The preliminary hearing for a Hanna man who is charged with two counts of murder began at the Drumheller Court House this week.
Curtis Rideout is accused of slaying his 47-year-old father Bruce Rideout and 39-year-old Lenette Euteneier.
The Hanna RCMP were called to a home at roughly 2 a.m. on March 8 of last year in Hanna. There, they encountered a man who said he had killed two people. Police were directed to another home a few houses away where two bodies were discovered.
Curtis Rideout was charged with first degree murder in the death of Euteneier and second degree murder in the death of his father.
There is typically a publication ban at a preliminary inquiry and evidence heard cannot be published until its conclusion.
Witnesses are expected to be called this week and arguments are expected to be heard on Friday.
