Gilles Tetreault

Gilles Tetreault
Born Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation Author
Nationality Canadian
Subject True Crime
Notable works The One Who Got Away
Website
www.tetreault.org

Gilles Tetreault is 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 its connections to Dexter Morgan, a fictional serial killer and Bloodstain pattern analysis featured in the Dexter television program and series of books.[3]

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.[4] 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 escapes, but does not report the attack to police. One week later, Johnny Altinger is lured to the same address and attacked in the same way, only his life ends in what police believe is a ghastly case of life imitating art.[5] Mark Twitchell, the man found guilty of Altinger’s murder, was a fan of the hit T.V show ‘Dexter’, a sensationalized depiction of the life of a vigilante serial killer.[6] In his short film ‘House of Cards’, Twitchell writes 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.[7] 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.[8]

Tetreault has been nicknamed ‘The One Who Got Away’ by several media outlets.[9][10][11]

Bibliography

Gilles Tetreault. 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:

  1. Dateline NBC - Deadly House of Cards - Aired on NBC [12]
  2. 48 Hours Mystery – Screenplay for Murder - Aired on CBS [13]
  3. The Fifth Estate - MURDER, he wrote - Aired on CBC [14][15]
  4. I Survived - Biography Channel [16]
  5. Dates from Hell – Web of Seduction - Aired on Investigations Discovery [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Alleged first victim recalls his escape". CTV News. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Jury finds Edmonton filmmaker guilty of murder". The Globe and Mail. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Michael C. Hall, 'Dexter' Star Horrified By Mark Twitchell Case". The Canadian Press. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Bio: Gilles Tetreault". The Edmonton Journal. 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  5. ↑ "'Date' turned into fight for life, man tells murder trial". CTV News - The Canadian Press. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  6. ↑ "'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.
  7. ↑ "Mark Andrew Twitchell's Macabre House of Cards". True Crime Report. 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  8. ↑ "Read: Document from Mark Twitchell's laptop". Edmonton Journal. 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  9. ↑ "Twitchell trial: Alleged victim recounts fight for his life". Toronto Sun. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  10. ↑ "The One Who Got Away". tetreault.org. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  11. ↑ "Twitchell attempted murder charge stayed". The Edmonton Sun. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  12. ↑ "Deadly House of Cards". Dateline NBC. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Screenplay for Murder". 48 Hours Mystery - CBS News. 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  14. ↑ "MURDER, he wrote". The Fifth Estate - CBC. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  15. ↑ "Inside The Mark Twitchell Case". True Crime Canada - CBC. 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  16. ↑ "I Survived... - Gilles/Angela and Richard/Jeffrey". Biography Channel - IMDb. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  17. ↑ "Dates from Hell - Web of Seduction". Investigations Discovery - IMDb. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
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