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Theresa Allore was a 19-year-old Canadian college student who disappeared on Friday, November 3, 1978 from Champlain College, Lennoxville in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Five months later, on April 13, 1979, her body was discovered in a small body of water approximately one kilometer from her dormitory residence in Compton, Quebec. Upon her disappearance police initially suggested she was a runaway. When her body was discovered police then suggested that she was the possible victim of a drug overdose, perhaps with the assistance of fellow college students.

John Allore, assisted by investigative reporter and friend, Patricia Pearson, developed compelling evidence suggesting Theresa was murdered, and that her death was linked to the unsolved cases of 10-year-old Manon Dube in March 1978 and Louise Camirand in 1977. Their book, Wish You Were Here links two other unsolved murders from that era; the 1977 deaths of Helen Monast from Chambly,  and Denise Bazinet from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Wish You Were Here suggests that systemic and criminal investigative failures at the hands of the Quebec police allowed for a serial sexual predator named Luc Gregoire to operate in the Quebec region in the late 1970s.

    • COMPOSITE: Luc Gregoire
      COMPOSITE: Luc Gregoire
      February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

      Is it Luc Gregoire? The eyes see what they want to see. If Gregoire was criminally active on the island of Montreal as early as 1977, it casts a whole new perspective on a catalog of the city’s unsolved murders. 

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    • LE COMPOSITE: Luc Gregoire
      LE COMPOSITE: Luc Gregoire
      February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

      Est-ce Luc Grégoire ? Les yeux voient ce qu’ils veulent voir. Si Grégoire était criminel sur l’île de Montréal dès 1977, cela jette une toute nouvelle perspective sur un catalogue des meurtres non résolus de la ville.

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    • L’équipe élargie de cold case de la Sûreté du Québec n’a pas encore résolu un meurtre
      L’équipe élargie de cold case de la Sûreté du Québec n’a pas encore résolu un meurtre
      July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

      Morgan Lowrie, Presse canadienne, le 21 juillet 2022. MONTRÉAL — Plus de 50 ans plus tard, Isabel Marcotte ressent encore chaque jour la douleur du…

      Read More L’équipe élargie de cold case de la Sûreté du Québec n’a pas encore résolu un meurtreContinue

    • Quebexico – Why Theresa Allore’s murder was never solved
      Quebexico – Why Theresa Allore’s murder was never solved
      July 1, 2022July 2, 2022

      There is no simple answer to this question, so once-a-week for 24 weeks I wrote a chapter to explain the complex relationship that evolved between…

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    • Québexique – Pourquoi le meurtre de Theresa Allore n’a jamais été résolu
      Québexique – Pourquoi le meurtre de Theresa Allore n’a jamais été résolu
      July 1, 2022July 2, 2022

      Il n’y a pas de réponse simple à cette question, alors une fois par semaine pendant 24 semaines, j’ai écrit un chapitre pour expliquer la…

      Read More Québexique – Pourquoi le meurtre de Theresa Allore n’a jamais été résoluContinue

    • Vingt-quatre courts films de Québexique
      Vingt-quatre courts films de Québexique
      June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

      Que penser de la parabole de Saad Gabr, le riche et mystérieux homme d’affaires arabe qui est apparu dans les Cantons au milieu des années…

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    • Twenty-Four Short Films about Quebexico
      Twenty-Four Short Films about Quebexico
      June 25, 2022July 8, 2022

      What should we make of the parable of Saad Gabr, the wealthy and mysterious Arab businessman who appeared in the Townships in the mid-seventies, began…

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    • Theresa Allore = Gerald + Regis Lachance
      Theresa Allore = Gerald + Regis Lachance
      June 11, 2022July 1, 2022

      “I contacted the Sûreté du Québec to say that my father had confessed to having committed murder in the late 70s and early 80s before…

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    • Theresa Allore = Gérald + Régis Lachance
      Theresa Allore = Gérald + Régis Lachance
      June 9, 2022July 1, 2022

      « J’ai contacté la Sûreté du Québec pour dire que mon père avait avoué avoir commis un meurtre à la fin des années 70 et…

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    • La descente de Disco Bob’s
      La descente de Disco Bob’s
      June 4, 2022June 5, 2022

      Le vendredi soir 19 mai 1978, 16 agents de la Sûreté du Québec et 4 agents de la force municipale de Lennoxville prennent d’assaut Disco…

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    • The Raid at Disco Bob’s
      The Raid at Disco Bob’s
      June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

      On Friday evening, May 19, 1978, 16 officers from the Sûreté du Québec, and 4 officers from Lennoxville’s municipal force stormed Disco Robert, the nightclub…

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    • Jean Charland – Le Fils Prodigue
      Jean Charland – Le Fils Prodigue
      May 20, 2022May 22, 2022

