The Murder of Richard Oland [3]
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2020
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
[Part 3 of 3] In the summer of 2011, the residents of Saint John would be alerted to a crime and ensuing scandal that would thrust their normally quiet city, and one of its most prominent and powerful families, into the spotlight in a way that no one could have anticipated.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast contains coarse language, adult themes, and content of a violent and disturbing nature. |
| 0:07.3 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:10.6 | Where we left off, Dennis Olland was found guilty of the second-degree murder of his father, Richard Olland. |
| 0:18.3 | This was a verdict that surprised his family and friends, |
| 0:22.2 | who felt sure they would be celebrating a not guilty verdict. |
| 0:26.3 | They released a statement expressing their disappointment |
| 0:29.3 | and reiterated that they continued to believe that Dennis was innocent. |
| 0:34.5 | His legal team had already begun the appeals process. |
| 0:45.9 | This is Christy and you're listening to Canadian True Crime, Episode 62. |
| 1:00.4 | Thank you. Episode 62. St John Police released a statement praising the verdict, saying that the outcome provided a degree of validation for investigators, |
| 1:10.2 | who had experienced some intense scrutiny and criticism |
| 1:13.5 | during the investigation and trial. |
| 1:17.0 | But three days after the verdict was delivered, the New Brunswick Police Commission got involved. |
| 1:23.1 | The commission is an independent oversight body charged to investigate and resolve complaints |
| 1:29.3 | by citizens of New Brunswick, relating to the conduct of police officers in the province. |
| 1:35.9 | And the commission was instructed to conduct two separate reviews of the way St. John |
| 1:41.4 | police handled the investigation into Richard Olin's murder. |
| 1:46.3 | One review would address the breaches in forensic protocol during the general police investigation, |
| 1:53.0 | including contamination of the crime scene and general carelessness by officers attending the scene. |
| 1:59.8 | The other review would focus on the allegations made against Deputy Chief McCloskey. |
| 2:06.6 | As you'll recall from the first trial, the lead forensic investigator testified that Deputy |
| 2:12.6 | Chief McCloskey made two unauthorized and unprotected visits to the crime scene, and then suggested to him |
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