The Richard Oland Case : Murder in the Family - the fifth estate

It was called the trial of the century in New Brunswick - - a confluence of celebrity, money and murder. Richard Oland of the Moosehead brewing family -- one of the richest, most powerful men in the region - was dead, bludgeoned in his office. Charged and convicted with the brutal killing, the victim’s son, Dennis Oland. Last week, Dennis Oland was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years in the 2011 killing.
It’s a case where many felt family influence and clout would prevail. Police were accused of fumbling the high-profile case and now there is an appeal. Bob McKeown investigates a tangled family tale that ended in murder - with many questions still unanswered.
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[@221BBakerStreet]

As a kid I knew a few people who grew up with very wealthy parents. The one consistent thing about them all was their sense of alienation. Going to their houses as a kid I couldn't help but notice how little attention these parents showed their kids. Each person in the family seemed to just do their own thing. And their houses, although beautiful, always felt cold and unwelcoming. Like a museum. It was a massive difference to the way my working class family functioned. Seven of us living in a three bedroom house on a single income, I always felt I was a part of something. Everybody ate together at the dinner table. We'd all gather around the TV every Sunday night to watch the movie of the week. We weren't well off but none of us ever went without. Those rich kids had a lot of material things that my folks could never afford to give us but I wouldn't have traded places with them for anything.

[@dawnemerson3604]

Sounds so wonderful

[@spinrash6000]

As a former nurse rich people chirlden were psychological damage especially jewish people

[@strawberryjones7193]

you surely just described my upbringing, rather have my working class family any day

[@Rachel.........]

Poor people can be like his too :/. I am so thankful for a dad who would play games with us and read to us...etc

[@bananka4905]

you seem like you had the same life as i did. ... we had 8 children in our family with 3 bedrooms to share.. and only dad was working... my mom was too busy keeping up with the home , the meals and teachers' meetings, etc. and yes, we all ate together and watched a movie every Sunday evening... i would not want a different life either.. my mom knew a woman who cleaned the Newman's home... of Newman Steele...she allowed a couple of us to have a tour through the home, 8 bathrooms, tennis court in the house, marble floors, but it felt so cold... no one was in there, no one made use of anything in the home it seemed.... i guess they took it all for granted. they had a large poodle that peed on the floor .... most likely didnt get any attention.... she said it was alone all the time.

[@kingcat3477]

If they have CCTV footage of Dennis at his fathers business surely it shows whether or not anyone else entered the building around that time.

[@russeldevries1642]

Could have been someone who remained in the building before and or after .

[@maryevelyn3059]

That's what I was thinking too!

[@garrettmeadows2273]

If it was true that "to know Richard Oland was to dislike Richard Oland," there would have been numerous possible suspects.

[@saraw3418]

@Deborah Shaw Exactly.

[@beckydennis6591]

Good point

[@juanitarichards1074]

But only one seen going in and out of the building at the relevant time, and the cell phone ping later....

[@magical571]

lol, that describes my father so well too. And he too is involved in messy family heritage situations...

[@Frazzled_Chameleon]

No one is 'capable of such horrific acts' until the moment that they are.

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

your right we can all be pushed to far and snap no one is that sure what they do in a situation you find intolerable / sad and sadly common if a father provokes a man who i see was a child he never stood on his own to feet dad gave him most money etc he didint get respect from father you know the story /

[@renc3920]

How very droll.... but, couldn't agree more.

[@ChibiTheEdgehog]

Anyone who ever says this should have a world history book toss at them with the velocity of a Dan Marino bullet pass

[@elizabethsohler2410]

@@ChibiTheEdgehog Well stated . Succinct.

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

@Honest Opinion What ????????opinion???????????????????????????????

[@xeno4746]

"It doesn't happen in this community" 🤔🤔. Murder happens EVERYWHERE.

[@hopemccubbin8661]

I guess they are saying murder is associated with poverty and drugs and such. And it really does seem to be associated with those unfortunate circumstances more often.

[@Katrina-qs2rl]

Even in Rexburg Idaho!

[@deby5983]

I love that I'm able to watch programs that are outside of the U.S. CBC News, this program is very well done, shows both sides and as a criminal justice nut, (former Criminal Justice student, lover of all show, books and movies in this venue), I appreciate the time and effort all of you put forth to bring these well-crafted episodes to the public.

[@dnk1024dnk]

Should we worry about you guys? Will you be the perp in a future episode? Lol jk, also a crime vid addict :)

[@Garbeaux.]

I agree. Australia’s 60 mins is amazing. You should check it out.

[@Montina_Paullin]

Seriously? I don't care how inept of a cop you are, but using the bathroom at the crime scene?! Common sense would dictate maybe... just maybe... that's not a wise thing to do. Idk if he killed his dad or not, but the gross mishandling of the crime scene/evidence should have gotten this case thrown out.

[@Montina_Paullin]

@@kilianbauer3942 oh, like how it works anyway? Lol

[@karanfield4229]

Trye. But what if you can't hold it in......lol

[@leananshae]

I had well-to-do, controlling, unpleasable parents who consistently tried to bring their money to bear whenever, as a young adult, I made choices for myself that they disapproved of. I moved far away, broke off communication with them and took on a lifestyle that suited me but didn't necessarily make me rich, but I was free. Sure, it was hard work and it meant taking on a learning curve that most middle class kids go thru in their teens (rich kids are sheltered from such "awful things" as how to balance a checkbook or take a menial job or even how to just clean a bathroom), but I look back on my life and realize that, of all of the people in my birth family, I'm the most well-adjusted and happy. Rich kids need to stop murdering their overbearing parents and just hit the bricks and find any job that will gain them their first foothold to freedom.

