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Dennis Oland's retrial on a charge of second-degree murder continues Thursday in Saint John court. (Michèle Brideau /Radio-Canada)
Richard Oland was pleased to see his son when he stopped by his Saint John office unannounced on the night he was killed, Dennis Oland's murder trial heard Thursday.
Maureen Adamson, the elder Oland's secretary, testified he gave his son an "animated "hello.'"
"As I remember, it was sort of a, 'Hey, Dennis," she said. "He seemed to be quite happy to see him."
Dennis Oland, 50, is being retried for second-degree murder in the bludgeoning death of his multimillionaire father more than seven years ago.
It was Adamson who discovered the 69-year-old businessman's body in his office on July 7, 2011. He was face down in a pool of blood and had suffered more than 40 wounds to his head, neck and hands.
Adamson, the Crown prosecution's first witness, described being struck by a "terrible, terrible vile odour" and seeing legs splayed on the floor before she rushed to get help.
Dennis Oland was the last known person to see his father alive when he visited him the night before at his investment firm office, located on the second storey of 52 Canterbury St.
Adamson said he arrived around 5:35 p.m., just a few minutes before she left for the day.
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Maureen Adamson, Richard Oland's secretary, told the court Thursday she thought he had a good relationship with his son. (CBC)She "chit-chatted" with him briefly about his daughter, who had been named most valuable player at a basketball tournament, she said under cross-examination by defence lawyer Michael Lacy.
"When Dennis came up and was speaking to you, it was the same old Dennis you'd talked to before, right?" asked Lacy.
"Yes," replied Adamson.
"There was nothing about his demeanour or the way he was conducting himself that put you on guard about anything, is that fair?" Lacy asked.
"That's fair."
When she left the father and son alone together, they were discussing genealogy, with Richard Oland seated at his desk and Dennis Oland standing beside him, the courtroom heard. The pair were so engrossed in their conversation, Adamson said, they didn't respond to her when she said goodbye.
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Richard Oland, 69, was found dead in his Saint John office on July 7, 2011. (Canadian Yachting Association)On Wednesday, during opening statements, Crown prosecutor Jill Knee described the relationship between father and son as being "strained."
Adamson said she mostly saw them at the office, but as far as she knew, they had a good relationship.
"Aside from what I call normal grumblings most people have with family members … I thought they got along well," she said. "I did not see that distress that I heard about later on" through media reports.
Lacy also challenged the Crown's theory of a possible financial motive for the murder. Knee said Wednesday that Dennis Oland's bank account was overdrawn, his credit was maxed out and his latest monthly interest payment of $1,666.67 to his father — for $500,000 he received in 2009 during his divorce from his first wife — had bounced.
Adamson said she handled Dennis Oland's payments and agreed with Lacy that Richard Oland would only inquire "once in a blue moon."
"He never complained to you or grumbled about the loan?" he asked.
"No, she said."
A jury found Oland guilty in December 2015, but the New Brunswick Court of Appeal overturned the conviction in October 2016 and ordered a new trial, citing an error in the trial judge's instructions to the jury
Justice Terrence Morrison dismissed the 16 jurors chosen for the retrial on Tuesday over concerns the jury selection was tainted. Morrison is presiding over the new retrial without a jury.
On Wednesday, lead defence lawyer Alan Gold and Crown prosecutor Jill Knee delivered their opening statements. Gold said Oland will once again testify in his own defence.
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks you are sounding more and more like a lawyer with each passing day Small wonder why you would not confirm or deny it N'esy Pas?
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dennis-oland-murder-trial-1.4915620
'Same old Dennis' greeted Richard Oland's secretary in hours before homicide
12 Comments
Bernard McIntyre
Mr. Gold stated that if the was a lot of blood at the crime scene and that the brown jacket that Mr. Oland had on should have had more blood found on it. Well wasn't it just dry cleaned but still there was his father's blood still found on it? I don't understand his logic with stating this.