      “Cher Monsieur Allore, … vous trouverez ci-joint une photocopie d’un article paru dans le Montreal Star et qui décrit brièvement le conflit entre la Sûreté…

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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…

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    • How we know Regis Lachance was a police informant
      How we know Regis Lachance was a police informant
      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…

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    • Comment savons-nous que Régis Lachance était un stooler
      Comment savons-nous que Régis Lachance était un stooler
      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…

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    • The Trial of Fernand Laplante
      The Trial of Fernand Laplante
      May 7, 2022May 8, 2022

      The first degree murder trial of Fernand Laplante opened the week after Theresa Allore’s body was found in a Compton, Quebec culvert on Good Friday…

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    • Le procès de Fernand Laplante
      Le procès de Fernand Laplante
      May 6, 2022May 17, 2022

      Le procès pour meurtre au premier degré de Fernand Laplante s’est ouvert la semaine suivant la découverte du corps de Theresa Allore dans un ponceau…

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    • The Aloha Motel Fire
      The Aloha Motel Fire
      April 30, 2022May 9, 2022

      When Coroner Jean-Pierre Rivard adjourned his inquiry into the murders of Raymond Grimard, Manon Bergeron, and Carole Fecteau on October 16, police were still without…

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    • L’incendie au Aloha Motel
      L’incendie au Aloha Motel
      April 29, 2022May 1, 2022

      Lorsque le coroner Jean-Pierre Rivard a ajourné son enquête sur les meurtres de Raymond Grimard, Manon Bergeron et Carole Fecteau le 16 octobre, la police…

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    • Entracte
      Entracte
      March 26, 2022April 3, 2022

      For those of you coming in fresh to this website / podcast this is what we have so far. Twelve chapters, the stories are all…

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    • Theresa Allore – Case update #1
      Theresa Allore – Case update #1
      February 26, 2022May 30, 2022

      One Christmas – though it might have been her birthday – my sister, Theresa asked for a Rolling Stones record. My parents grew up in…

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    • Affaire Theresa Allore – Première mise à jour
      Affaire Theresa Allore – Première mise à jour
      February 25, 2022March 2, 2022

      J’aimerais que vous cessiez de considérer les décès de Louise Camirand, Manon Dubé et Theresa Allore comme des cas connexes. La base de cet argument…

      Read More Affaire Theresa Allore – Première mise à jourContinue

    • Folie à deux
      Folie à deux
      January 15, 2022February 5, 2022

      This year my posts will be a little more episodic and random. I’ve distilled down some stories I’ve heard or read about over the years,…

      Read More Folie à deuxContinue

    • Bish, who you foolin’?
      Bish, who you foolin’?
      December 23, 2021December 25, 2021

      The worst example of bystander apathy is the case of Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old bartender who was murdered in a Queens, New York neighborhood in…

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    • Bang-Bang Knock-Knock – The Rock Forest Massacre Part 1 / WKT5 #20
      Bang-Bang Knock-Knock – The Rock Forest Massacre Part 1 / WKT5 #20
      November 27, 2021December 29, 2021

      “La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu’il n’existe pas“ Marc-André Bédard had a very bad time of it in his…

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    • Le meurtre non élucidé de Theresa Allore : Une filière fermée froidement
      Le meurtre non élucidé de Theresa Allore : Une filière fermée froidement
      November 10, 2020January 13, 2022

      Trois semaines après la disparition de Theresa Allore, le chef de police de Lennoxville, Léo Hamel, était arrivé à lier l’affaire à celle du meurtre…

      Read More Le meurtre non élucidé de Theresa Allore : Une filière fermée froidementContinue

    • Theresa Allore – Case Closed Cold
      Theresa Allore – Case Closed Cold
      November 10, 2020February 10, 2023

      Three weeks after she went missing, Lennoxville Police Chief Leo Hamel managed to connect the disappearance of Theresa Allore with the prior-year murder of Louise…

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    • Theresa Allore – Case Closed Cold / WKT4 #15
      Theresa Allore – Case Closed Cold / WKT4 #15
      November 10, 2020December 29, 2021

      Three weeks after she went missing, Lennoxville Police Chief Leo Hamel managed to connect the disappearance of Theresa Allore with the prior-year murder of Louise…

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    • Confusion now hath made his masterpiece
      Confusion now hath made his masterpiece
      November 3, 2020December 5, 2021

      “This is one of those mysteries that will remain a mystery because we blew it from the beginning. There were all these questions. And we…

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    • Abandon Hope All Who Enter Here / WKT #45
      Abandon Hope All Who Enter Here / WKT #45
      December 17, 2017January 29, 2023

      Music from podcast #45. Theresa loved All Things Must Pass; I had the bedroom next to hears, she listened to it A LOT: Watch out…

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    • Stay Vigilant – WKT #43
      Stay Vigilant – WKT #43
      December 3, 2017December 29, 2022

      Read More Stay Vigilant – WKT #43Continue

    • What’s Past Is Prologue
      What’s Past Is Prologue
      November 27, 2017December 7, 2021

      The Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre asked me to write a piece for it’s series, “16 Days of Action to end Violence against Women”. It…

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    • What’s Past Is Prologue – WKT #42
      What’s Past Is Prologue – WKT #42
      November 11, 2017January 29, 2023

      https://www.spreaker.com/user/12732193/42-new A continuation of the deep dive into the week prior to Theresa Allore’s disappearance, and the immediate aftermath.

