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Dark Poutine podcast: The crimes of Peter Demeter

Peter Demeter in Toronto on Oct. 20, 1983. Tibor Kolley/The Globe and Mail/The Canadian Press

In this week’s episode of the Dark Poutine podcast, we look at the case of Christine Demeter.

In the summer of 1973, Christine Demeter, a 32-year-old, Austrian-born model turned wife and mother, was found deceased in the garage of the family home in Mississauga, Ont. Early on, suspicion fell on Peter Demeter, Christine’s husband and a Hungarian-born multi-millionaire, jet-setting Toronto real estate developer. The truth uncovered a calculated plan concocted by a psychopathic mind that was just getting started.

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Sources:

Regina v. Demeter, 1975 CanLII 685 (ON CA), <http://canlii.ca/t/g14jp>
R. v. Demeter, 1975 CanLII 50 (ON CA), < http://canlii.ca/t/1vln3 >
Demeter v. R., [1978] 1 SCR 538, 1977 CanLII 25 (SCC), <http://canlii.ca/t/1tx3n>
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978) – Full Movie
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