[@luckeeelegz5559]

+Leananshae good for you! you should be proud of yourself! ;)

[@leananshae]

Luckeee Legz555 Thank you so much for the acknowledgement! It really means a lot to me. :)

[@luckeeelegz5559]

Aww! (hugz) I am totally sincere- love people like you who have courage and spunk! You go girl! I'm very pleased by your reaction but remember, you deserve it darl!!

[@leananshae]

Luckeee Legz555 And you, my friend, have given me a rare gift. Thank you for your encouragement.

[@spacecase7566]

+Leananshae Bravo! I am glad that you managed to break out of that trap and grow as a person. That is what life is all about. Wish you the best!! :)

[@TCHARRISON1]

It never ceases to amaze me how there can be a perfect crime scene, and then comes along PC Plod followed by a team of incompetent forensics and it's all destroyed. How can there be so many unprofessional experts in this field of work. Even i can figure out (as can most people with an interest in true crime) what should or shouldn't be done at a crime scene, and i have no training whatsoever in this kind of thing.......most of it comes down to common sense, and of course a certain degree of expertise on the part of forensics and police. But time and time again they stuff up and evidence is lost/destroyed and even stolen by the very people who are supposed to solve it. It's mind boggling. Thanks for a great upload, i can't get through the day without a good dose of true crime to solve.👍

[@sidstovell2177]

Tiny province, small city, very low crime rate. Inexperienced force?

[@sarahholland2600]

The entry level qualifications are minimal. So you're getting a lot of entrants in it for a secure job & good pension, without very much basic education.

[@Pnutbutterfleye]

Very low crime rate? Have you never been? Lol

[@ilicarriedoll2843]

"He would be the last person to get murdered" Listening to all the details earlier; "Nope he would be the first"

[@xeno4746]

👍👍👍👍

[@kandicebrown4436]

Yep

[@raerae6422]

Haha, yeah, i thought the same thing.

[@robertcece6972]

I've run out of dateline and 48 hours to watch thank you CBC for providing crime addicts good shows!

[@talitakoomi]

+Robert Cece Ditto!

[@blueiris69]

+Robert Cece I felt like that too! Recently discovered this show and I'm impressed.

[@tonimedlen4489]

+Robert Cece yes i am in that same situation too,. really good show

[@blueiris69]

***** Thank you for the suggestion :)

[@DFGreen]

+Robert Cece You made me laugh! I was just telling my husband a few ago how I became addicted to these and am running out of new ones to watch. Also, thanks CBC!

[@mariadoloreszvab]

"This just doesn't happen in this community," is my biggest pet peeve - as if somehow they should be immune to violent crime, smh

[@JustAThought155]

+Maria Dolores Power I agree with your comment. Like, what planet are they living on???? You know, I have watched this a few times and for some strange reason I think the female neighbor did it, K. Patterson.😂😂😂😂

[@cleo31373]

+Maria Dolores Power There's plenty of crime that happens in Saint John, I go to University there and every time I turn the radio on there's stabbings and crimes about. A family from Saint John rents a cottage on my road, since I live in the country side and their grandson who actually goes there was arrest for assaulting a man with a baseball bat! www.country94.ca/news/teen-gets-federal-time-glen-falls-assault So those people need to get off their high horse.

[@roberttimothy5177]

+cleosully I live in Saint John, but I hear very little about murders. Crime, yes. I've been listening to CBC Radio One, (91.3), is that what you listen to? Of course, it could just be me not listening enough.

[@PoopiGirl.23]

That's pretty much the opening line of every crime doc

[@luvsupreme]

Thank you...that statement made me cringe. 😒

[@Lionofthelovinggod1]

Sometimes "tough love" is just a smoke screen for "mean spiritedness" and the need to be "in control".

[@janemiettinen5176]

Amanda Brisbane - So very true. Not all parents love their children, not all children loves their parents. People who have grown up in happy homes cant really understand this, but it happens.

[@alexandraschuster9700]

so well put

[@snafuart]

Exactly, often it is just the friendly, tough-loving narcicisst from next door, killing everyones spirit behind closed doors.

[@AvecPoesie]

👏👏👏 Say it louder, for the people in the back!

[@Jessica-zm9bs]

Amanda Brisbane very true

[@flyinspirals]

Those of us who have trouble in face-to-face confrontations are in awe of that talking detective. Like a bulldog.

[@flyinspirals]

The biggest difference is that OJ didn't just start talking. He'd have hanged himself even higher.

[@buggyboogle9]

Dennis Oland has since been released. There was a second trial which ended in a mistrial. During the third trial in 2019, he was a acquitted.

[@jkshanahan007]

Colour me shocked.

[@lizh4933]

Because the police went jury shopping.

[@elainebenes1482]

Great news. Good for Dennis. Must have been hell for him.

[@LLandS18]

@@elainebenes1482 you do understand that the judge has said the only reason you're getting off at this murder is because you're rich not because you're innocent. And he later clarified he said that because he wanted the public to know that Canada has two Justice systems one for the extremely wealthy and one for everyone else.

[@YveLamb]

I am ecstatic that Dennis is released. I was devastated when he was wrongfully found guilty. I am so sorry Dennis, for every difficulty that you have experienced.

