I go to court a lot through work and have followed the case either in person from time to time in the overflow room or through social media (kudos to all the reporters that have worked on this, they have handled it very professionally).
His own family members & neighbor testifying really got things going even before this damaging evidence was presented, sister said that in December of 2013 out of nowhere during the holidays he's talking about Alvin Linkness and how he got ripped off; his mom said she loved him (Garland) but he seemed to be angry, Dad I believe called him a loner, neighbor testifies how he saw more smoke & fire than normal that day, also saw light on in greenhouse in the middle of the night which was unusual.
I agree with you guys, CPS & RCMP did a great job investigating this and Crown has done a great job of hinting at what happened during opening statement (i.e. the DNA found on hooks) and has strategically rolled out the witnesses.
Very sad case, the mention of the victims names & the accused (kind of like the murdered U of C students a few years back) for the rest of our lives will always be a chilling reminder of this unimaginable crime.
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