One of Calgary's highest profile trials is unfolding right now. Some of the details being released are quite gruesome.
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Justice Gates goes through rules of being juror--told if they've heard anything about the case previously to "banish it from their minds"
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Justice Gates: "You are the judges of facts. You are not lawyers or investigators” he warned jurors not to google or research #garland case
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When Jennifer O'Brien went to pick her son up June 30/14 "The house was covered in blood" #garland
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#Garland's sister recognized the truck. She got her husband (Alvin's son) to call police with tip. That's when #garland began to search farm
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Nathan, Alvin and Kathy weren't found on #Garland farm. But what was found was a smouldering burn barrel. DNA of all three was found.
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Graphic details
NSFW!
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DNA of Nathan and Alvin was found on a saw. DNA of Kathy was found on meat hooks. #yyc
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Crown tells jury #garland kept his grudge against Alvin Liknes alive. Said Garland researched torture and autopsies and mapped their home
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Crown says #Garland researched ways to kill...ways to preform autopsies and the tools to do it all #yyc
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Crown says when #Garland found Nathan at the home he incorporated him into his meticulous plan to kill Alvin and Kathy Liknes #yyc
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Crown: July 1/2 2014 aerial photos taken above #Garland farm show bodies of Nathan, Alvin and Kathy face down on the grass
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Crown: we expect to call approx 50 witnesses, warns evidence will not be easy to hear. #Garland meticulously researched and planned killings
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