[@janicebell2382]

Sounds like the whole family had a problem with the old man.

[@yoyo2ma]

The family probably believes deep down the son may have killed him but still hopes he gets off free because the father was an abusive SOB. One of those unique cases where people root for the suspect/ possible criminal.

[@heelturnsface]

@@yoyo2ma excellent take on that. Still, what he did to his father was reprehensible.

[@michellegomez9114]

@@yoyo2ma a

[@patrickbrazil3383]

I watched his interrogation and was surprised. I'm in the US and not familiar with Canada's legal system, but after the police said they though he committed the crime, Dennis said he wanted a lawyer and didn't wish to speak to them anymore. They continued brow beating him for hours, with Dennis slumped quietly in his chair. I don't get how they're allowed to do this. Are the police allowed to continue questioning suspects for as long as they want to or is there a time limit? With all the talk recently about false confessions, this seems wrong to me. It made me uncomfortable just watching it, much less being accused, so I could see someone saying whatever they had to just to get it to stop.

[@Garbeaux.]

Good point. He did ask but the continued. Thing is all Western countries have similar laws and regulations but they will slightly differ.

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

It does seem wrong that they continued trying to interrogate him. Different constitution?

[@kaykepop4084]

If someone says "to know him is to hate him", the police needed to take into account that this man had many enemies. And the list of suspects includes anyone that knew him, not only his son because he did not show the emotion they think he should have when he found out his overbearing father is deceased😒

[@stephaniek1076]

Excellent point about many enemies.

[@LLandS18]

@@stephaniek1076 yeah but they weren't seen coming and going 7 times from his office the night he was murdered around the time he was murdered. Only his son was. Unless they are invisible ninjas with Harry Potter's invisibility cloak cameras would have picked them up

[@simonbelliveau7548]

Only in Canada where you are summoned in a hockey rink for jury duty. Man I love my country

[@karanfield4229]

Yes. I think it's so beautiful. I've never been there, but I love what I see and hear. From New Zealand. Xx

[@megannazeri9137]

He may had a difficult father but has great friends

[@robincurtis8661]

Good

[@davidmayhew8083]

"Tough love". What a joke. He couldn't LOVE his own son! Another bad father. The crap that sons endure for a parent.

[@Pro-Deo]

...and daughters too :(

[@jlj777]

I was raised by my grand parents who were upper middle class ,my mom and her brothers and sisters were middle class workers . We all came from Harlem, N.Y. but own a home in an upper middle class town in Queens ,N.Y. It was Holy hell living in that home and I found my own way out of that narcissistic and violent situation. When I got big and strong from playing sports and became vocal about what I was experiencing there and started doing my own thing like buying my own stuff and paying my way they asked me to leave . They played the yo-yo game a few times but I made my own family by then and life went on etc.........

[@ishp2]

The buck stopped on you! Kudos! People should realize that the so-called viscous cycle CAN BE STOPPED! It's a choice.

[@Zygmunt-Zen]

Sometimes adversity breaks a person or makes them stronger.

[@annewhite9850]

Well done you deserve a life free of toxicity. ❤️

[@xeno4746]

Well done 👏👏

[@stfuplsok]

@@ishp2 *vicious

[@KRISTINAGMLS]

I have never met a rich or wealthy family EVER in my life that was really and genuinely HAPPY. All they do is put on a mask and live like hell .So sad .

[@traciesmith8709]

Timothy, you are right. They are already serving a god ($$$$$), but it doesn’t help them love themselves and be the kind of people who are easily lovable. Giving attention to their character and building true friendships based on mutual belief in God might be enough to keep them alive and happy

[@personincognito3989]

Bs. I know lot's

[@nigelbenson5287]

@@personincognito3989 You don't even know how the English language works; so I doubt that, somehow...

[@penskepc2374]

Really? I have, maybe its the type of people you attract.

[@samnewton8013]

I currently work and have worked for many lovely wealthy families.

[@rinikarmaker1037]

I do think he very well could have done it (his dad sounds horrible) BUT the prosecution did not provide enough evidence to convince me that he was guilty without a doubt. I'm Canadian and after watching this, I am truly disappointed in our justice system.

[@michelewalburn4376]

I'm from the USA and I'll agree with you. I don't believe he did it

[@angelawatson1594]

If a loved one gets murdered, any innocent person will go out of their way, indeed be desperate, to assist law enforcement. Answer any questions, try as hard as possible to get to the truth. This dude???? Na, beyond a reasonable doubt

[@frederickdesbiens8924]

I agree it is very embarrassing, and it's not getting any better.....

[@susane2524]

He was told his dad "died suddenly" nothing about being murdered, yet the son offered up "maybe a crackhead did it, or his girlfriend the dragon lady."

[@bonnielee7134]

What? All you have to do is re-watch the cell phone part.

[@12ad49]

imagine hurting the dog over and over then be surprised when it finally leashes back

[@isabelp187]

yeah dogs dont hit you 40 times in the head with a blunt object tho lol

[@wonderwoman6019]

Watching these Canadian based stories, keep hearing over and over how investigators, etc. were inadequate, messed up, etc.

[@gigig6021]

you have to think of Canada (outside of Toronto maybe) as one huge small town. Homicides are not something most police force are familiar with.

[@kymnewman3518]

I agree they are the Keystone Cops.

[@jerrymarshall2095]

The cops prob just go thru the motions;they figure the crooks will be released in the near future so what the hell.