Ken Howe
@Bernard McIntyre What Mr. Gold is saying is that the crime scene was a blood bath, blood all over the place, and therefore the brown jacket should of been covered in blood, Not four almost invisible drops. The Dry Cleaners said there was no blood on the jacket when it was put into the dry cleaners. The Defence put forth the theory that Mr Oland Snr had borrowed that jacket for six months, and he had a really bad skin condition and the four very small blood drops could of come from this
Marguerite Deschamps
@Ken Howe, if you're guilty, better off going with a jury; it's a crapshoot. If you are innocent, go with a judge alone if you can. Otherwise, you could very well be found guilty by the likes of how some rationalize on here, Some are just unable to grasp the meaning of the presumption of innocence and the burden cast on the Crown to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you are sounding more and more like a lawyer with each passing day Small wonder why you would not confirm or deny it N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, I can confirm that I am NOT a lawyer.
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David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks in return I should inform you that I was a friend of Dick Oland ever since I sold him a Kawasaki Z1R in 1978 which I heard that he kept until the day he died. Trust that the Crown knows that I have issues concerning the ethics of the Crown, the cops, the judge and all the lawyers involved in the trials of his son whom I do not know but I truly believe to be innocent. Feel free to Google their names and mine. Now you know something you didn't know N'esy Pas?
'Same old Dennis' greeted Richard Oland's secretary in hours before homicide
Dennis Oland faces 2nd-degree murder charge in the 2011 death of his father
Richard Oland was pleased to see his son when he stopped by his Saint John office unannounced on the night he was killed, Dennis Oland's murder trial heard Thursday.
Maureen Adamson, the elder Oland's secretary, testified he gave his son an "animated "hello.'"
"As I remember, it was sort of a, 'Hey, Dennis," she said. "He seemed to be quite happy to see him."
Dennis Oland, 50, is being retried for second-degree murder in the bludgeoning death of his multimillionaire father more than seven years ago.
Adamson, the Crown prosecution's first witness, described being struck by a "terrible, terrible vile odour" and seeing legs splayed on the floor before she rushed to get help.
Dennis Oland was the last known person to see his father alive when he visited him the night before at his investment firm office, located on the second storey of 52 Canterbury St.
Adamson said he arrived around 5:35 p.m., just a few minutes before she left for the day.
"When Dennis came up and was speaking to you, it was the same old Dennis you'd talked to before, right?" asked Lacy.
"Yes," replied Adamson.
"There was nothing about his demeanour or the way he was conducting himself that put you on guard about anything, is that fair?" Lacy asked.
"That's fair."
When she left the father and son alone together, they were discussing genealogy, with Richard Oland seated at his desk and Dennis Oland standing beside him, the courtroom heard. The pair were so engrossed in their conversation, Adamson said, they didn't respond to her when she said goodbye.
Adamson said she mostly saw them at the office, but as far as she knew, they had a good relationship.
"Aside from what I call normal grumblings most people have with family members … I thought they got along well," she said. "I did not see that distress that I heard about later on" through media reports.
Lacy also challenged the Crown's theory of a possible financial motive for the murder. Knee said Wednesday that Dennis Oland's bank account was overdrawn, his credit was maxed out and his latest monthly interest payment of $1,666.67 to his father — for $500,000 he received in 2009 during his divorce from his first wife — had bounced.
Adamson said she handled Dennis Oland's payments and agreed with Lacy that Richard Oland would only inquire "once in a blue moon."
"He never complained to you or grumbled about the loan?" he asked.
"No, she said."
A jury found Oland guilty in December 2015, but the New Brunswick Court of Appeal overturned the conviction in October 2016 and ordered a new trial, citing an error in the trial judge's instructions to the jury
Justice Terrence Morrison dismissed the 16 jurors chosen for the retrial on Tuesday over concerns the jury selection was tainted. Morrison is presiding over the new retrial without a jury.
On Wednesday, lead defence lawyer Alan Gold and Crown prosecutor Jill Knee delivered their opening statements. Gold said Oland will once again testify in his own defence.
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