Canada - Richard Oland, 69, brutally murdered, St John, NB, 7 July 2011

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Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 6h6 hours ago
Venoit now asking Ainsworth about July 6, 2011 - the day Richard Oland was killed. Ainsworth arrived at work at Printing Plus around 11 a.m. Started working on a project around 4:30 p.m. - a brochure for a construction company.


Mike Cameron‏ @MikeCameronCTV 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says he recruited Shaw to help out. Ainsworth says Shaw went out a few times for a smoke. He never saw Richard Oland that day.


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says noise came from the area of Richard Oland’s desk to the right of the air conditioner and on top of the “Plus” sign.

Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 7h7 hours ago
Ainsworth says Shaw was trying to leave but “like a riptide I kept him there” to help with his computer problem @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says “I heard the thumping on the ceiling...coming through the ceiling” @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says he heard the sound of something hitting something”then a pause...then whack,whack, whack” @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
He says it was very short lived 10-12 seconds. He says it was so short lived it didn’t strike me as something worth investigating @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
He says the noise was coming from the proximity of where Mr. Oland primarily sat and worked from @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
He says someone came in for a fax which was time stamped at 8:11 on the computer @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth isn’t comfortable giving a specific time when he heard the thumping other than between the time Shaw arrived around 6 and when the fax was sent at 8:11PM. @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
He says there’s no pinpointing the time...”all the rest is conjecture” @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says he and Shaw left Printing Plus around 9PM @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Court takes afternoon break @Global_NB #Oland
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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Court resumes with John Ainsworth remaining under direct examination @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth being questioned about the back door to the alleyway @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says back door remains the same as it was in 2011 @Global_NB #Oland


Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 5h5 hours ago
Dennis Oland retrial is back in session. Crown prosecutor P.J. Veniot is now asking John Ainsworth about the door in the foyer outside Richard Oland's office that led to an alleyway out back. Keyed deadbolt only on outside. No handle or knob.

Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Court sees alleyway leading into backyard of 52 Canterbury St. And others @Global_NB #Oland


Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 5h5 hours ago
Veniot now asking Ainsworth about July 7, 2011 - the day Richard Oland's body was discovered. Ainsworth says he believes it was Preston Chiasson who called him. "He told me I’m not going to believe what happened on the second-floor."


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says he was called on July 7th and told about what happened @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says he phoned a friend because from what he was originally told he thought the 2nd floor had been ransacked. He arrived close to 9am...amazed at number of police cars in front @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Maureen Adamson, Bob McFadden among those in Printing Plus with sullen looks @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
No one told him what happened right away he says @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
He was told by police he couldn’t go upstairs. He was told by police something happened to Mr. Oland @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says he is led to believe Oland had become deceased not that the second floor had been ransacked. He thought he had originally died from natural causes@Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says he was asked by police if anything unusual happened the night before when he told them of the noises he had heard @Global_NB #Oland

Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Ainsworth says when he learned Oland had been possibly killed he realized the significance of the time element” @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 6h6 hours ago
Objection from defence. Ainsworth is asked to leave court @Global_NB #Oland
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Oland trial witness adds ambiguity on timing of multimillionaire’s killing (with clip)

February 21, 2019

"A man who probably heard Richard Oland being bludgeoned to death in his office has told a Saint John court he cannot pinpoint the time the strange thumping noises were made.

John Ainsworth’s testimony at the second-degree murder trial of Dennis Oland on Thursday leaves open the possibility that the multimillionaire businessman was killed during his son’s visit to the uptown Saint John office on July 6, 2011.

Ainsworth cannot corroborate the testimony of his friend, Anthony Shaw, who was also working in the building, below Richard Oland’s office, on the evening of the killing....

Crown prosecutors are close to concluding their case against Oland and may be able to wrap it up on Friday. The defence will cross-examine Ainsworth on Friday afternoon.

The defence is expected to present its case in a couple of weeks. Defence lawyer Alan Gold said he plans to ask the court to allow a visit to the crime scene for better visualization of the cramped conditions in the office.

Justice Terrence Morrison said such requests are not usually granted, but he said Gold is free to make the application.
In addition to Ainsworth’s testimony, prosecutors are playing video of blood and DNA testimony from Oland’s first trial in 2015....