[@seriouslyseriously1063]

@Fay D I'm not saying you are wrong but why uk? Compared to which countries are we so crap at this?

[@personincognito3989]

@@gigig6021 nonsense. You don't know about crimes or policing in Canada even if you are Canadian which I suspect you are not. This is a produced crime show it will not have all the investigations the cops actually did and it's going to spend it the way it wants to spend that for entertainment. I come from a long line of police that there are incompetent ones the training is very high level and most very competent. But it's like any other job, some are not good at thier jobs while others are excellent. You cannot judge the entire country's policing on one CBC produced to show

[@peggypeggy4137]

It;s stories like these that make me NOT envy the rich and powerful (sometimes)

[@cruisepaige]

Rich families seem to love money more than each other. My Dad is broke but I love him and love being around him for who he is. A loving gentle honest father.

[@Zygmunt-Zen]

@@cruisepaige ... rich families have nannies, tutors and huge homes where everyone can hide from their family. Normal families don't have these luxuries to distance.

[@waqasahmed939]

@@cruisepaige Depends on the country. My great grandma married into a rich family, and my great grandad was in the (imperial) army. Given this, my great grandma was able to essentially bankroll some of her brothers, and the ticket to England was given to my current grandad. My great uncle was given money to start a business and apparently when he died, people came from all over the country as good bosses are rare in Pakistan. So in that sense, we became "rich" in Pakistan, but not so rich in the UK. Still, I guess given two contrasting histories, it's grounded me somewhat.

[@jennifercordova7229]

As someone who has served on two juries, I can't imagine how horrid this jury selection was. 5,000 people? Really?

[@Scorch428]

eventually they end up finding the 12 most out of touch from reality people in Canada...its a dumb system

[@kaybrown4010]

Having discovered Fifth Estate only recently, I prefer this program to 48 Hours and Dateline. Thank you!

[@arkansasamber5965]

Kay Brown Except Dateline has Keith Morrison!!

[@lornaginetteharrison414]

I'm sorry, but holding the jury selection at an ice hockey rink...that's almost too Canadian!!!

[@90smadebarbie]

lol thank you for that laugh

[@velocitygirl8551]

Lorna Ginette Harrison lolol

[@supercooled]

They were served Tim hortons and poutine as well. I can bank on that!

[@gailhandschuh1138]

Any man that controlling and difficult with his family , will be difficult with others BUT, they have 2 faces and can be very cordial to people they want favors from or wish to impress in the community.

[@michaelpatrick7888]

how cute is that dog!!!lll???!!!happy thanksgiving

[@marydavison3057]

punishment for crimes in Canada is the equivalent to: standing in the corner and thinking about what you have done - worthless.

[@tierrarobertson]

Lol

[@wonderfulwenna2710]

Mary Davison 😆😆😆

[@saraw3418]

Tell that to Russell Williams.Thats bs.

[@danielueblacker9118]

US is not far behind.

[@personincognito3989]

Yes, punishment is nonsense in our country. Too short.

[@michaelcarey299]

Hello Sherlock Holmes here: He visited his fathers office a couple of times on the day of the murder, he was filmed leaving the office the last time and his father did not have any more phone calls or internet activity at all from then on. that's a big clue and taking everything else into account I think the son did it.

[@JimChap]

I tend to agree. Do you think that the evidence presented leaves room for reasonable doubt though?

[@LJizy]

Um it's pretty fkng obvious

[@hannahyoung6762]

the son was retried in July 2019: Not Guilty

[@nancyhoward7005]

Thankyou so much

[@pineapple7024]

Paulo Eclectik There wasn’t enough evidence. Cry about it.

[@ECapitalE]

Really?

[@jerk8266]

Money talks. But I agree the evidence isn't strong enough. So idk 50/50.

[@priscillafuentes8663]

I guess money, and skin color play a great deal. Not guilty 🙄😐🤤😫

[@jamesmappy4363]

On July 19, 2019, Dennis was found not guilty on retrial.

[@PebblezfrmDetroit80]

@youdoobgethigh he'd definitely be under the jail!!!! But...... karma is a bit(h!!! 🤫😬

[@dashkymcell2664]

Got away with murder.

[@lolderdelol]

Money solves everything.

[@kimberleyjane8172]

@Deborah Shaw Oh, but in this case and the time span, before bei g charge of anything, do you think he would have already receved it well before the first trial? Also, his family knows him best, and they had his back, the entire way through, so, of course they would share, either way, for sure.

[@jordanabeaulieu2530]

He got out on a technicality, not because the judge necessarily thought he was innocent

[@LadyLyndhurst01]

My freedom to live without fear of dealing with my critical parents began after they both died. Their voices constantly in my head made it impossible to have any real joy in my life despite my successes. I received a substantial inheritance which I don't spend. It's there for when I finally don't feel it's somehow tainted.

[@peggypeggy4137]

I'm sorry to hear about your critical family. I have a sister who is very much like that and I can hear her voice as well.

[@IjsBlice]

🎻😭🎻

[@onefeather2]

Just remember it is not the money, it is memories and you can push them back far away where they don't surface often, I know what you are saying about family I learned to just ignore it and go on no matter what they said or. What they called me. Take the money and spend it on something good something that makes you happy, I rescued two small 5 and 4 pound Chihuahuas,they are the love of my life. Take all the critical things that were said and trash them, they do damage if you keep thinking on them. Spend the money on happy good things and remember God knows how you feel and what was done. Many Blessings and prayers for you.light and real love and joy and sunshine heals.

