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In loving memory of
our son, Brian Lee Duquette |
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| LETTERS ABOUT BRIAN FROM FRIENDS |
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NEWS ABOUT THE CASE
/ TRIAL |
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| As you scroll down this page, you will learn as much as we know about the tragedy that Brian Lee Duquette encountered, and the latest status of the case. At the bottom of this page is the original report from the Sentinel reporter Sarah Lundy on Brian Duquette's murder. |
  7/19/10
The new date for the trial is December 6, 2010 and it probably will be postponed
many more times. |
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6/27/10
Today would be Brian Lee Duquette's 41st birthday, but he had to stop counting
at age 39. Instead of celebrating Brian's birthday today, the hole in our
hearts just got even bigger today. We really miss you Brian. This is not
what I imagained when I gave birth to you. |
| 6/6/10 - Well, we drove back to Orlando and met with the Detective and the Prosecutor and were informed that Douglas Lively no longer wants a speedy trial and so the trial has been moved to December. Wanted to get it over with, but all that really matters is that Douglas Lively gets life in prison without parole when this trial is finally over. Nothing will bring our beloved son, Brian Lee Duquette back to us though. Brian had such a great future going for him and Douglas took that away. It is hard to believe it has been almost 2 years, the pain is still so tremendous. |
| 5/6/10 Brian's alleged murderer, Douglas Lively, is in prison in Orlando. There is a trial pending for June 7, 2010 in Orlando. I pray for a guilty verdict. Nothing else is acceptable. The death penalty would be great too. It is bad enough that Douglas took our son's life, but now for the second time we have to change our travel plans and rearrange our entire life because of him. God, how this all hurts so much. |
| 2/12/10 - Thanks to an email we received from somebody who knew Douglas Lively, we contacted the detective handling the case of our beloved son's murder, and he checked into this situation. The time Douglas Lively served in Mississippi jail was up. He is being extradited to Orange County Florida in the very near future. We appreciate that there are people following this horrific crime and helping us keep abreast of the situation. It has been over a year and a half since our precious son was murdered and yet no date has been set for the trial of his accused murderer Douglas Lively. We continue to live on because we don't have a choice, but our hearts are heavy and the tears still fall down our faces every day. Brian did not deserve this, and sometimes I find it hard to believe Brian is gone. The original information about this case is posted below, so scroll down. When the case goes to trial, or any other news develops about Brian Duquette's case, it will be posted at the top of this page. |
| June 27, 2009 - our son, Brian Lee Duquette should be celebrating his 40th birthday today, but he cannot. I hate you Douglas Lively and hope you rot in hell once you get there. But for now, I hope prison is hell for you and that inmates are beating you up or something like that. |
Sentinel reporter Sarah Lundy has
the latest on |
| Robbery appears to be the motive in the slaying
of Brian Duquette, who was found dead in his home July 4 after neighbors
found his dog roaming the streets, according to Orlando police.
On Wednesday, authorities arrested and charged 32-year-old Douglas Allen Lively with first-degree murder and armed robbery. He was being held in the Harrison County Jail in Mississippi on unrelated charges, said Orlando police Detective Michael Moreschi. Lively, who lives in Gulfport, Miss., was in Orlando last month for a court hearing. He was staying with Duquette, 39, who was a close friend of Lively’s brother. But Lively told investigators he was on a bus back to Mississippi when the July 3 killing occurred. Authorities disagree, saying Lively took part in the killing, stole computer equipment, and left in Duquette’s green 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee and headed back to Gulfport. The vehicle was recovered in Gulfport on July 17, Moreschi said. Detectives are not saying how Duquette died. The investigation continues, Moreschi said, and others may be involved. Duquette was manager of software development for Tribune
Interactive, which handles online operations for Tribune Co.’s TV
stations, Web sites and daily newspapers, including the Orlando Sentinel.
He left the company — after nearly nine years — when his position
was eliminated this summer. Now, the elder Duquette struggles to cope with the loss
of his son. He did not know Lively but had heard his son talk about him. “I know that Douglas Lively was one of the people that my son helped in the past ..... as far as when he was down and out,” Lee Duquette said. The grieving father said he never understood what the saying “No good deed goes unpunished” meant. “Now, I know,” he said. “You help people and it turns on you.” |
