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from little boxes. Projecting black and white pictures on the screen to giant flat screens capable of producing 4k resolution showing us vivid detail with each individual pixel of light we used tv's as a way to connect with our family members and friends through shows and movies. We stand around the water cooler at work and talk about the latest episode of game of thrones, but when sit and watch these television series or movies, what do you feel? Are you able to relate to the protagonist? What about antagonist? What if there is an anti hero? Can you feel what they go through in the story? Most of us are able to do that because the majority of the human race is born with an innate sense of emotion and empathy and, of course, we all dream of being a superhero, the others from the bad things in the world.

Where is the line drawn between fiction and reality? How there are some willing to go in order to become just like their favorite character on television life tends to imitate ART Edmonton in Alberta, Canada is known as the gateway to the north. The capital is full of culture govern until an educational opportunity. Mint is also host two year round festivals, which has been reflected in its nickname. Canada is festival, city, the land is vast and has become a booming metropolis. Ten is also the home of Alberta's oil industry. In two,

eight hundred and twenty nine year old, Mark Twichell was an aspiring filmmaker, juggling a new family and a dream of becoming a big time. Hollywood director, he had just come back to Canada after spending time in the Midwest, with his first wife Megan there I had started off in an odd way after is being married. They laid in together- and this is what he asked her a strange question thought about killing someone. Megan didn't know what to think that she was in a foreign country in a strangers bed. Over the years the marriage became tumultuous was Megan started to notice a pattern of lying, and it was weekend trip that Mark left his to attend a cos play convention. It was there that cheated on Megan when he came,

and we told her what he had done with no remorse list to say they divorced. Now, if you're old enough to remember what things were like back, then in the MID 2000s or thoughts as some people call them dating websites were a bit weird and not really popular social media was booming and people were connecting on Myspace and Facebook more than they were on dating sites. It would maybe a few years before the influx, an popularity of dating sites such as Ashley Madison, for you want to have an affair farmers only for the country, folk, Christian mingle, so people could thought more than their bibles believe it or not fur zoo for those furries wanting to get their freak on. In any case, plan fish was marks dating site of choice.

That's where he met Jess. His second wife. It was around this time that he decided to return to chasing his dream of filmmaking Mark Foley a few ways to make it in the movie industry. Knowing someone or going to do it yourself way, creating set an hoping the right investors would come along Anfora, for while his ideas were appealing enough for people to actually invest, including his new brother in law. But the truth is, he was somewhat fail in his aspiring career. He had hard time finding original content that was his own. It was always a fan made film or cut that had derived from other original content that was by those already established in the industry. Do making wasn't his only hobby a bit of a nerd he enjoyed

play chatting online in star wars, groups and sending time with his wife Jess and his eight month old daughter. Although it was a second attempt at marriage, he seem have it all. Unfortunately, some of the reasons that had led to his first divorce carried over into his second marriage. He can simply lied not always about big things but small things such as pain girls, on top about going to work when he really have a job. Instead, voting is time to day dreaming over filmmaking mark felt like he struck gold when he had an opportunity to direct star wars. Secrets of the rebellion, which was a fan made film mark, was able to obtain a cameo by Jeremy Bullock, who had played the doctor. Boba Fett in the original films

actor by the name of Jimmy C Akos had been cast as Han Solo in Mark's fan film, but quick Appan joining the project. Jimmy realized that mark wasn't as prepared as he had originally presented himself. Two thousand and five mark Twichell comes up to me at mention in Indianapolis, and he looks mean, lies and says you want to play Han solo in the star. Wars fan film. Soon, as he said that I fell off my chair, there's uh well growing up Han solo was always my hero Anna soon, as I got off that airplane and went to the studio and saw that every single thing out there every set every prop was half built, it wasn't even completed and things started to unravel. At that point, when I was up there for two weeks, I spent just as much time as I did. Acting building props cleaning break rooms going through footage trying to pick people up at airports. Trying to I mean we all had a pitch in because he was so unprepared mark

didn't want to limit himself to a specific genre, so he uploaded a comedy. He was working on called day players to his channel under the account name express direct are in two thousand and seven. The short video shows two actors trying to get their lines perfected before mark cuts in as an irritated direct in a scripted attempt to create a humorous atmosphere. Let me of June lately I don't know I was going to ask you the same question. Remember last time I saw him. He was, it was definitely not last night. He does see your last night, no, not at your apartment. Well, I mean you know what yeah you know. Well now, it's ok Amy is my girl. You broke point there jackass, so that doesn't give you the right time guys

