SJ Police Chief Thinks 2 Murder Investigations Will Close In 2013

 With the dawn of a new year, progress is being made in two high-profile murder investigations in Saint John.

Police Chief Bill Reid tells Tide News the February 14, 2012 death of Serena Perry is now in the hands of the Crown, and her family is being kept in the loop. He says, "Rightly so, people will want answers, and they will want answers about what took place in an institution or facility, or in the hospital." Ried says Perry's death wasn't reported in the usual manner. "We didn't recieve a phone call right away. And when we did recieve a phone call to our Public Safety Communications Centre, it was in terms that the hospital couldn't find the next of kin and asked us to do a death notification."

Further, he says he expects an arrest to be made in the murder of Richard Oland by the end of the year. "They have everything that they need, at this point, to what I believe, can produce a case to go to court."
Reid says the wheels of justice can move slowly, but it's key to get all the facts in order.