[@enclave2k1]

cool story bro

[@evelynvanzale4757]

@@peggypeggy4137 - So you didn't like each other; big deal! You can't like and be liked by everyone in life, it's just the way it is so move on! Whinging and victimhood seems to be the new religion and it is a false and distracting doctrine!!!

[@RaineeBC]

July 2019, he was found not guilty in a judge only retrial, and released.

[@LilyAmongThorns]

Rainee BC wow, he’s guilty as sin imo

[@michaelpatrick7888]

ygbkme!!!!!!!you gotta be kidding me!!smh really>>>???

[@leohiggins7737]

Rainee BC thank you for the update, we would have never been aware of this. I don’t know if there is an app That does updates for these cases.

[@DChappelle27]

Paid his way to freedom. The family doesn't want the situation to be worse than it already is.

[@MrPoogly]

It's okay because it seems no one liked the dad anyway.

[@roleat]

Oh god what a way to treat the crime scene. Such amateurs.

[@etcetraetcetra3173]

I know, right? It's understandable if the murder happened in the 1950s, even the 80s, before CSI series. But it's 2011.

[@woofbark4475]

That was done on purpose to try to get him off

[@JosannaMonik]

The fifth estate rocks.

[@eternitycollection]

Amen!

[@mwashi401]

Absolutely!!! Love this show and I’m an American 🇺🇸…lol

[@missnellaful]

Time to look very closely at the CANADIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY. WE know there is plenty of hidden crime there. Excellent presentations. Can't wait!

[@luckylegz222luckylegz9]

Thanks CBC News! just found this Channel and subscribed :)

[@dandygirl6]

it would be interesting to see how this case would be handled if money and power and prestige weren't involved. Would it be a clear acquittal or clear guilty? This is why preservation of evidence and crime scenes is literally number 1

[@lizh4933]

Excellent point. Money, money changes everything.

[@mrsonypony2194]

Almost 3/4 of a million dollars in debt.. taking an advancement on his salary. He had severe financial complications. Went to dad and asked for money or to forgive past debt of the $500,000 dad said no, an altercation arises and in a blind fit of rage killed dad with a hammer.

[@hunterfloyd6913]

Dad didnt say no. He said yes, and repayments were on interest only. He didnt want to ask for additional 500k, and never did. Also, the original 500k was used to keep an heirloom estate in their family

[@mandybradley3079]

You solved it. It’s the only thing that makes sense.

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

Thanks heaps for the upload! It’s great quality unlike some I’ve seen elsewhere, and it’s an interesting case to watch. I’m already subbed but I’d be happy to do it again

[@Mauzac31]

Denis Oland has been acquitted when he had a second trial (appeal) ! He's a free man.

[@fudgenugget8875]

What a disgrace.

[@bleebleeblahblah]

wow. thanks for letting us know.

[@maloulopez-vito6930]

Thanks ,i hope there is a part 2

[@madrush24]

No, a part 2 that tells his story of being acquitted...

[@ZZ-yw5sh]

WHY did they let him off?!!

[@jamesl9371]

Wow. Expert crime scene investigators should be on the scene as soon as possible. No matter where it happens in Canada. Especially for such a brutal crime and high profile crime. Apparently it wasn’t done in this case. It’s really unbelievable

[@getrdunok]

Love how those officers stood there at attention and saluted him when they walked by with the casket, That's respect and gave me goose bumps ,,,seen a Soldier standing outside his vehicle in the pouring rain and he stood there at attention and saluted when the last car went by which was the Hearst and the soldier had no idea who had died he just done it out of respect and somebody caught that on a cell phone and posted it on here on KZbin and what a wonderful sight to see and an honor to watch that man that fought for our country and come back and do that to someone he had no idea who it was just a ton of respect for the military the Army and Navy the Marines all of them top notch God bless

[@lizh4933]

Why were the officers saluting. I wondered that myself. Money.

[@krmccarrell]

You are most welcome! Oh yes! I do love Town & Country and forgot to add it, thanks! And also Canada's The Fifth Estate has some great episodes. Ireland only has a few episodes that I know of, of Crimes that Shook Ireland, but the two that I can think of are mighty vicious. But the winner of the most crazed, visious, and scary crimes goes to Australia!! No kidding, when I just hear the opening music to the show, I need a cuddle under my blanket! I can't watch it if I'm alone.

[@cherrydonner5298]

What are the shows called?

[@irenegronewald7745]

Son,arms crossed immediately, very unemotional... starts trying to build scenarios, instead of..."oh my god, my father, what happened'?

[@edgarolmeda1405]

His a crazy women l

[@memorymalunga670]

When you commit a crime, even if you are from a filthy rich powerful family, once you're in that interrogation room, a mere police constable, who you would probably never given a glance, is in the high chair and you're in the hot one! smh

[@blazefairchild465]

That's when you say lawyer please !

[@sharcrum]

I love this guys voice especially I the colonel Russell Williams case! Such a good narrator.

[@renobrandt8398]

Their interview of him should have STOPPED the minute he had an attorney. Typical crooked cops.

[@Portygal406]

That applies in the US. It does NOT apply in Canada.

[@SUPER_WOLFMOON]

I know, that's super shady! I think if he wasn't arrested then the lawyer doesn't come into it. I think Dennis could have gotten up and left at any time, but he stayed to seem helpful, but decided not to answer on order of his lawyer, which is his right. No one should talk to the police without a lawyer and should always ask am I free to leave? If so, get up and say goodbye!

