The search of Dennis Oland’s home in Rothesay was the main focus of testimony at his second-degree murder trial on Wednesday morning.
Const. Stephen Davidson said he and several other officers searched 58 Gondola Point Road on July 14, 2011 — one week after the body of Dennis’ father, Richard Oland, was found in his uptown Saint John office.
Davidson testified he and Jay Henderson, who is now a sergeant, searched several rooms on the first and second floors of the home.
He said they were focused on looking for a brown jacket and navy blazer, as well as computer-related items.
In the master bedroom, Davidson says they found a laptop, SD cards, jump drives, as well as a pillow and blanket which had a “spot of dried blood” on it.
— Brad Perry (@BradMPerry) December 12, 2018
After completing their search upstairs, Davidson said they then went to the garage.
He said based on the autopsy, they were looking for a “hammer-type instrument” with some sort of edge on it, but nothing of note was found.
Davidson testified he also made several “test calls” in March of 2012 from an Apple iPhone 4 — similar to the one missing from Richard Oland’s office — to see which towers they would communicate from.
The officer said he made 59 calls from the uptown area and several more between Saint John and Rothesay.
Crown is now going through the list of locations where these calls were made while travelling to Rothesay. They include the Renforth Wharf, Bill McGuire Centre, an Irving gas station and a DTI garage.
— Brad Perry (@BradMPerry) December 12, 2018
Story by Brad Perry
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