Can you keep it down back? There were trying to keep the audio clean for the take. I don't want to do this sixteen times both his star. Source film and a players were on the back burn until he was able to obtain more funding to finish them. He wanted to start creating a new project, a and more ambitious project. Unfortunately, for Mark Lise, Anne and narcissistic tendencies would not stop. He began shacking up with a former college girlfriend Mark told Jess if this again, with no remorse for what he had done and, of course, just kicked him out of the house, leaving mark to move into his father's basement as two thousand it was coming to an end. The show television series Dexter was entering its third season mark absolutely loved. The show loved might be an understatement. He was obsessed with Dexter.

His obsession began to make him question many things in his life in a diary mark wrote man approaches thirty years of age. He tends to question. What is the purpose is in this world and where he fits into the picture, started a Dexter Morgan, Facebook page posting regularly, as if you were the fictional killer himself. During this time he had the idea to create what he described as a suspense thriller. Film called house of cards with the script loosely following sectional character, similar to that of Dexter Mark rented a garage in the mill woods neighborhood of South Edmonton. He turned the garage into the kill room that he wanted to film for his story. In order to tell the story the way he wanted Mark wanted to get into the headspace of the killer

he started. Writing in a diary turned script that he titled SK fashions. This story is based on true events. The names of the events were altered slightly to protect the guilty. This is the story of my progression into becoming a serial killer like anyone just starting out a new skill, I had a bit of trial and error in the beginning of my misadventures. Allow me to start from the beginning. I think you'll see what I mean while Mark was busy researching information for his upcoming project. He juggling the responsibilities as a husband and father. Would that said, this attempt at method acting left, I'm feeling less stressed I don't remember the exact place in time. It was that I decided to become a serial killer, but I remember the sensation that hit me. It was uh period for you.

I felt lighter less stressed. If you will, there were something about urgently exploring my dark side that greatly appealed to me. The challenge itself was enticing to behold. More may have been trying to get into the headspace of a killer. He had sent out an email to his production team, letting them know that he needed to find the right person to cast in the film somehow someone who was cold calculated, but when pressed wood quote, show the wimp deep inside on Friday October. Tenth, two thousand and eight eight year old, Johnny Altinger left work as an oilfield equipment manager for a company called Argus sent emails out to some friends stating that he had a date with a woman named Jen. According to chinese brother, he spent a good at a time on dating sites

and he really wanted to meet the love of his life. Johnny received instructions to a garage in South Edmonton which forwarded onto his friend Willie, contain in the email where a series of messages which show Jenn was concerned about meeting a man offline. Although this sounds exciting, I have to make sure you're, not some kind of weirdo and so far you seem fairly well put together. I want to play very much, but I have to be caught as I'm sure you can understand. On a lighter note, though, you said you had four days off. How long can I keep you for, if I choose, maybe you should pack for a few days, lol Johnny pulled his Red Mazda three down the Alley way, twords the garage as instructed when he arrived. There was no one around. He waited around for a bit before deciding to depart eventually Johnny emailed his friend Dale, stating

