A southwest residence that was the focal point of a 2014 missing persons case turned homicide investigation has been reduced to rubble.
Over the last few days, the home in the 100 block of 38A Avenue Southwest was demolished.
The former home of Alvin and Kathy Liknes was the last known whereabouts of the couple and their grandson, five year old Nathan O’Brien.
In June 2014, police launched an investigation into the trio’s disappearance. Investigators located a significant amount of blood throughout the Parkhill home. The bodies of Alvin and Kathy Liknes, and Nathan O’Brien, have never been found.
In the 22 months that have passed following the disappearance, the home has become a makeshift memorial with ribbons of support tied to the trees on the front lawn.
Douglas Garland faces three counts of first degree murder in connection with the deaths. Garland’s trial is scheduled to begin in January 2017.
