Gilles Tetreault
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Gilles Tetreault | |
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Born | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Canadian |
Subject | True crime |
Notable works | The One Who Got Away |
Website | |
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Gilles Tetreault is a Canadian man who was the original intended target of convicted murderer Mark Twitchell.[1]
Twitchell was convicted of first degree murder in 2011 for killing John Brian "Johnny" Altinger.[2] The criminal investigation and first-degree murder trial drew substantial media attention due to Twitchell's having taken inspiration from the fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.[3]
Background
In fall of 2008, computer company contractor Gilles Tetreault logged on to the dating website Plenty of Fish and met someone he believed to be a young woman named Sheena.[4] On October 3, Tetreault entered a garage in Edmonton expecting to pick Sheena up for a date. Instead, he was attacked by a man wearing a hockey mask and wielding a stun baton. After a violent struggle, he escaped, but did not report the attack to police. Tetreault claims that he did not report the attack because he was embarrassed.[5] One week later, Johnny Altinger was murdered after being lured to the same address and attacked in the same way.[6] Mark Twitchell, the man found guilty of Altinger's murder, was an aspiring filmmaker and a fan of the hit TV show Dexter.[7] 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.[8] During their investigation, homicide detectives seized a manuscript written by Twitchell, and which prosecutors assert is a generally accurate representation of what happened to Altinger.[9]
Tetreault has been nicknamed 'The One Who Got Away' by several media outlets.[10][11][12]
Bibliography
- The One Who Got Away: Escape From The Kill Room (2015). Triplicity Publishing. ISBN 978-0996899413
Media appearances
Tetreault has made several media appearances related to his experience, including:
- Dateline NBC – Deadly House of Cards – Aired on NBC[13]
- 48 Hours Mystery – Screenplay for Murder – Aired on CBS[14]
- The Fifth Estate – MURDER, he wrote – Aired on CBC[15][16]
- I Survived... – Biography Channel[17]
- Dates from Hell – Web of Seduction – Aired on Investigations Discovery[18][19]
- The Security Brief – Script for Murder – Aired on REELZ[20]
References
- ^ "Alleged first victim recalls his escape". CTV News. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "Jury finds Edmonton filmmaker guilty of murder". The Globe and Mail. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Michael C. Hall, 'Dexter' Star Horrified By Mark Twitchell Case". The Canadian Press. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Bio: Gilles Tetreault". The Edmonton Journal. 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "INFAMOUS: The Dexter Killer - Crime Junkie". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "'Date' turned into fight for life, man tells murder trial". CTV News - The Canadian Press. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "'Reliving his fantasy': 'Dexter Killer' still allowed to watch ultra-violent TV series in maximum-security prison". National Post. 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ "Mark Andrew Twitchell's Macabre House of Cards". True Crime Report. 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Read: Document from Mark Twitchell's laptop". Edmonton Journal. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ "Twitchell trial: Alleged victim recounts fight for his life". Toronto Sun. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "The One Who Got Away". tetreault.org. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ "Twitchell attempted murder charge stayed". The Edmonton Sun. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ^ "Deadly House of Cards". Dateline NBC. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Screenplay for Murder". 48 Hours Mystery - CBS News. 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^ "MURDER, he wrote". The Fifth Estate - CBC. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Inside The Mark Twitchell Case". True Crime Canada - CBC. 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ "I Survived... - Gilles/Angela and Richard/Jeffrey". Biography Channel - IMDb. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ "Dates from Hell - Web of Seduction". Investigations Discovery - IMDb. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ "Dates From Hell: Online Dating Gone Wrong As Would-Be Serial Killer Poses As Woman To Lure Victims". HuffPost TV. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ "The Security Brief – Script for Murder". The Security Brief. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.