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WHO KILLED THERESA?

Life isn’t fair. Justice is blind… and some cops aren’t smart and dedicated like on television.

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Jean Charland – Prodigal Son

Jean Charland – Prodigal Son

May 20, 2022May 21, 2022

“March 25, 1979 Dear Mr. Allore, … you will find attached a photo-copy of an article which appeared in the Montreal Star and which briefly describes the conflict involving the Quebec Police Force and myself. Leo Hamel has assured me that I still can count on his co-operation and his assistance in the future and therefore my present difficulty should not hinder any further investigation on the matter which concerns you. Yours Truly. Robert M. Beullac, Director, Metropol Bureau of Investigation” At the conclusion of Fernand Laplante’s trial, the Surete du Quebec had Private Investigator Robert Beullac arrested for impersonating…

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How we know Regis Lachance was a police informant

How we know Regis Lachance was a police informant

ByJAllore May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

In April 2020, we were putting the finishing touches on Wish You Were Here. I had newly made the acquaintance of Jean-Pierre Rancourt, the lawyer who had defended Fernand Laplante, and I was eager to include his words about the case in the final draft of the book. Jean-Pierre had graciously mailed me…

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Comment savons-nous que Régis Lachance était un stooler

Comment savons-nous que Régis Lachance était un stooler

ByJAllore May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

En avril 2020, nous mettions la touche finale à Wish You Were Here. Je venais de faire la connaissance de Jean-Pierre Rancourt, l’avocat qui avait défendu Fernand Laplante, et j’avais hâte d’inclure ses propos sur l’affaire dans la version finale du livre. Jean-Pierre m’avait gracieusement envoyé un exemplaire de son livre, Confessions d’un Criminaliste,…

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WISH YOU WERE HERE

A Murdered Girl, a Brother’s Quest and the Hunt for a Serial Killer

As compelling as Michelle McNamara’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark or James Ellroy’s My Dark Places, this is the story of a brother’s lifelong determination to find the truth about his sister’s death, a police force that was ignoring the cases of missing and murdered women, and, to the surprise of everyone involved, a previously undiscovered serial killer.

In the fall of 1978 teenager Theresa Allore went missing near Sherbrooke, Quebec. She wasn’t seen again until the spring thaw revealed her body in a creek only a few kilometers away. Shrugging off her death as a result of 1970s drug culture, police didn’t investigate. 

Patricia Pearson started dating Theresa’s brother John during the aftermath of Theresa’s death. Though the two teens would go their separate ways, the family’s grief, obsession with justice and desire for the truth never left Patricia. Little did she know, the shockwaves of Theresa’s death would return to her life repeatedly over the next forty years.

In 2001, John had just moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and young children, when the cops came to the door. They had determined that a young girl had been murdered and buried in the basement. John wondered: If these cops could look for this young girl, why had nobody even tried to find out what happened to Theresa? Unable to rest without closure, he reached out to Patricia, by now an accomplished crime journalist and author, and together they found answers far bigger and more alarming than they could have imagined–and a legacy of violence that refused to end.

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  • CBC News-John Allore remembers sister in new book on her disappearance, death
  • CBC News-John Allore remembers sister in new book on her disappearance, death
  • A Quebec cold case and lessons for modern policing
  • True Crime Index-Wish You Were Here by John Allore and Patricia Pearson
  • IHeartRadio-CHOM-John Allore on his book and quest to find out what happened to his sister Theresa
Médias français
  • Louise Camirand: une personne d’intérêt 45 ans plus tard
  • Un cadavre identifié 44 ans plus tard
  • La Presse-La quête d’une vie après un meurtre impuni
  • Radio-Canada-Des questions persistent, 40 ans après la mort de Theresa Allore en Estrie
  • Le Progrès de Coaticook-John et Theresa Allore : frère et sœur au-delà de la mort
  • FM 107,7 Estrie-John Allore lance un livre sur la disparition et meurtre de sa soeur Theresa Allore
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  • McIntyre’s Books / Fearrington Village – May 14, 2022
  • Letters Book Shop / Durham – May 19, 2022
  • Flyleaf Books / Chapel Hill – May 26, 2022

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About John Allore

John Allore has worked in victims advocacy since 2002. His website, Who Killed Theresa is one of the first crime blogs on the internet, which began as an investigation into the unsolved murder of his sister, Theresa Allore.

John was a founding board member of AFPAD, Quebec’s Association des Familles de Personnes Assassinees ou Disparues. Currently he is the board vice-chair for Long-Term Inmates Now in the Community (LINC) in Mission, B.C. a non-profit whose project, Emma’s Acres helps former offenders and victims re-integrate into the community.
John is a graduate of Trinity College, the University of Toronto, and holds a Masters in Public Administration with a specialization in Justice Administration from North Carolina State University.

In 2017 John started the podcast, Who Killed Theresa which focuses on unsolved murders in Quebec, as well as other issues of criminal and social justice. In 2018, John was awarded the Senate of Canada’s Sesquicentennial Medal for his work in victims advocacy. He has written for a variety of publications including Canada’s National Post newspaper, The Montreal Gazette, The Sherbrooke Record, and Quillette.

John lives in the United States, though he spends significant time in Quebec. Wish You Were Here, about unsolved murders in Canada was published by Penguin Random House in September 2020.  He is currently writing his second book.

Contact : JohnAllore@gmail.com
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