she's home. Now, I'm heading over there friends it out to Johnny to inquire about how his date with this mysterious Jenn woman had gone, but no received a response. Three days later, on October, 13th received an email from his longtime friend, hey there. I've met a Nick, the ordinary woman who has offered take me on a long nice. Tropical vacation we'll be staying in her winter home in Costa Rica to follow soon, I won't be back in town until December tenth, but I will be checking emails. Periodically, see you around the holidays, Johnny the it wasn't, the only one to receive this email, Johnny friend, Deborah, received the same email multiple times. Each one contained a different subject line all of John friends got in touch with one another to discuss the stories they had heard. They all agreed there were

any concerning factors, including him, his job without notifying his employer of where to send his last check, Johnny's friends added to break into his condo and what they found left them stunned. His home was a mess as if had been ransacked to make matters. Johnny's passport was sitting on the kitchen counter. How could Johnny have to Costa Rica without taking his passport? His friends prop. We notified the police news, spread quick of the missing man and for the detectives investigating story was similar to a call they had received a week earlier. A couple on an evening stroll had heard a man yelling for help in an alleyway. He looked at us and said guys trying to rob me. Can you help me. And I was already steins like I was like

just kind of like panicked and just stopped and just didn't know what to do. Couple called police who had investigated but found no one nearby, it was tell Johnny went missing that they took the previous incident seriously. Unfortunately, they didn't know who the man being attacked was. He was either add or missing same as Johnny after police investigated, Johnny, Altinger's condo, the detectives handling the case went to the garage the detectives were unable to get in, but they were able to contact the owner who told them it was being rented out by a filmmaker by the name of Mark Twichell. The owner passed along the contact info for mark on October 19th detectives as mark if they could meet in a public location to get a key to the garage to which he agreed upon their initial meeting mark recalled that, just

for a week prior, a man knocked on the window of the garage offering a car for whatever he had in his pocket, which, on that day, was about forty bucks mark claim. The man had told him that he had just sugar Mama who was going to take all of his wants and needs there. He no longer needed the car. He asked me, you know anybody, do you want to buy a car? what do you mean? And Well, with this really search? Lady, you know it's like a sugar, Momma kind of situation and she's going to take care of me and she's moving buy me a new car when we get back from vacation that we're going to take to do a search of his vehicle in the trunk. They found two license plates a blood like substance mark described as corn syrup and food coloring for his production and a Toshi

brand laptop. It was time to bring mark in for further questioning mark claim to the detectives that they only had used the garage for one day of filming. Well, most of my friends, all pre production, I knew that I was going to use it as a location for filming. So I started If I'd been looking for something that's suitable ugly dog found that garage found that it was magnolia location at work. Great, for what are purposes were and rented it the only time that we actually spend shooting in that place. With the last weekend of September, the we give a September yeah. Ok, we had an evening shoot Friday, and that was for a couple of hours, actually at someone elses House downtown shot in our condo and then all these saturdays when we use the garage to fail. Me ok, gone to clean up the garage and gather their gear. Something

we're out of place. Not only was that an oddity, but he found that the padlock he had placed on the back door had been switch with a new lock. He was unfamiliar with now you around at the graduation. You noted something immediately on your rival when you went up to over to the door for him to show at least rash yeah, and what was I still went on down. The side of the garage came back around to look at the the door itself and the first thing that I noticed upon looking a little closer and lemon angry, but I guess he was the one on padlock look familiar to me and I was one that actually put the latch on the door and I haven't had a lot previously. It wasn't the same one, the one that I had was like that of silver on the outside, like a black plastic dial in the center, and this one was just all metal. So I

do you notice different padlock yeah quickly, though Mark contradicts himself as detectives ask how often he has gone back to the garage since filming. Just about three weeks since you and that's the only showing that you've done and we've been back there since I'd filming. Yet in times when was that I went back,

uh. I remember the exact date, but I went back one time because we had like a table saw a bunch of tools that were there and my God stores that stuff in his garage. So I told him, you know, like a meeting, will load it up and get rid of it. So I went over there and met him after work one day and he load that stuff up and took it home. The next time was when I was taking delivery of a steel drum using this garbage can basically so and then last Friday, that's right. It was when I went there to just clean everything out, get the basic garbage out of there and stuff like that. There are still like a box of bottles and stuff like that things that have been there previously renting the place, but it just never got around to getting rid of it, but it's just getting some stuff out of there. That was when you say. Last Friday, you mean the one just passed, but I mean we're now in Sunday morning, right

