Occupation Author Name Gilles Tetreault | Subject True Crime Nationality Canadian | |
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Notable works The One Who Got Away | ||
Gilles Tetreault interviews on John Gormley Live - News Talk 650 CKOM
Gilles Tetreault is the original intended target of convicted murderer, Mark Twitchell.
Contents
- Gilles Tetreault interviews on John Gormley Live News Talk 650 CKOM
- Background
- Media Appearances
- References
Twitchell was convicted of first degree murder in 2011 for killing John Brian "Johnny" Altinger. The criminal investigation and first-degree murder trial drew substantial media attention due to its connections to Dexter Morgan, a fictional serial killer and Bloodstain pattern analysis featured in the Dexter television program and series of books.
Background
On October 3, 2008, computer company contractor Gilles Tetreault logged on to the dating website plentyoffish.com looking for companionship. There he met what he thought was a pretty young blonde named Sheena. Aspiring film maker Mark Twitchell lured Tetreault to a rented garage in south Edmonton by posing as a woman on an online dating site. Arriving for his ‘date’, Tetreault was met and attacked by a man in a hockey mask. After a violent struggle, he escaped, but did not report the attack to police. One week later, Johnny Altinger was lured to the same address and attacked in the same way, only his life ended in what police believed was a ghastly case of life imitating art. Mark Twitchell, the man found guilty of Altinger’s murder, was a fan of the hit TV show ‘Dexter’, a sensationalized depiction of the life of a vigilante serial killer. In his short film ‘House of Cards’, Twitchell wrote of a male killer luring a cheating husband on the pretense of a date with a woman, forcing personal information from him before stabbing and dismembering the man. During their investigation, homicide detectives seized a diary written by Twitchell that exactly matched the taped interviews Tetreault gave to homicide detectives. As a result, they believe the highly publicized diary is an accurate representation of what actually happened to Mr. Altinger, in gruesome detail.
Tetreault has been nicknamed ‘The One Who Got Away’ by several media outlets.
Media Appearances
Tetreault has made several media appearances related to his experience, including:
- Dateline NBC - Deadly House of Cards - Aired on NBC
- 48 Hours Mystery – Screenplay for Murder - Aired on CBS
- The Fifth Estate - MURDER, he wrote - Aired on CBC
- I Survived - Biography Channel
- Dates from Hell – Web of Seduction - Aired on Investigations Discovery
- The Security Brief – Script for Murder - Aired on REELZ