The only son of a Canadian beer magnate choked down tears before a packed court in Saint John, New Brunswick on Wednesday. It was the second day Dennis Oland testified in his own defense. Wiping his eyes, he reiterated what he'd been saying for the past four years: that he had nothing to do with the "rage killing" of his father. 
 
 Richard Oland, 69, was found beaten to death on the floor of his office back on July 7, 2011. 
 
 Richard Oland, from the sixth-generation of the Oland beer dynasty, died of dozens of slashes and blunt-force wounds. The attacker used something like a drywall hammer to break apart the bones in his face. Wounds to his hands showed he tried, vainly, to fight back. The blood soaked through three layers of flooring into the ceiling of the office below. 
 
 Richard Oland died, as he lived, in a public, sordid fashion. While he lost control of Moosehead, Canada's oldest independent brewery, in a public fraternal feud, his own professional successes netted him a cool $37 million by the time he died. His main joys appear to have been arguing with people, winning sailing competitions, and carrying on an eight-year affair (which was increasingly public knowledge.) While his wife described him as emotionally abusive, his funeral was a who's-who of the local business and political establishment, attended by hundreds including the premier, mayor, and lieutenant-governor of the east coast province. 
 
 Murders are relatively rare in the industrial hub of Saint John. With a landscape of oil refineries, 19th-century bricks, and wild, foggy ocean vistas, Canada's oldest incorporated city prides itself on old-school loyalty. Especially close-knit: the billionaire Irvings and millionaire Olands, who pump gas, brew beer, and sign cheques for most of Saint John's 70,000 residents. Richard Oland's murder offered a rare glimpse into the dysfunctional private lives of the region's wealthiest elites. 
 
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 The investigation rapidly zeroed in on Richard's only son, Dennis. The last person to see his father alive, Dennis was also hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and spending around $14,000 per month more than he earned. The 46-year-old financial advisor, who also owed his father over $500,000, became with Richard's death either co-director or president of three companies, and received a payout of $150,000. Some saw all this as a potential financial motive. 
 
 But any appearance of an open-and-shut case proved deceiving. Searches of Dennis' home, Volkswagon, and boat turned up nothing. No other suspect was advanced, and for two years, the case appeared to go cold. Police attributed the silence to backlogs at the forensic lab. When a second degree murder charge was laid against Oland in 2013, he was bailed out by his uncle, Derek, who joined the rest of the family in publicly defending Dennis' innocence. Ever since, he's been trapped by court-ordered conditions to stay at his estate in Rothesay, a tony suburb with an average household net worth of $2.29 million, surrender his passport, and advise police of travel outside New Brunswick. 
 
 But small towns love gossip — especially about the rich and powerful. Thus, the tiniest details have become grist for the rumor mill: a newspaper photo that appeared to show Dennis smiling while leaving Richard's funeral; that he changed his Facebook profile pic to a still from The Fugitive; that he capped off his 37-day preliminary hearing by rocking out at a Bob Seger show. All these, and juicier details, have turned Saint Johners into a community of armchair private eyes. 
 
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 Much was also made of discrepancies between the video witness statement Dennis Oland gave to police the day the body was found, and his testimony this week under direct examination. In the former, Dennis described his father a "a really difficult" person with whom he shared only a crisp, business relationship. But in the witness box, he became emotional when defense lawyer Gary Miller asked if he loved and missed his father. He told the court he'd visited his father's office three times the day of the murder; previously, on the video, he told police he'd gone to Far End Corp only twice. 
 
 "I was nervous, I was in shock, and I was sad," Oland said, by way of explaining the incongruities. 
 
 But in both 2011, and this week, he reiterated one thing: he didn't kill Dick. 
 
 The trial, which started in mid September, is likely to wrap up earlier than expected — possibly as soon as Friday. After that, it's in the hands of the jury, which will also consider allegations of police corruption and incompetence, the two-year delay in laying charges, that no murder weapon was ever found, and innumerable other factors. If Oland is found guilty, there's little question his world-class legal team will appeal all the way to the Supreme Court. 
 
 Whatever the outcome, the Oland dynasty — once synonymous with ice-cold beer — is now brewing some of the hottest gossip Atlantic Canada has ever known. 
 
 Follow Julia Wright on Twitter. ||||| Dennis Oland's defence team abruptly closed its case on Thursday at his second-degree murder trial in the 2011 bludgeoning death of his father, prominent New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland. 
 
 The accused's fate could be in the jury's hands as early as Dec. 16. 
 
 The defence sees "no need to call any other evidence," lawyer Gary Miller announced to the Saint John Court of Queen's Bench. 
 
