Deceased/Not Found Canada - Alvin, 66, & Kathy Liknes, 53, Nathan O'Brien, 5, Calgary, 30 Jun 2014 - #25

[Slebby]

Just in case the DG trial doesn't leave you feeling completely gutted, there's a verdict coming down today in the Andrea Giesbrecht trial. This case has been under reported, IMO.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/andrea-giesbrecht-verdict-coming-1.3965823?cmp=rss


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[Kamille]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 32s33 seconds ago
Week four of the Douglas #Garland triple-murder trial just about to begin.

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 28s29 seconds ago
Week 4 of the Douglas #Garland triple murder trial is about to resume. One of the witnesses today is a pilot who took photos over the farm.

 

[Bravo]

Thanks so much Kamille and Jade for the tweets.

 

[Kamille]

This is usually where the reporters from most of the trials I follow are tweeting about their observations of the courtroom. How full is public gallery? What is the mood? Is there a line to get in? An overflow room? Is the family of the victims there? Where do they sit in comparison to the prisoner's box. Telling us when the accused is brought in, when the judge comes in, whether he's addressing the gallery, when the jury comes in.

In this trial we get nothing. :dunno:

MOO

 

[Kamille]

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 57s57 seconds ago
The number of jurors in #Garland has been reduced to 13. Justice David Gates says one of the male jurors is released for personal reasons.

Nancy HixtVerified account ‏@NancyHixt 26s26 seconds ago
Justice Gates tells jury that juror #8's son has suddenly passed away--he has now been excused from the trial. 13 jurors remain #Garland

 

[Cherchri]

Bryan Labby
@CBCBryan
Justice Gates explaining that Juror # 8 has been excused, due to the death of his son. Trial will continue, now with 13 jurors. #Garland
Retweeted by CBCMeg

How very sad.

 

[Kamille]

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 44s45 seconds ago
Make up of the #Garland jury is now 10 men and three women.

Michael PlattVerified account ‏@SUNMichaelPlatt 36s37 seconds ago
#Garland juror 8 allowed to leave trial, due to death of his son. Jury now numbers 13. Judge offers condolences. #yyc

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 19s20 seconds ago
One juror in the #Garland trial has been accused after the death of his son. Justice Gates offering kind words to remaining 13 jurors.

 

[Kamille]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 36s37 seconds ago
Despite the "very sad news" of the death of one of the #Garland juror's son "we must continue," Justice Gates tells remaining jurors.

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 11s11 seconds ago
Cst. Gerald Bouchard is the first witness being called by the Crown today. #Garland #yyc

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 24s25 seconds ago
Cst. Bouchard has been w @CalgaryPolice for just over 12 years. In 2014 he was member of homicide unit #Garland #yyc

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 12s13 seconds ago
Cst. Bouchard has been with the CPS for 12 years, seconded to the homicide unit in the summer of 2014. #Garland

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan now41 seconds ago
Bouchard was involved in Operation Amber, the disappearance of Alvin & Kathy Liknes and Nathan O'Brien. #Garland

 

[Kamille]

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 49s50 seconds ago
He was asked to review different CCTV footage including that of 'Operation Amber' - disappearance of Alvin + Kathy and Nathan. #Garland #yyc

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 41s42 seconds ago
MBouchard was involved in Operation Amber, the disappearance of Alvin & Kathy Liknes and Nathan O'Brien. #Garland

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 34s35 seconds ago
The constable was in charge of retrieving the CCTV footage in the #Garland case and viewing all of the video.

 

[Kamille]

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 34s35 seconds ago
Bouchard said as of July 2, 2014 - the main focus was the address near the home of Alvin and Kathy Liknes. #Garland

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 41s42 seconds ago
Bouchard says the main focus was footage taken near the Liknes home, 123 38 A Avenue S.W. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 48s48 seconds ago
Bouchard was collecting and reviewing the footage collected in Operation Amber. Focused on Liknes' address beginning July 2,2014 #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 27s27 seconds ago
"we surround that initial point looking for anything suspicious...vehicles, persons of interests, exits in and out of the area" #Garland

Michael PlattVerified account ‏@SUNMichaelPlatt 16s16 seconds ago
CCTV was sought from businesses homes vehicles within three or four blocks of address, in this case Liknes home. #garland #yyc

 

[Kamille]

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan now35 seconds ago
Bouchard says there was a lot of video coming in, "it was non-stop" Video from 50-60 businesses and residences. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 7s7 seconds ago
"It was non stop" said Bouchard, adding they collected footage from ~ 50-60 residences in the area + businesses. #Garland #yyc

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 3s3 seconds ago
Bouchard says initially they had nothing to go on. They looked for anything that was out of the ordinary. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 14s14 seconds ago
In the early days, Bourchard said the focus was b/w June 29th and 10 p.m. to June 30 at 10 a.m. #Garland #yyc

 

[Kamille]

Michael PlattVerified account ‏@SUNMichaelPlatt 13s13 seconds ago
"I had to monitor every vehicle...every person that walked by. Anything out of the ordinary," says Bouchard, of cctv footage. #garland #yyc

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 27s28 seconds ago
Const. Bouchard said police door-knocked every home and business in area of Liknes home looking for CCTV video. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie now59 seconds ago
On July 3, 2014 Bouchard received residential CCTV footage from a home down the street from the Likneses. #Garland #yyc

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 6s6 seconds ago
Bouchard says they collected video from 145 38A Avenue S.W. on July 3, 2014.

