Shadow Of Doubt The Trial Of Dennis Oland Bobbijean Mackinnon by Bobbi-jean Mackinnon 9780864929402, 9780864929211, 0864929404, 0864929218 instant download after payment.

Preface

This is a book of first-hand research. As a reporter for CBC News, I covered this case from the day Richard Oland’s body was discovered. I attended press conferences, jury selection, numerous court proceedings, & the entire trial, which I live-blogged. I’ve conducted interviews & combed through legal documents, financial records, & scientific reports. On occasion in the pages that follow, I draw from the work of other media or secondary sources, & I cite them when I do. Although I made every effort to speak to a member of the Oland family about the case, to my regret they declined to participate in this book. They have said that they will comment publicly only after the appeal.

Speech is reported substantially verbatim: most stumbles, repetitions, self-corrections, & verbal tics have been edited out. The result, I believe, accurately captures individual speech style without sacrificing readability. When quoting from emails & texts, a similar approach is used. I’ve quietly corrected obvious typos rather than repeatedly (& pedantically) adding sic. Words enclosed in square brackets are additions I’ve made for clarity.

For this book, I’ve eschewed a strictly chronological account of the trial in favour of a thematic approach that pulls together testimony from different witnesses at different times to provide coherent accounts of particular evidence & issues.