 The surprise decision follows Oland's testimony in his own defence on Tuesday and Wednesday. He told the packed courtroom he did not kill his father, and that he loved him. 
 
 Richard Oland, 69, was found dead in his Saint John office on July 7, 2011. (Canadian Yachting Association) 
 
 Oland's mother, Connie, sister, Jacqueline Walsh, wife, Lisa Andrik-Oland, uncle, Jack Connell, and friend Mary Beth Watt were all expected to testify on his behalf. 
 
 The body of Richard Oland, 69, was discovered in his uptown Saint John office on July 7, 2011, lying face down in a pool of blood. The multimillionaire had suffered 45 sharp and blunt force injuries to his head, neck and hands. No weapon was ever found. 
 
 Dennis Oland, 47, who was the last known person to see his father alive, during a meeting at his investment firm office the night before, has been standing trial before a judge and jury since Sept. 16. 
 
 The defence ended up calling only two other witnesses — a bloodstain analyst and a forensic computer expert. 
 
 Jurors face 'tough task' 
 
 Judge John Walsh dismissed the jurors until Dec. 14 at 9:30 a.m. AT. 
 
 He said the lawyers need time to prepare their closing arguments in the high-profile case and he needs time to prepare his instructions to the jury. 
 
 It's been a "very long" trial, with a "mass of evidentiary detail," during the past 47 days, including testimony from nearly 50 witnesses, said Walsh. 
 
 "I told you at the outset, I don't blow smoke. I don't gild the lily, so to speak," he said. "My charge will be long," possibly up to two days. 
 
 'With the holiday season coming, if you have any decorating to do, or Christmas baking, or other arrangements, get all of that done.' –Judge John Walsh 
 
 Walsh said he also has some legal decisions to make in the interim, which will guide the lawyers on what they can and can't say during their closing arguments. 
 
 The judge urged the jurors to make good use of their week off. 
 
 "With the holiday season coming, if you have any decorating to do, or Christmas baking, or other arrangements, get all of that done," he said. 
 
 They should also get some rest before deliberations begin, he advised. 
 
 "You will find it will be tough duty. It's a tough task," said Walsh. 
 
 It will be "mentally exhausting" and "emotionally draining," he said. 
 
 1 juror will be dismissed 
 
 Once deliberations begin, the jurors will be sequestered, "cut off from the world," until they reach a unanimous verdict. 
 
 Court of Queen's Bench Judge John Walsh warned the jurors deliberations will be 'mentally exhausting' and 'emotionally draining.' (Andrew Robson) 
 
 Only 12 of the 13 jurors will deliberate. One of them will be eliminated by a random draw, Walsh has said. 
 
 The extra juror was in place as a precaution, given the length of the trial, in case anyone got sick or had some other emergency that would prevent them from being able to serve. 
 
 The judge reminded the jurors as they left the courtroom on Thursday to avoid all media reports. 
 
 'Mistaken' about jacket 
 
 Oland testified on Wednesday that he "absolutely" loved his father and fought back tears when he said he misses him. 
 
 Dennis Oland fought back tears as he testified on Wednesday about how he loved his father and misses him. (Andrew Robson) 
 
 He also acknowledged there are inconsistencies between his testimony and what he told Saint John police in a statement on July 7, 2011. 
 
 Oland said he was "nervous, in shock and sad" at the time of the statement, having just learned of his father's death, and remembers his comings and goings more clearly now. 
 
 Among those inconsistencies, Oland told police he was wearing a navy blazer when he visited his father on the night in question, but video surveillance and witness testimony showed he was actually wearing a brown sports jacket. 
 
 A brown sports jacket seized from Dennis Oland's bedroom closet had three bloodstains on it. The DNA extracted from those areas matched his father's. (Court exhibit) 
 
 Oland testified he was "mistaken" about what clothes he was wearing. 
 
 The brown Hugo Boss jacket, which was taken to the dry cleaners the day after police told Oland he was a suspect in his father's death, and was subsequently seized from his bedroom closet, had three small bloodstains on it — on the right sleeve, upper left chest and on the back. 
 
 The DNA extracted from those stains matched his father's DNA profile, the trial has heard. 
 
 Oland also told police he went to his father's office twice on the night in question to discuss family genealogy, but said during his testimony he actually went there three times. The third trip was to retrieve a camp logbook he was supposed to return to his uncle, he said. 
 
 The Crown has suggested Oland's financial problems and his father's extramarital affair were possible motives in the slaying. 
 
 Under questioning by his lawyer, Oland said he didn't discuss either of those issues with his father during their meeting. 
 
