Court to hear man’s appeal of convictions in deaths of Calgary couple, grandson

May 9, 2019 | 7:47 AM

The Alberta Court of Appeal is to hear arguments today about a man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Calgary couple and their grandson.

Douglas Garland is appealing his convictions of first-degree murder in the 2014 deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and five-year-old Nathan O’Brien.

At his trial, court heard that Garland attacked the three victims and took them to his farm, where he dismembered them and burned their remains.