PERSONAL ESSAY
The murder of multi-millionaire New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland, and the investigation and trial of his only son, Dennis, has captivated public attention in the city of Saint John. It has dominated my life for the past five years. I covered the police and court beat for years when I worked for the provincial newspaper, but reporting on the Oland case for CBC – and writing a book on the case – was unlike any other story I’d worked on.