like probably probably twelve, make up today's nineteen. Today's Sunday night, like well so the Friday before this price, will probably both attempt yeah market just visited the garage in a little over a week prior to this interview when he noticed the padlock being different. Also keep in mind. That was the day Johnny Alternator went missing after he was to meet the mysterious woman. Jan that's why we were there 'cause, I'm wondering if that's when you last saw your padlock on the door mark tries to deflect the question claiming he has issues remembering anything through his day to day routines '

He also had to reiterate to the investigator has big plans for the project. Problems is also issues with remembering tasks too, so I live on lists to formulate list. As long as I have a list, and I can check things off as I'm doing, ok, but I mean so, I need to stay organized democratically or stuff like that. So I did. I think I did drop off and honestly, I don't remember if it was this past week or the week before it, but I remember dropping off some cleaning materials just for the next time when we were going to go in there and his my intention to game listed to pitch this thing and get it into a tv series or a movie. The detective tries to back to when Mark, had last visited the garage to drop

The cleaning supplies he claimed the date might have been a few days prior to when he originally said so back again. So we're talking about back in the garage and you're saying the temp was the last time that you were after that yeah and you can see that absolutely freezer. You know it was either a couple of days before uploading is, after that I dropped off some some cleaning stuff. It was like a Tuesday Wednesday, something like that Tuesday or Wednesday and dropped off some cleaning stuff mark went on to explain how the need for cleaning supplies at the garage was an understatement. Type of film. They were shooting lots of fake blood was involved and in order to keep renting the unit, he wanted to keep that pristine. That active reminded mark why they were sitting there talking. Meanwhile, letting him know the oddities surrounding the events. Nuts,

Second me yeah, I'm just thinking about this. I mean it's kind of odd that you're filming that kind of thing and we end up drawing with that garage because of a missing person. He supposedly went there this really freaky too, and as soon as they called me on the phone as soon as MAC Hall called me and said that you know this is what's going on. I did this weird chill 'cause, it just doesn't sit right. So the first thing start asking myself is: who all knows about what we do there and what our schedule is like and stuff like that, and if we we have a shooting schedule using there's a bunch of people in another there to prep leading up to it, and then we shoot something there and then that's it until we announce something else: there's no fixed activity so early on into the interrogation activate ask Mark who else had a key for the garage he claimed only himself.

A producer named MIKE had a key and asked again he said that another person just so happen to have a copy for missing sense. It was me MIKE and Jay Jay mentioned might before I move Jay Jason, how it's and Jason, how it's quickly changes gears been told that we're looking for the name is: all fingers? I n g e r does that name ring a bell team or mean anything to you know, never heard it before

to the indication that we have any weight and we've got this through our investigation, San the address comes up and then the garage is described and he actually says that he was there on that particular day. That particularly we're talking about is that it gives them. I think the 15th

fifteen carpenter Now- and I may be mistaken- I maybe make some couple things, but adding fifteen and as a Nager indicating that you were probably down there, putting splicer, ok, yeah, ok, but on Wednesday, or something yeah yeah, and it was in and around the same sort of time frame that you were there. You know that he would have been there. Ok click in the afternoon, really him and he was supposed to ever meet a girl who described the address of poorly in the list of Malaysia at threw up an internet site. Ok, looking back on the information he heard, Olson,

last known place was there said he went in. There met a guy, the girl. Wasn't there Meneghina Lingaraj in the garage. Apparently okay, telling what was explained to you, tell me what you're all it explains: the foreign padlock, the team switch that out or something like that. That makes sense who is wishy where the guy is. Well, you didn't switch anything. He went there and met met somebody in their campaign, but I mean like whenever he met there, yeah 'cause, I don't know anybody else that has access in less thing.