 The trial, which was originally scheduled to run until Dec. 18, is one of the longest criminal trials in New Brunswick history. ||||| D.C. police arrested Daron Dylon Wint near 10th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE on the night of May 21. Wint was apprehended in connection with the killing of a Washington family and their housekeeper. (WUSA9) 
 
 D.C. police arrested Daron Dylon Wint near 10th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE on the night of May 21. Wint was apprehended in connection with the killing of a Washington family and their housekeeper. (WUSA9) 
 
 (Update: Suspect arrested, family thanks law enforcement) 
 
 Police apprehended late Thursday night the suspect in the gruesome killings of three members of a Northwest Washington family and a housekeeper, D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said. 
 
 “Just got him,” Lanier said shortly before 11:30 p.m., speaking of Daron Dylon Wint, 34, who was apprehended in Northeast Washington. 
 
 Federal marshals had been tracking Wint on Thursday night from College Park as he traveled in a white Chevrolet Cruze, a police official said. The suspect was traveling with two women, and one of them was driving. The Cruze was following a white box truck, which had two black males inside. At least one of the men was believed to be a relative of Wint’s, the official said. 
 
 Both vehicles were stopped by marshals near 10th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE, the official said. Police found at least $10,000 in cash in the box truck, and the women in the Cruze and the men in the box truck were taken into custody, the source said. 
 
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 The manhunt for Wint had extended to New York City, where authorities said he has relatives and acquaintances in Brooklyn. 
 
 Wint is charged in a warrant with first-degree murder while armed in the deaths of Savvas Savopoulos, 46; his wife, Amy, 47; their 10-year-old son, Philip; and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa, 57. 
 
 Wint is a former employee of an iron supply company headed by one of the victims and has a long history of alleged assaults and threatening behavior, according to law enforcement and court records. Police said they believe that the victims were held captive overnight and had been bound. At a Thursday afternoon news conference, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser described the slayings as “an act of evil.” 
 
 Hours later, Wint’s father, Dennis, reached by phone, declined to comment. “I really am not in the mood to talk to any reporters,” he said before hanging up. 
 
 [How a Domnio’s pizza crust led police to Wint] 
 
 For the first time, Lanier told residents that the suspect in the homicides that have riveted the Northwest neighborhood had targeted his victims. Wint had worked for American Iron Works, a large distributor of iron and steel based in Hyattsville and run by Savvas Savopoulos, who along with his family was active in Washington-area society, business and fundraising circles. Lanier would not say when Wint worked there. A court record describes him as a certified welder. 
 
 “For residents of the District who are rightfully scared and want answers as to why and how this family may have been involved, we want to give you as many answers as we can,” Lanier said at a news conference Thursday. “What we can tell you right now is that we do believe there is a connection between the suspect in this case through the business. So right now, it does not appear that this was a random crime.” 
 
 D.C. police have issued an arrest warrant for 34-year-old Daron Dylon Wint. His neighbors respond to the news that he is suspected of the murder of a Northwest Washington family and their housekeeper. (Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post) 
 
 Records filed in Prince George’s County District Court illustrate some of Wint’s long-standing brushes with the law. In the mid-2000s, four people — including his father and a housemate — petitioned for restraining orders, the records show. Not all requests were granted, but a judge did order Wint to stay away from his father for a year. 
 
 In November 2005, Dennis Wint wrote in a sworn statement that his son had threatened violence. Police ordered the younger Wint to leave, but he stayed nearby, his father said, and “stood in the street in front of the house and continued to threaten me and my wife. I also have an 8-year-old child who was terrified.” 
 
 A year later, a housemate accused Wint of punching him during a dispute over loud music. Another time, during an argument with a person over a car that was parked on private property and had no tags, a woman said in court documents that “Mr. Wint became very violent and said he will drop us one by one.” Wint was ordered to stay away from the woman and her family members for six months. 
 
 Maryland defense attorney Robin Ficker, who represented Wint in about six minor criminal and traffic cases, all about 10 years ago, said he does not believe that his former client is capable of the crimes of which he is accused. “He’s not a match for this type of activity at all,” said Ficker, who hasn’t seen Wint in more than 10 years. “He’s the last one I would suspect with anything like this.” 
 
 Devera Zianal, who lives on the same street as Wint’s parents in Lanham, said she would occasionally see Wint sitting on the porch steps but that it didn’t appear he lived there full time. She said Wint’s father and his wife, Pamela, moved in about a decade ago. Wednesday night, police searched the split-level house. 
 