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    • We Found Stewart Peacock  – WKT #41
      We Found Stewart Peacock – WKT #41
      October 28, 2017January 29, 2023

      It’s our Halloween episode! We get an update on what happened to Stewart Peacock. A deep dive into the week prior to Theresa Allore’s disappearance:…

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    • Confusion Now Hath Made His Masterpiece – WKT #40
      Confusion Now Hath Made His Masterpiece – WKT #40
      October 21, 2017December 29, 2022

      Discussion of the 1977 Charles Marion kidnapping and the 1978 Fernand Laplante trial in Sherbrooke, Quebec as they relate to the disappearance and murder of…

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    • Sex Beast: Stuart Peacock / WKT #38
      Sex Beast: Stuart Peacock / WKT #38
      October 8, 2017December 29, 2022

      We recount what little we know of Champlain College Residence Supervisor, Stewart Peacock who vanished less than two months after Theresa Allore’s disappearance:    …

      Read More Sex Beast: Stuart Peacock / WKT #38Continue

    • UnHappy Ending – WKT #34
      UnHappy Ending – WKT #34
      August 26, 2017January 29, 2023

                      A deeper dive into the original cases of Theresa Allore, Manon Dube and Louise Camirand. Focus on…

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    • Theresa Allore: You Think You Know This Case? WKT #27
      Theresa Allore: You Think You Know This Case? WKT #27
      June 22, 2017December 28, 2022

        A response to The Minds Of Madness podcast. We backtrack. Revisit Luc Gregoire. The music: It’s The Sweet: Love Is Like Oxygen. This was…

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    • Theresa Allore – Part 2: The Minds of Madness
      Theresa Allore – Part 2: The Minds of Madness
      June 22, 2017December 18, 2021

      Part 2 of the Minds of Madness podcast focusing on unsolved murders in the Eastern Townships of Quebec Click here to listen to the podcast…

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    • Index of related unsolved murders in Quebec in the 1970s – Repost
      Index of related unsolved murders in Quebec in the 1970s – Repost
      June 14, 2017January 1, 2022

      INDEX RELATED UNSOLVED MURDERS AND DISAPPEARANCES IN QUEBEC IN THE 1970s (click on the name for detailed case information) Alice Pare – Drummondville – April…

      Read More Index of related unsolved murders in Quebec in the 1970s – RepostContinue

    • Minds of Madness Podcast Features Theresa Allore Case
      Minds of Madness Podcast Features Theresa Allore Case
      June 5, 2017December 18, 2021

      The folks over at The Minds Of Madness have done a podcast focusing on Theresa Allore’s case. Tyler and Bek have done a wonderful job…

      Read More Minds of Madness Podcast Features Theresa Allore CaseContinue

    • Mise à jour Theresa Allore : Le porte-monnaie
      Mise à jour Theresa Allore : Le porte-monnaie
      May 9, 2016December 18, 2021

      Beaucoup personnes savent que j’ai été au l’Estrie ce week-end. Je posterai plus sur cela plus tard, mais pour l’instant voila une brève mise à jour sur…

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    • Carte: Camirand – Allore – Blais – Dube
      Carte: Camirand – Allore – Blais – Dube
      April 29, 2016December 7, 2021

      For more on Louise Camirand, Theresa Allore, Lison Blais and Manon Dube click here Pour savoir plus de Louise Camirand, Theresa Allore, Lison Blais et…

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    • Theresa Allore –  mises à jour des médias
      Theresa Allore – mises à jour des médias
      April 18, 2016December 7, 2021

      Voici quelques mises à jour des médias. Je suppose qu’ils sont utiles si elles obtiennent le mot, mais leur peu comme les boucles de rétroaction:…

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    • Theresa Allore – a few media updates
      Theresa Allore – a few media updates
      April 18, 2016December 7, 2021

      Here are some media updates. I guess they are helpful if they get the word out, but their kinda like feedback loops: the best information…

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    • Le cas curieux de Manon Dube – Janvier / Mars 1978
      Le cas curieux de Manon Dube – Janvier / Mars 1978
      April 2, 2016December 29, 2021