[@christianjfortunato2658]

"Things like this don't happen in this community..." But it did.

[@anairely6112]

at 18:00, i love how they did god cop, bad cop. the one nice guy was there for 3 hours and the another cop comes in and just full out accuses him. LOL. classic.

[@cornishcalves9216]

Now he's been proven not guilty at the new trial, I'm not 100% sure but from what the evidence was it does look like he may have been innocent all along.

[@texasray5237]

Seems to me the score is tied, guilty 1 - not guilty 1. Need one more trial as a tie breaker.

[@saraw3418]

I never thought he was guilty. And the cops never even looked for other suspects.

[@newlifenowife3522]

not proven............. voted !! if you re not happy with the first vote..................................vote again ! simple !

[@ricardopereira2746]

People, he had his dad's phone on his pocket after the crime, was filmed leaving the crime scene at, more or less, the same time as the victim stopped operating his computer/telephone. Nobody else was filmed going in and out. He did it.

[@johnoneill7947]

The family came to his defense because they knew that a murder conviction within the family would be bad for branding and business.

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree9209]

They just all hated that SOB

[@Marcel-Marcel]

So many simple straightforward questions left unanswered

[@nathaliedufour3891]

That father was a narc no doubt.

[@robertasliutas2903]

Narcotics user?? 🤔🤨🤨

[@robertasliutas2903]

Narcotics user?? 🤔🤨🤨

[@etcetraetcetra3173]

@@robertasliutas2903 Narcissistic.

[@personincognito3989]

Nathalie, What do you mean?

[@linvt9891]

A narc is officially a police not a person who tells on people , this isn’t the streets it’s KZbin,🙂 what’s the point of placing a commend if no1 understands what you saying. I’m just saying 🌱

[@emmagreen6087]

A financial advisor, that far in debt, must not have been a very good financial advisor.

[@staceywalker6673]

There are quite a few shows to pick from but.......are they any good is the problem. This is a winner!

[@nomadpurple6154]

Try That Chapter.

[@larapalma3744]

He did not ask how his father died and sets up the alibi Guilty

[@marinalina6348]

killed the way he was suggests "whoever" did it , wanted to annihilate any sense of this man's identity, not some random who was in it for a robbery or for kicks, it was very personal. Dennis driving around alot before the murders also suggests he was building up courage to actually do it, and chickened out even after the first trip up the steps. Also attempting to hide his car. If only that pesky secretary hadn't have been there to see him as the last person who saw his dad, otherwise she would have been in the hot seat.

[@williams.vincent4235]

He literally got away with murdering his own father

[@junkboxxxxxx]

New Brunswick is still a remote mercantile colony, with three families running the place.

[@IjsBlice]

Gonna move there and shake things up....they better watch out. Law & Order will be maintained , ending this ideal exclusivity of dirty money

[@hunterfloyd6913]

Irving runs it. Just one family.

[@texasray5237]

And members of those three families will never be found guilty of crime, no matter what they do.

[@h.a.l.3980]

I love when the defense contests court findings in these situations it is always because they were obtained in an "improper manner", then never address how the item/knowledge/whatever in question directly points to their client as the offender.

[@christianbrother4724]

Dennis O, for a being a financial analyst, he did not manage his money very well.

[@truecrimelink]

What do you mean? Having debt doesn't mean mismanagement of money. Anyone who has a mortgage has a large debt. Management of money is often about taking on reasonable debt in order to propel ones self forward. For example Netflix right now in 2020 is $45 billion dollars in debt, but their forward projections see them several hundred billion in profit not many years from now. They can't get to those forward projections without carrying the debt. Debt is a normal part of everyday life, particularly in the top end of town. There's nothing beyond a single bounced mortgage payment to a family member that would indicate any kind of financial hardship or mismanagement. 🤷‍♂️

[@damienjstepick]

The police actually used the bathroom. What the hell?

[@hehehebbejenejej9358]

Damien S Right !!!!😂

[@neilgibbons2532]

When you got to go, you got to go

[@rachelhayden5054]

Lol they did "GOODO POLICE INVESTIGATION WORK AT IT'S FINEST" "NOT" I think they need to go back to the academy & start again..

[@harrickvharrick3957]

The judge in this case clearly felt for Dennis and punished him as mildly as he possibly could do with someone of whom he at the same time felt (or rather, was convinced) that person in fact WAS guilty. He tried satisfying the common needs for justice by calling it a life sentence, but also gave 'young' Oland the chance of parole in just ten years. Mind you, if you ever spent a single day in custody you know what people who have never been put into the empty of the inside of a cell might not know - or at least be aware of: that just one year is a tremendously long time to spend being locked up, where you feel every single second creep by, where you are continuously craving - for sounds, colour, a human touch or just any friendly face, a laugh, for a breath of fresh air, a bite of food that is of your liking and in fact is fit for consumption - indeed, for a simple walk, the blue skies, and of being away. Especially if you have children, a family, and friends and living relatives, you feel every moment that you cannot share, cannot be there, it is as if you are declared dead, but you are still alive and conscious! Ten years of your life is a long, long time during which all the restrictions, tension, lack of quality sustenance (although Canada is like paradise compared to many other countries); absence of the freedom to move, lack of fresh air and sunlight (not even to mention your own feelings and especially your own inner frustrations) will eat away on you. If you recall, all of us have seen big, healthy men walk in to turn in to pale, meager wrecks... in just a year or two.

