An inside look at the case against Mark Twitchell, found guilty of murder in 2011 after luring an Edmonton victim into a bizarre death trap.
The case of killer and "Dexter" fan Mark Twitchell is recalled in the opener of this series examining murders that occurred in Canada.
Mark Andrew Twitchell (born July 4, 1979) is a Canadian convicted of first degree murder in 2011 for killing John Brian "Johnny" Altinger. His trial attracted substantial media attention because he was inspired by the Dexter Morgan character, featured in Jeff Lindsay novels and the Dexter television series, a serial killer who works as a forensic bloodstain pattern analyst for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Twitchell was an aspiring filmmaker who dreamed of making blockbuster movies. In September 2008, he shot a short horror film at a garage he rented in the south end of Edmonton.John Brian "Johnny" Altinger was a 38-year-old male who worked as an oilfield equipment manufacturer at the time of his disappearance. On October 10, 2008, Altinger informed his friends that he was going to meet a woman he had been chatting with on the online dating website PlentyofFish. His friends soon became concerned when they received strange emails from Altinger, explaining that he had met a woman who was taking him on a long vacation to Costa Rica. Altinger's boss received a resignation letter by email, but never got a response to his request for a forwarding address for Altinger's final paycheque.
After growing more and more suspicious, several of Altinger's friends broke into his condo only to find his passport, dirty dishes and no indication anything had been packed. A homicide investigation was soon launched by the Edmonton Police Service.
Twitchell was arrested on October 31, 2008, and charged with the first degree murder of Altinger on the same day.
The key piece of evidence presented by the Crown at Twitchell's first degree murder trial was a document, entitled "SKConfessions" where the SK stood for Serial killer, which was recovered from Twitchell's laptop despite being deleted.
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