      Beaucoup d’entre vous connaissent déjà l’histoire de Manon Dube, comme il a été l’un des trois cas originaux (avec Theresa Allore et Louise Camirand) citée…

      Read More Le cas curieux de Manon Dube – Janvier / Mars 1978Continue

    • Cas non résolus de meurtres et de disparitions au Québec dans les années 1970
      Cas non résolus de meurtres et de disparitions au Québec dans les années 1970
      March 29, 2016January 1, 2022

      Cas non résolus de meurtres et de disparitions au Québec dans les années 1970   (Cliquez sur le nom de l’information de cas détaillée) Alice…

      Read More Cas non résolus de meurtres et de disparitions au Québec dans les années 1970Continue

    • Index of related unsolved murders in Quebec in the 1970s
      Index of related unsolved murders in Quebec in the 1970s
      March 21, 2016January 1, 2022

      INDEX RELATED UNSOLVED MURDERS AND DISAPPEARANCES IN QUEBEC IN THE 1970s (click on the name for detailed case information) Alice Pare – Drummondville – April…

      Read More Index of related unsolved murders in Quebec in the 1970sContinue

    • Manon Dube – January / March 1978
      Manon Dube – January / March 1978
      March 17, 2016December 29, 2021

      Many of you already know the story of Manon Dube, as it was one of the original three cases (along with Theresa Allore and Louise…

      Read More Manon Dube – January / March 1978Continue

    • Louise Camirand – 1977: Let the victim blaming begin
      Louise Camirand – 1977: Let the victim blaming begin
      March 8, 2016March 8, 2022

      We’re coming up on the 39th anniversary of the unsolved murder of Louise Camirand. Let’s revisit the case: 20-year-old Louise Camirand lived in Sherbrooke, Quebec…

      Read More Louise Camirand – 1977: Let the victim blaming beginContinue

    • David Bowie: Space Oditties, Time, Up Here In Heaven
      David Bowie: Space Oditties, Time, Up Here In Heaven
      January 12, 2016December 7, 2021

      Ask me the question, “What was your sister like?”  I would have to answer, “She loved David Bowie”. That’s not the whole story, but it…

      Read More David Bowie: Space Oditties, Time, Up Here In HeavenContinue

    • Enquête Theresa Allore
      Enquête Theresa Allore
      February 5, 2014December 18, 2021

      Un disciple a présenté quelques questions que je me sens serait bénéfique de partager avec tout le monde : Q1 : Avez-vous le sentiment que…

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    • Theresa Allore Investigation
      Theresa Allore Investigation
      February 5, 2014December 18, 2021

      A follower has brought forward some questions I feel would be beneficial to share with everyone: Q1: Do you have the feeling that the Quebec…

      Read More Theresa Allore InvestigationContinue

    • Quebec 1977: Who was The Bootlace Killer?
      Quebec 1977: Who was The Bootlace Killer?
      August 27, 2013February 18, 2023

      There was a serial killer operating not only in the Eastern Townships in the 1970s, but also in the Montreal region. Call him The Bootlace Killer. Louise Camirand, Helen Monast, Denise Bazinet and Theresa Allore were all most likely strangled by a thin ligature.

      Read More Quebec 1977: Who was The Bootlace Killer?Continue

    • Québec 1977: Qui était “The Bootlace Killer”?
      Québec 1977: Qui était “The Bootlace Killer”?
      August 26, 2013February 18, 2023

      Il y avait un tueur en série exploitation non seulement dans les Cantons de l’Est dans les années 1970, mais aussi dans la région de…

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    • Deux livres de la meurtre non-resolus de Theresa Allore
      Deux livres de la meurtre non-resolus de Theresa Allore
      November 21, 2009December 9, 2021

      Et sur une note similaire: moi-même et Cal Millar – l’auteur de Find My Killer: Crime Stoppers: Unsolved Homicides un autre nouveau livre qui profil l’assassiner de Thérèse – ont embrassé et pris. Aucune mauvaise volonté là non plus, Cal’s a nice guy … très bien intentionnés. Il a même accepté de modifier le livre pour la deuxième édition de sorte qu’il ne dit pas Thérèse était un “New-Brunswicker” (un produit du Québec dans l’âme, et si le Québec ne peut assumer la responsabilité de résoudre ses assassiner).

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    • Theresa Allore – Case Closed Cold

      Theresa Allore – Case Closed Cold

      Three weeks after she went missing, Lennoxville Police Chief Leo Hamel managed to connect the disappearance of Theresa Allore with the prior-year murder of Louise Camirand….

      Read More Theresa Allore – Case Closed ColdContinue

    Listen to “Theresa Allore – Case Closed Cold / WKT4 #15” on Spreaker.

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