Friday will be day 39 of the Oland retrial."

Oland trial witness adds ambiguity on timing of multimillionaire’s killing
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Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 4h4 hours ago
Day 39 of Dennis Oland's 2nd-degree murder retrial in the 2011 bludgeoning death of his father Richard Oland is about to start in Saint John. More DNA evidence and cross-examination of John Ainsworth expected today.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 4h4 hours ago
Back at Saint John Law Courts for the resumption of the Dennis Oland retrial. A 9am start today @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 4h4 hours ago
Court has resumed for the day. Beginning with the resumption of DNA testimony given at the first trial in 2015 with Joy Kearsey of the Nova Scotia RCMP @Global_NB #Oland


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 3h3 hours ago
John Ainsworth, who was working a floor below Richard Oland during his murder will continue his testimony this afternoon.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey continues to to testify under direct examination. She details lab reports on DNA tests taken and results @Global_NB #Oland


Mike Cameron‏ @MikeCameronCTV 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey confirms some of findings heard yesterday in court. DNA samples from inside left and right cuffs from brown sports jacket matches the profile of Richard Oland.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
One is a DNA profile of Dennis Oland which is a match to who was previously referred to as Male 1. That means DNA profile of Male 1 contained in a number of other items tested can be updated to that of Oland @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey confirms DNA taken from inside left and right cuff of brown jacket contain that of both Richard and Dennis Oland @Global_NB #Oland


Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey confirmed 4 small stains were blood and the DNA extracted from 3 of them matched Richard Oland's profile. 4th didn't have enough genetic material for RCMP profiling standards

Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey testifies it is more likely the DNA profiles of the three notable stains on the brown jacket came from the blood than from another source @Global_NB #Oland


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 3h3 hours ago
She says it is “likely” Richard Oland’s DNA inside of blood stains means the blood is Richard Oland’s as well.


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 3h3 hours ago
The simple explanation of Richard Oland’s DNA being found inside three blood stains in on the jacket is that the DNA is coming from the blood, says Kearsey. In other words the blood on the jacket is Richard Oland’s blood.
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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Alan Gold begins cross examination. Kearsey says she can’t put a percentage on how likely it is that the DNA and blood came from the same source @Global_NB #Oland


Kevin Worrell‏ @kevinhworrell 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey says that stain was 5mm by 5 mm in size. Gold asks about mixture of DNA found on two areas of inside right cuff. One belonged to Richard Oland.


Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 2h2 hours ago
Some people are "really good shedders?" he asks. Correct. We don't know if Richard Oland was a good shedder, do we? No


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Earlier it should be noted Kearsey, under direct examination, said there was no way of knowing when and how the DNA and blood were placed on the jacket @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Gold says to Kearsey the stains on the jacket were “tiny,tiny spots.” Kearsey says they were “less than one centimetre in diameter.” @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey says there was also no indication the blood belonged to an animal @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Gold refers to stain found on the outside back of the jacket as eluding detection a number of times. Calls it a “single tiny stain” @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey refers to her reports and says the stain on the outside back of the jacket measuring 0.5 by 0.5 millimetres @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Gold says how the DNA got there is a crucial issue and not one that can be scientifically determined. Kearsey admits it is a big weakness in DNA analysis. @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey agrees with Gold’s suggestion that DNA can be transferred by touching an object, enough for a profile @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Kearsey says some DNA can be removed with the cleaning of a garment but couldn’t say how much. Dennis Oland’s brown sports jacket had been dry cleaned prior to being seized by police @Global_NB #Oland
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Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 2h2 hours ago
Dennis Oland defence has suggested the blood and DNA found on his jacket could have been innocent transfer. Richard Oland had a skin condition that sometimes caused his scalp to bleed and was a 'touchy-feely' talker, court has heard

Mike Cameron‏ @MikeCameronCTV 2h2 hours ago
Kearsey confirms no foreign DNA found on Richard Oland’s fingernail clippings. Gold moves on to timing: “For all you know, that stain on that jacket may have been there for weeks or months” “You can’t tell the age of DNA?” Kearsey: That’s correct.


