The Death of Qian and the Death of Brian Dixon

The defense conceded in court that Brian was the person that Zhao Chao saw on the webcam. There was no suggestion that the person responsible for Qian's death was anyone other than Brian. In closing arguments, Crown prosecutor Christine Pareglia told the jury that the evidence showed Brian had tried to force himself into Qian's room to have some sort of sexual encounter with her. She resisted and he then worried that she would tell someone. That was the motive to silence her and to kill her. And given the crown rejected his request to plead guilty to manslaughter, the jury were urged to find Brian Dixon not guilty of first degree murder.