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie now41 seconds ago
"it was a nighttime video, vehicle traffic was v minimal...more or less common vehicles driving through for residential reasons"#Garland

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 6s7 seconds ago
Bouchard says 38A Avenue SW is basically a quiet residential street. #Garland

 

[Kamille]

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 12s12 seconds ago
Bouchard says there wasn't a lot of traffic at the time but "there was one suspicious vehicle" that one of the officers saw. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 8s8 seconds ago
"it was brought to my attention that there was one suspicious vehicles that one of the officers saw while reviewing the video" #Garland #yyc

Valerie Fortney ‏@ValFortney 33s33 seconds ago
"The traffic was really minimal," says Bouchard of Liknes' street. Pedestrian traffic that night was almost non-existent. #garland

Valerie Fortney ‏@ValFortney now30 seconds ago
Bouchard says a pickup truck, "almost like it was driving around" a number of times "caught my eye." #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 36s36 seconds ago
Bouchard says it was a single cab pick up truck, dark in colour, said Bouchard. #Garland #yyc

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 31s32 seconds ago
"It was almost like it was driving around...I saw it a number of times in a shot span," adding he found it suspicious. #Garland #yyc

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 13s14 seconds ago
Bouchard says he alerted other officers right away. #Garland

 

[Kamille]

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 21s21 seconds ago
The info about the suspicious truck was immediately given to homicide detectives - "I was updating them all the time - non-stop." #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie now29 seconds ago
Bouchard was asked to look out for a red Ford Explorer and 1998 Ford single cab truck on the footage. #Garland #yyc

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland now25 seconds ago
Bouchard says investigators told him to start focusing on a Green Ford half-ton pick up truck as of July 4. #Garland

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 8s9 seconds ago
Bouchard says he started to build a time frame with the pick up truck on the footage. #Garland

Nancy HixtVerified account ‏@NancyHixt 9s9 seconds ago
Bouchard: "I continued on viewing the video from 145 and what i did was try to track that truck-just seeing where that truck went” #Garland

 

[Kamille]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 22s23 seconds ago
"I saw it a number of times in a short amount of time," Const. Bouchard says of older model pickup on CCTV videos. #Garland

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan now30 seconds ago
Bouchard says on July 6, 2014 he was tasked to specifically follow the green truck on the footage. #Garland

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 15s16 seconds ago
Detectives wanted him to expand the timeframe - finding Ford truck entering the area and where it went afterward. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie now39 seconds ago
"focus primarily on that green pickup truck.. they wanted to know exactly where that truck came from and where it went" #Garland #yyc

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland now38 seconds ago
Bouchard said a red light on the back of the truck which shone into the bed stood out to him when he was viewing it. #Garland

Valerie Fortney ‏@ValFortney now35 seconds ago
"That light was on consantly," says Bouchard of box light on the exterior of the cab, on top. #Garland

 

[Kamille]

Michael PlattVerified account ‏@SUNMichaelPlatt now41 seconds ago
Bouchard says red box light that was constantly on made the truck of interest stand out, so he could follow it in cctv footage #garland #yyc

 

[Kamille]

Valerie Fortney ‏@ValFortney 34s35 seconds ago
Bouchard would check CCTV's several times to ensure he knew which direction truck was going at different times of the night. #Garland

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 16s17 seconds ago
#Garland drove a green pickup similar to one on CCTV video. Crown theory is they are one in the same.

Ina SidhuVerified account ‏@CTVInaSidhu 48s49 seconds ago
Bouchard was keeping track of the traffic around that truck to make sure it was the same vehicle to not lose continuity #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 43s44 seconds ago
"I was making sure to do a double check, a triple check, to make sure it was the same vehicle i was following" #Garland #yyc

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 50s50 seconds ago
"I wanted to keep track of that truck at all times," said Bouchard of tracking green truck in CCTV footage. #Garland #yyc

Bryan LabbyVerified account ‏@CBCBryan 59s59 seconds ago
Bouchard says it helped him develop a time line for the truck's movement, the continuity. #Garland

 

[Kamille]

Valerie Fortney ‏@ValFortney 1m1 minute ago
Long shifts, starting July 2/14, 15-16 hours a day. First day Bouchard had off was July 8/14. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 1m1 minute ago
Bouchard said he worked anywhere from 14-16 hours a day reviewing the footage until July 9 when he was told to take a day off. #Garland #yyc

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 1m1 minute ago
Bouchard said he was going through video up to 16 hours in a day. "It was non-stop. It was pretty much as long as we could go." #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 1m1 minute ago
"Video is very time consuming but it's also time sensitive," Bouchard said, explaining some footage deletes after a few days. #Garland #yyc

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 22s22 seconds ago
Bouchard said he didn't notice the interior cab light on in the truck when he viewed the footage. #Garland #yyc

 

[Kamille]

[video=twitter;828659628909088768]https://twitter.com/MetroLucie/status/828659628909088768[/video]

 

[Kamille]

Valerie Fortney ‏@ValFortney 25s26 seconds ago
It was a race against time to review all the CCTV footage, as some video will automatically delete after a few days. #Garland