Shadow of Doubt

On July 6, 2011, Richard Oland, scion of the Moosehead brewing family, wsa murdered in his office. The brutal killing stunned the city of Saint John, and news of the crime reverberated across the country. After a two-and-a-half-year police investigation, Oland's only son, Dennis, was charged with second-degree murder. CBC reporter Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon covered the Oland case from the beginning. In Shadow of Doubt, she examines the controversial investigation: from the day Richard Oland's battered body was discovered to the conclusion of Dennis Oland's trial, including the hotly debated verdict and its aftermath. Meticulously examining the evidence, MacKinnon vividly reconstructs the cases for both the prosecution and the defence. She delves into Oland family history, exploring the strained relationships, infidelities, and financial problems that, according to the Crown, provided motives for murder. Shadow of Doubt is a revealing look at a sensational crime, the tribulations of a prominent family, an the inner workings of the justice system that led to Dennis Oland's contentious conviction.