 Social media and other listings show that Dennis Wint works as an engineer or plumber and that his wife is a nurse at a senior home. “These parents did everything right,” said Zianal, who added that she saw Wint in the area as recently as last week. “They’re hardworking people, and this is a good neighborhood.” 
 
 Officials at American Iron Works declined to comment about Daron Wint’s employment. A housekeeper who had been with the family 20 years said she had never heard of Wint. Lanier, during her afternoon news conference, would not rule out other suspects but declined to elaborate. 
 
 Police said they are still unsure of a motive behind last week’s killings. Authorities said they believe that the victims were taken captive May 13 and killed the next day before their multimillion-dollar home was set ablaze. On the morning of May 14, Savvas Savopoulos’s assistant dropped a package off at the house with $40,000. 
 
 Police records also show a series of phone calls involving Savopoulos, his assistant, a bank and an accountant in the hours before the fire. A longtime housekeeper has said she received texts and voice mails from Savopolous and his wife telling her not to come to the house May 14. 
 
 Police have not described the scene inside the large brick house on Woodland Drive Northwest, near the vice president’s mansion but have said that three of the victims suffered trauma and stab wounds. Police believe that they were bound at some point. After the bodies were discovered about 1:15 p.m. May 14, police found the family’s blue Porsche torched in a church parking lot in Prince George’s two miles from the home of the suspect’s parents. Police had earlier released a video showing a blurred image of a man running away and now say they believe that the person was Wint. 
 
 Authorities said they linked Wint to the house through DNA recovered from a discarded crust from a Domino’s pizza that was delivered to the house the night of May 13, while the family was being held. 
 
 It came from a store on Wisconsin Avenue in Tenleytown. Regional Director Nico Casillas said his driver noticed nothing unusual during the transaction. 
 
 Records filed in Prince George’s County Circuit Court show that Wint grew up in Guyana, where he attended high school. He moved to the United States in 2000 and in July 2001 began basic training with the U.S. Marines at Parris Island, S.C. A spokeswoman for the Marines said he separated in September of that year and did not complete his training. 
 
 The court records also show that in 2010, while threatening a woman he had been out at a nightclub with earlier that morning, Wint bragged that he was “good with a knife” and not afraid of police. Another acquaintance, Jacinta Council, recalled Wint as a “drinking buddy” and said she accused him in 2009 of assault and a sex offense, saying he punched and groped her in a Greenbelt bar where she worked as a server. Council did not pursue the case, and the charges were dropped. 
 
 She said that apart from that incident with Wint, she “had not seen a side like that to him. I don’t try to put myself with people who are crazy, and except for that night, he never seemed crazy.” 
 
 Court records show that in 2010, Wint was charged after police found him sitting behind the dumpster of a gas station near American Iron Works with a two-foot-long machete in his backpack and a pellet gun. He pleaded guilty only to holding an open container of beer, and he spent one day in jail. 
 
 Wint also was arrested in 2006 in Oswego, N.Y., near Syracuse, and charged with stabbing a man, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard. David Bookstaver, a spokesman for the New York State court system, said that Wint had been arrested at least three times in the late 2000s on assault charges and been convicted in some cases. 
 
 Keith L. Alexander, Moriah Balingit, Paul Duggan, Mary Pat Flaherty, Dana Hedgpeth, Arelis Hernández, Jennifer Jenkins, Justin Jouvenal, Antonio Olivo and Donna St. George contributed to this report.
– The body of Richard Oland—the sixth generation of Canada's oldest beer dynasty—was found on the floor of his office with nearly four dozen wounds in 2011, the CBC reports. According to Vice, it appeared someone had used a hammer to "break apart the bones in his face," and there was so much blood it seeped through three layers of flooring into an office below. The defense for the beer magnate's 47-year-old son Dennis—who has been charged with his murder—rested its case this week, the CBC reports. Money is suspected to have played a part in the killing. According to Vice, Dennis was hundreds of thousands in debt and owed more than $500,000 to his millionaire father alone. After Richard's death, Dennis inherited leadership positions in three companies and a $150,000 payout. The CBC reports Dennis continued to maintain his innocence during testimony this week while acknowledging discrepancies between his testimony and a 2011 police statement. For example, Dennis—who was the last person to see his father alive—originally told police he was wearing a different jacket than he was when he saw Richard the day before his body was found. The jacket he was actually wearing had three bloodstains on it matching Richard's DNA. He blames the differences on shock and nerves during his interview with police. The Oland family, which founded Moosehead Breweries, has rallied around Dennis and says he is innocent. Jurors are scheduled to reconvene on Dec. 14 to decide that for themselves. (Money was also suspected when this US man was charged with murdering his missing parents.)