Mike Cameron‏ @MikeCameronCTV 2h2 hours ago
Kearsey confirms no foreign DNA found on Richard Oland’s fingernail clippings. Gold moves on to timing: “For all you know, that stain on that jacket may have been there for weeks or months” “You can’t tell the age of DNA?” Kearsey: That’s correct.


Mike Cameron‏ @MikeCameronCTV 2h2 hours ago
Gold lays groundwork for possible explanation for how Richard Oland’s DNA got on Dennis Oland’s brown jacket. Gold: Some people happen to shed DNA better than others? Kearsey agrees that some people are “shedders” more than others....


Mike Cameron‏ @MikeCameronCTV 2h2 hours ago
...Defence has made a point of saying that Richard Oland was a “close talker” who would be “in your face” during conversations.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 3h3 hours ago
Cross examination of Kearsey concludes with no redirect. Court taking a break with another DNA related witness giving testimony via 2015 video after the break. @Global_NB #Oland
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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
Court resumes with testimony from DNA Expert Thomas Suzanski, replayed from the first trial in 2015 @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
At the time of his testimony in 2015 Suzanski was with the RCMP lab in Ottawa @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
Suzanski was not originally involved in the case but eventually did two reports on the case @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
Suzanski, who died of cancer in 2017, got involved in the case in May 2015. He used a more discriminating DNA test of the brown jacket @Global_NB #Oland


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 2h2 hours ago
Suzanski was involved in more sophisticated testing of the stains on Oland’s brown jacket and told court the chances were 1 in 20 quintillion that the DNA extracted from three bloodstains on the brown sports jacket are not Richard Oland's.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
The sample from the outside right sleeve of the jacket was positive for Richard Oland’s DNA. The chances it belonged to an unrelated individual is one in 20 quintillion. That’s 2 followed by 19 0’s @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
The same result is found on two other areas of the jacket @Global_NB #Oland


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 1h1 hour ago
Suzanski echoed Kearsey’s conclusion that the blood found on Dennis Oland’s jacket probably belonged to Richard Oland since the DNA inside the stains did. “It seems rather unlikely to me" it came from any other possible DNA source, such as saliva or sweat, he said.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
Suzanski says the quality of the samples were very clean with no evidence of degradation @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
Samples of Richard Oland’s brother Derek’s DNA were taken from a fork and glass. Derek Oland’s DNA was not found on the three significant areas of the jacket where Richard Oland’s DNA was found in blood @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
Under cross examination Gold questions Suzanski about specific alleles in the DNA and their significance @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
The sample from the outside right sleeve of the jacket was positive for Richard Oland’s DNA. The chances it belonged to an unrelated individual is one in 20 quintillion. That’s 2 followed by 19 0’s @Global_NB #Oland


Kevin Worrell‏ @kevinhworrell 1h1 hour ago
Suzanski did typing on sample from right outside sleeve brown jacket. It was Richard Oland’s DNA. Chance of anyone similar from canadian data base was 1 in 20 quintillion. That is a 2 with 19 zeros. Same for another small spot.


Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 1h1 hour ago
In May 2015 Suzanski retested the DNA extracted from the three confirmed bloodstains on Dennis Oland's brown sports jacket. He concluded the chances that the DNA extracted from the 3 bloodstains did not belong to Richard Oland were 1 in 20 quintillion


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Samples of Richard Oland’s brother Derek’s DNA were taken from a fork and glass. Derek Oland’s DNA was not found on the three significant areas of the jacket where Richard Oland’s DNA was found in blood @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Suzanski testimony completed. A number of surveillance videos are now being played . @Global_NB #Oland
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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
They begin with surveillance video Dennis Oland video from Brunswick House and Brunswick Square on July 6, 2011 @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Moving on to shots of King Street from Brunswick House. Three shots of what appears to be Dennis Oland’s VW Golf driving by at 5:16,5:18 and 5:22PM on July 6 @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
More videos from Thandi’s restaurant now being played. Thandi’s is across from 52 Canterbury Street. One is of Dennis Oland wearing brown sports jacket and carrying a red bag @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Videos include more Brunswick House, Thandi’s Restaurant moving on to KV Drugs, Cochrane’s Market @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Court breaking for lunch. Back at 1 @Global_NB #Oland
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Crown expected to wrap evidence portion in Dennis Oland murder trial

