911. Reported a "man down." Went downstairs to wait for police to arrive. Escorted Maureen Adamson. She was "in great distress,"he says. He was also "freaking out," he says, and doesn't recall exactly where he went.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:26:37 PM
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Veniot asks Chiasson what he first noticed when he went upstairs. The smell, he says. "It was nauseating." Veniot asks if he went back upstairs at any point. No.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:28:16 PM
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Chiasson required medical attention after seeing Oland’s body - “Richard on the floor, slaughtered," says Chiasson. He says he was “freaking out” that day and paramedics called to the scene treated him because of his extreme reaction.by Robert Jones via twitter 11/27/2018 7:31:46 PM
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Veniot is about to show Chiasson some crime scene photos. Advises the court some will be graphic. Presiding judge at the 1st trial, Justice John (Jack )Walsh, Walsh address the jury. "I can’t cushion you from these photographs, they are what they are," he said.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:38:40 PM
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“You just need to be ready for them.” Judge also gives "fair warning" to people in the public gallery, including Oland family members. Tells them they are free to leave and come back later if they don't feel they can handle seeing the graphic images.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:38:56 PM
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Veniot leading Chiasson through series of crime scene photos now. Did you notice anything on the floor at all? asks Veniot. "No. Just focused on Richard," replies Chiasson. "All I seen was Richard."by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:42:22 PM
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Chiasson says he never went any farther than the edge of the corner of the table. "As soon as he [Richard] came in view, I stopped," he says.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 7:58:15 PM
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Oland's former defence lawyer Gary Miller handled the brief cross-examination of Chiasson at the first trial. Asked him about the back door and alleyway. Chiasson says he's familiar with the area. He would sometimes "hang out" out there, "catch some sun."by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 8:14:55 PM
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Miller showed him a more recent photo of the area. Asked if he could confirm whether a pile of debris and garbage pail with cement in it had been present on July 7, 2011. Chiasson says he can't recall. Venoit had no questions for Chiasson on redirect. Video of testimony ends.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 8:15:47 PM
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WATCH: #Oland defence enactment video of possible back door escape route of "killer of killers" CBC.ca/1.4917098by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 11/27/2018 8:21:34 PM