[@humanearthling4661]

On Nov. 20, 2018 in a new trial on appeal, a N.B. Judge ruled Dennis Oland NOT GUILTY of murdering his father. After viewing this video and thinking about the implications of how the police handled the evidence, I am pleased that this man was declared Not Guilty.

[@ChristineCAlb1]

Bob McKewn(?) has a great voice. I think he’s done some reports for Dateline NBC and 20/20 in the States.

[@TheBlankMan-hq4le]

This show is awesome like Dateline

[@craftycriminalistwithms.z3053]

The BlankMan1234 but better! Imo

[@michaelpatrick7888]

better than dateline much better right??

[@arkansasamber5965]

Michael Batule No, not better than Dateline...Dateline has Keith Morrison! 😉

[@mogbaba]

Why many of us are addicted to such shows?

[@dianacassinelli9467]

mogbaba nothing to do on a Saturday ,morning...

[@melindafagerstrom9338]

It's so interesting to see what some people are capable of.

[@maryronan9758]

For me and my siblings who also love these shows, we like watching the crimes get solved in one hour because we never got justice. We grew up with an abuser.

[@gmy33]

@@maryronan9758 i wish you luck health and whisdom !! Take good care of yourself and help others .. greetings ... we are all ...

[@IndianJone]

A reminder, we could be the predator or prey

[@slk369]

Stop changing the tone of this interrorgation , he stopped talking because he lawyered up and these interrorgators still continued to talk with him without the lawyer present .

[@hildaklotz166]

Khan Bhai Just repeat after every question... I would like to talk to my lawer😊

[@mirandascoool]

Anything he would've or could've confessed to after he lawyered up would've be 100 percent inadmissible.

[@Cuddlefishluv]

In Canada, their laws are very different than the US in regard to questioning after a suspect invoked their right to have a lawyer. Questioning does NOT have to stop in CAnada! Police may continue with all lines of inquiry AFTER a lawyer is requested and all information gained during such inquiries is FULLY ADMISSIBLE in a court of law.

[@Cheryltwin2012]

Why do you assume that Canadian laws are the same as American laws? In Canada, police ARE allowed to question suspects even after they have spoken to a lawyer and even if that lawyer isn't present. Evidence gathered from such interrogations can also be used in court.

[@MsVickieharrison]

They, this show certainly didn't prove him guitly.

[@Em22-wtf]

Nope and neither did the prosecutors in July 2019...he had a new trial and found Not Guilty :) Others have said so above

[@Blue-xb2xr]

Koodos to the fifth estate, my opinion they create great content and the production top notch.

[@quickchris10]

Do they still make Moosehead beer, then? I don't think I've seen it anywhere for years. Be that as it may, Dennis could have had a clean, white Oxford shirt in the red bag, as well as an identical pair of shoes and pants. They don't mention ever finding the red bag? Or whether footage ever revealed anyone else entering building (I guess not.)

[@liammckinney9764]

Ohh yes they do...I live in new Brunswick and its everywhere

[@karanfield4229]

New sub! Class act Fifth Estate!🇳🇿❤from Little old New Zealand 😊.

[@complextrocassette-carotta9889]

i can't stop watching these. i need my fix.

[@getrdunok]

Sometimes being middle class isn't so bad 😂 And like the person said below,I love this show and I've seen this one three times cause I can't find any newer ones so I'll rewatch alot of the older ones over n over and it's funny cause I keep finding stuff I never seen the last three times watching it lol. Anyways thanks for the upload 👍.it's great quality BABABOOEY the HTJ LMMFAO

[@thajacka712]

I'm from the USA southern California and I absolutely love the fifth estate and love Canada even though I have never been there I plan on going there very soon and iam very excited to explore the land

[@twoura1616]

Each episode is full of interstate and information that take you just like in court hearing I must say most desirable and stunning realities which usually not easy to visualize in our daily life through this any one can understands because all this is part of our life

[@Baskerville22]

The son talked too much initially, in the first Police interview.

[@jerrymarshall2095]

He looked guilty as hell in that interview.

[@joefitzgerald2762]

always lawyer up, how do people not understand this

[@alicassidy8913]

Exactly. Don't say a word ​@@joefitzgerald2762

[@sparx180]

Good cop, bad cop. They should have informed him of his rights in the very beginning. Handling of the evidence was a comedy of errors. To find a man guilty of murder on such flimsy evidence is ludicrous then what can you expect from an inept, police department, whom I believe this was the first case of murder to come across their paths. The father seemed like a beligerant, overbearing pos, whose name and money had even overwhelmed him. I feel sorry for the son and the rest of the family. I am sure he will not be behind bars for 10 years, his first parole hearing. Good video, excellent commentator, beautiful scenery in St. John's.

[@sparx180]

+Harriette Macy Thank you for that.

[@gfolkins1]

+Chloe wilson Not St. John's, Saint John. New Brunswick, not Newfoundland.

[@sparx180]

+folger1 Close they are both beautiful.

[@roberttimothy5177]

I don't mean to sound like some pissed off 12 year old, but St. John's is a city In Newfoundland, this city in the video is Saint John, NB. I grew up there, so I just felt like pointing that out

[@roberttimothy5177]

Oh sorry I didn't notice other people already said that. Apologies

[@oofoot]

ahhh good old saint John this is my hometown

[@preciousOne79]

What was in the red bag that he carried to his dad's office? I think he had bought similar clothes as those he was wearing to change after the murder so as not to draw attention. He killed his dad. He planned it meticulously.