 

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Mike Cameron‏ @MikeCameronCTV 7m7 minutes ago
Back in court after judge-ordered abbreviated lunch. John Ainsworth will be returning to the witness stand. He is the owner of print shop below Richard Oland’s office.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Afternoon session of Dennis Oland retrial underway. Cross examination of John Ainsworth will be carried out by defence lawyer Alan Gold @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Gold questions Ainsworth about what Ainsworth called a Persian man who came in to send a fax on the evening of July 6, 2011. Timestamped at 8:11PM @Global_NB #Oland


Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 1h1 hour ago
Oland's lead defence lawyer Alan Gold now cross-examining John Ainsworth. Asking him about the "Persian" man who went into his Printing Plus shop to send a fax on July 6, 2011, the night Richard Oland was killed. Fax is time-stamped 8:11 p.m., court hears


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Yesterday Ainsworth testified he heard thumping noises in the area of Richard Oland’s office between 6PM and the time the fax was sent at 8:11PM @Global_NB #Oland


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 1h1 hour ago
Is it fair to say when you heard Richard Oland was dead - heart attack or whatever - that you immediately thought the noises you heard the night before might be connected. Yes.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Ainsworth is asked about Princess Street parking lot and if he sees people making a wrong turn up Princess and accessing the parking lot to turn around. “Not normal by any stretch”, he says @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 59m59 minutes ago
Ainsworth is testy with Gold during questioning @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 57m57 minutes ago
Gold asks Ainsworth about Bob McFadden arranging to meet with a private investigator, Jacques Ouellette @Global_NB #Oland


Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon‏ @BJMCBC 57m57 minutes ago
Gold asks if Ainsworth connected the sounds he heard on July 6/11 with the death of Richard Oland. Says he did, but thought initial 'thump' was victim falling to the floor from a heart attack


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 54m54 minutes ago
Ainsworth says he was dismayed by the interview but didn’t express that with Bob McFadden. “I put the facade on as I left” he says. Part of interview is played in court @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 51m51 minutes ago
In the interview Ouellette reads disclaimer that the interview could become part of evidence in a trial...and the criminal consequences if obstruction, perjury, mischief is done in the interview @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 49m49 minutes ago
Ainsworth tells the court he is trying to clarify things now, not mislead. He says he has a lot of time to think about it @Global_NB #Oland
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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 48m48 minutes ago
Video shows Ainsworth affirming under oath before interview begins @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 48m48 minutes ago
Ainsworth is clearly irritated. @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 46m46 minutes ago
Ainsworth says he doesn’t remember signing the oath. Defence wants it (oath) entered into evidence. Ainsworth is asked to step out @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 42m42 minutes ago
Justice Morrison says the oath will not be admitted at this point. Gold says he will bring up inconsistencies with interview and testimony Ainsworth renters court @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 39m39 minutes ago
Interview plays. Ainsworth talks of hearing noises etc. He says he heard the noise quarter to eight, 730, quarter to eightish @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 36m36 minutes ago
Ainsworth tells the court emotionally...”In retrospect I realize I didn’t really know” He says to Gold “Throw me under be bus for it, Ainsworth says @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 33m33 minutes ago
Ainsworth says “I don’t know what time it was and I’ve been suffering with it for eight years.” “I don’t know. If I did know I would stand up and say.” I don’t know.” Court takes a short break while other parts of the interview are prepared @Global_NB #Oland
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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 27m27 minutes ago
Court resumes with another Q and A from the interview is being played @Global_NB #Oland


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 22m22 minutes ago
You want Richard Oland’s murderer convicted? Yes. And you don’t want to do or say anything that would assist Dennis? Wrong. I am not that kind of person.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 16m16 minutes ago
Ainsworth continues emotional testimony. He tells court he concurs with the determination of the original jury...”I respect what they determined”. Under continued cross examination he denied trying to ensure Oland is convicted. “Fairness means everything to me” @Global_NB #Oland


Robert Jones‏ @cbcjones 16m16 minutes ago
One posting includes a picture of a murderous looking woman covered in blood and holding a pipe with Ainsworth ridiculing the defence position that Richard Oland’s murderer had to be covered in blood as he/she left the scene in the daylight.


