Douglas Garland found guilty of first degree murder in triple homicide
CALGARY — Douglas Garland, 57, was found guilty Thursday on three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their grandson Nathan O’Brien. Here’s a timeline of the case:
June 29, 2014: Alvin and Kathy Liknes hold an estate sale at their Calgary home before a planned move to the Edmonton area. They are helped out by Kathy’s daughter, Jennifer O’Brien, who is also Nathan’s mother. The five-year-old boy stays with his grandparents on an impromptu sleepover.
June 30, 2014: O’Brien arrives to pick Nathan up. She finds pools of blood and footprints but no bodies. She calls police who issue an Amber Alert for the boy.
July 1, 2014: Police express interest in speaking to anyone who attended the estate sale.