[@bradwood5288]

The son was found Not Guilty July 2019.

[@alliesker6873]

Did they find out how did it?

[@billiebergmann471]

thanks for that - i hated this interrogation - Dennis was much smarter than fall for that. But other People might not be.

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

brad wood thanks for telling that. It’s annoying when you know there’s been time for significant changes

[@jetpackjohnny6601]

Alli Esker no, it probably was the son. Over on this side of the pond the olands are like kennedys. They own judges.. police chiefs.. if it wasn’t the son it was someone the son hired. We’re talking about Billions of dollars... olands beer is like McDonald’s or Tim hortons in Canada. It’s everywhere

[@normanalvarez5751]

Thank you know I can watch another one🤣👍

[@FeatheredMoonReadings]

I'd be NEEDING to know what happened.

[@anneadams6105]

theres no way he did it , the father had so many enemies

[@ECW5320]

Had the cops not contaminated the crime scene like dumbasses maybe the killer would be in jail.

[@jerrymarshall2095]

Come on man,he did it,that first interview he sat there and never denied it.

[@FamLawJ.D.]

@@jerrymarshall2095 he appealed and was later acquired, in 3rd trial. His 2nd trial was mistrial.

[@FamLawJ.D.]

He was later acquired, after appealing.

[@hollyblain1032]

The father had control issues. Greed and control can be brilliant in financial industry or it can be a recipe for disaster. Sad story. Thank you CBC. Interesting story!!! Moosehead beer is very good also!

[@NxDoyle]

I've just worked out the basics for a murder & TV-based drinking game. I'll leave the alcohol choices to you, but here are a few trite phrases: * She lit up a room * She was the kind of person who would make you feel better if she thought you were down * He lived to help people *He would give you the shirt off his back * Things like that don't happen here *Anything to do with 'losing innocence'

[@gabrielsilvas692]

Ill co sign that lol

[@trdtooster]

What the hell does life in prison with no parole for a minimum of ten years mean?

[@stevet3980]

+Howard Conover A life sentence in Canada does not mean that you are in prison for the rest of your natural life. It is the parole ineligibility term that ultimately dictates how long you serve. Second degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with a parole ineligibility period of between 10 years and 25 years. There is no guarantee that parole will be granted to an offender, as if the Parole Board of Canada determines that an offender still poses a risk to society, that person may be detained in prison past the parole eligibility period, potentially up to 75 years (or the remainder of your life), as is the case with Justin Bourque, a 24-year-old from Moncton New Brunswick who shot five RCMP officers killing 3 of them in 2014. He was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder and was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 75 years.

[@trdtooster]

Steve T in the US life means life w/o the possibility of parole the only way out of prison is in a pine box. A person can be sentenced to 10-15-25 to life meaning the minimum of 10-15-25 will be served before one is considered for parole. But the way it was said at the end of the video was, life in prison with no parole for a minimum of ten years. So was the sentence life w/o parole or life with the possibility of parole after 10 years served? Now that I read it the sentence could make sense or be contradictory depending on where you put the comma in the spoken statement. lol

[@trdtooster]

Steve T that was my thought. The way the evidence was gathered, handled and tested seemed rather wreckless/ I wasn't convinced the guy was guilty it was a "good" theory but I wasn't swayed beyond a reasonable doubt.

[@starsareangels]

+Howard Conover It means he'll have to spend at least 10 years in prison before he can be considered for parole. If he's denied he'll have to continue his life sentence until he's eligible for parole again.

[@roxanecrow6300]

Howard Conover minimum

[@marymurray6163]

I don't think his son had anything to do with that man's murder. I'm sure that old rich man made a lot of enemies but his son was not one of them.

[@judydyer]

Update: Wikipedia: "His lawyers immediately began the appeals process, seeking the appellate judges to either overturn the guilty verdict, order a new trial, or enter a full acquittal.[10] The appeal was successful, and Dennis' conviction was overturned on October 24, 2016. On July 19, 2019, he was found not guilty on retrial.[11]"

[@xeokym223]

Why do people think out loud during police interrogation? They've GOT to know they're being filmed, or at the very least watched, especially when they're leaning up an obvious 2-way mirror. I just don't understand it.

[@debbiesoldaini4709]

My heart goes out to his family’ they need to open up this case again..

[@ventura1019]

Good, he can teach the other inmates how to make a real good home brew while they're locked up.

[@weedman513]

ventura101 it's called "juice"

[@lildelimarfree1041]

Hooch

[@IsraelWillBeFree]

So what youre saying is he still has a purpose in life? Lol

[@kasmacdaid8770]

I live in Saint John and this news shoked every one

[@dackrambo6258]

DID THEY FOUND THE KILLER

[@selflessash2636]

Dack Rambo *find

[@nicolasgarcia7305]

I haven’t had a Moosehead beer since the late eighties! What a tragedy!

[@l.a.9340]

If they had all these evidences, why did it take 4 years to charge him?

[@sachornabrissett2098]

Still wanted to punish him.

[@filliusawusi6174]

You Never know.. Be Careful out there folks..

[@scaredsilly1982]

Excellent Reporting!

[@sunilayya8948]

There was always a reasonable doubt about his guilt and its good to hear that he was later acquitted in 2019.