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 15m15 minutes ago
Ainsworth is showing clear animosity toward Gold’s questioning @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 15m15 minutes ago
Gold asks Ainsworth about a Nov. 2018 with a person named Butch and said Oland “was guilty as sin”. Ainsworth says he can’t recall specifically but may have made similar comment “to a friend or two “ @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 4m4 minutes ago
The courtroom is mostly full for the emotionally charged continuous exchange between Gold and Ainsworth @Global_NB #Oland
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Wow, seems the Ainsworth fellow has a bit of an anger problem. Also obviously wants Dennis to be convicted. Even going so far as to change his original statements, even though the statements and memory would have been a helluva lot 'fresher' at the time. Hmm.

 

[deugirtni]

Would be interesting to know if police confiscated any of Dennis' other jackets and shirts and pants, to see if they had also been drycleaned, and to see if they may also have had remnants of blood from Richard on them. If Richard's scalp tended to bleed, and Richard was a touchy-feely guy, then it may make sense that little bits of his blood and/or DNA may have also been found on other clothing of his son's? Would be nice to know if they had done this testing, for comparison purposes?

 

[deugirtni]

Wonder why no yelling/screaming/etc was heard? Was the first blow the killing blow?

 

[deugirtni]

Whoever did this obviously took Dennis' phone with them when they left. Why? What would be found on his phone, which wouldn't have been able to have been determined via other means? I'm thinking texts? The cellphone provider may have records of texts being sent and/or received, but not necessarily be able to see what was in them - that info would have to come directly from the phone, if I'm not mistaken.

 

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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 2h2 hours ago
Ainsworth accuses Gold of trying to trick him when it comes to the timing of the noises. He maintains he doesn’t know what time other than between 6 and 8:11PM. Court takes its afternoon break @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Court resumes. Defence lawyer Alan Gold says he is finished his cross examination of Ainsworth and there will be no redirect. Ainsworth is excused @Global_NB #Oland

 

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Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
Defence is now playing 19 minute video interview of John Ainsworth from October 27, 2011. @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 1h1 hour ago
The statement made by Ainsworth is deemed admissible for it’s truth but its ultimate admissibility is up to the judge @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 58m58 minutes ago
In the video Ainsworth mentions the timing of the noises as 730, quarter to eight. In the first and second trial he would state they would occur between 6 and 8:11 when a fax was sent. He was challenged on those inconsistencies by the defence @Global_NB #Oland


Andrew Cromwell‏ @Andrew_GlobalSJ 34m34 minutes ago
Crown officially closes its case. The trial will not sit next week. Defence will present its witnesses starting March 5th at 9:30. Trial adjourned until then @Global_NB #Oland
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Wonder why no yelling/screaming/etc was heard? Was the first blow the killing blow?

I was thinking the same thing yesterday- why no screaming, etc.

You are probably correct that the 1st blow was what killed him.

 

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Prosecution evidence concluding in Dennis Oland murder trial

Feb. 22, 2019

"SAINT JOHN, N.B.—A bloodstained jacket, a missing cellphone, a multitude of police errors and the bludgeoned body of one of the wealthiest men in New Brunswick — Crown prosecutors are concluding the evidence portion of their case against Dennis Oland....

Final evidence for the prosecution on Friday included testimony from blood and DNA analysts who identified four small bloodstains on the jacket Dennis Oland was wearing when he visited his dad on the day of the murder. Richard Oland’s DNA profile was found within three of the bloodstains.

But defence lawyer Alan Gold said during cross examination of the forensic experts that there are limitations to the blood and DNA evidence — there is no way to know when or how they came to be on the jacket.

“We can’t say when DNA was deposited, how it was deposited, the order in which it was deposited or how long it was there,” Thomas Suzanski, a forensic specialist from the RCMP crime lab in Ottawa, said in his testimony."

Prosecution evidence concluding in Dennis Oland murder trial | The Star