You know access it themselves, pretty much! so your life was totally gone off. Their yeah. Ok, the last was still there, but a different padlocks are so everybody could come along with a set of bolt cutters. Countries on put their own on writing, that still didn't get my access to the ground, because there's still a temple right eventually is allowed to leave the interrogation room on his own free will detectives brought up a lot of unanswered questions and initially they believed there was honesty in what market told them. You remain calm and collected, but it wouldn't be long before he was back at the police station to answer more questions. Finally, I went for it. I typed a message back, quick apology for the delay and visitation to come back and then business crouched

voice. I had a whole new plan. No mass needed this time, just pretending to be poking around the back of this sat and then wham I would slim unconscious in his survival- would be a bonus but not necessary. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment each. You have no idea yeah the room filled with the echo of the pipe crashing into the back of his skull, as I could feel my predator self take over that. One single motion was the end, all be all committed now, and there is no going back go to jail for an almost. He begins screaming at the top of his lungs police police police, and I just about Shat, my pants la fury doubled and I blasted him so hard blood, spattered everywhere. Primarily on me, I've had enough of this. He said, as he feebly and dizzily tried to grab the pipe away from me My anger, researched

I pulled my hunting knife from its sheath and watched the shock of his face, as he saw the blade thrusted into his gut. His reaction was pure Hollywood. Lurch forward with a grunt, was dead on tv movie of the week he moaned and groaned. Plunged a knife deep into his neck. I let him bleed out right there on the floor away from the plastic. Sheeting, specifically put up to avoid that sort of thing on October 20th, the day at after. His initial interview with police mark was back in station, to answer more questions this time with Detective Bill Clark who didn't hold back with putting the pressure on him. Detective Clark had watched the interview from the day prior and many things stuck out to him. The way mark was charming, charming, as you may have been, he changed his story so easily, and so often without effort, something within

got told him mark was involved in Johnny's disappearance, even though there was nothing at the time to prove Mark was tide to the investigation. The detective had to trust his there's something else. I want to tell you mark and that's that there's absolutely no doubt in my mind, that you're involved in the disappearance of John Altinger no doubt in my mind at all mark why, as I, did mark, there's no doubt in my mind that you're involved in this disappearance. I just want to get to the bottom of this, because this is not going to go away. It's not going to leave you mark, I don't understand, I mean this happened because it the movie thing, so

it went too far. I have no idea what the hell is going on. You do. You have an idea. You have majors idea, markable. What's going, you know exactly what happened that night detective knew something wasn't right now. How Mark tried to play the circumstances off? He appeared to not quite grasp the severity. Of this missing persons investigation, Explain some of the reasons to you. But you do understand 'cause. You know what I'm talking about you're involved in this and unfortunately,. Something got carried away. Something I carried away with this guy. I just don't understand what don't you understand.

We have a follows missing. You always been to your garage. We talked all the neighbors now you know. The neighbors saw you changing the law. About a week week and a half ago,. Neighbors watch. They see all these things little things that you don't realize. Ok,. We know the lock was changed long for the fifteen yeah when you get there on the 15th. You tell me: well that's your lock on there in the 50s. It's not there. You go back with the policeman last night, you notice- or you say so- that's uh that's a lie. You told me when you gave your version of events to last night. Your version,

Vance was different than what you told me today when wrote down was dead and what you told me in this room. Would you told me in this room when I first came in different from your final version of events, you change your whole story. All signs of different lies. Now I know this isn't easy thing to live with. Something went wrong. Like I said, I don't think you're a bad guy, you seem like a decent guy, you got a wife, a small child. Trying to do the best. I don't think you know I do But I don't think you're doing that. Well, financially, I think it's a flag material, you're trying to do your best with something wrong. We were just trying to make a better movie. I don't know. Simple went wrong and you're involved interview

set staring at the ground appearing as if he was pouting Detective Clark. Is it playing in the marks ego by questioning him about the movie industry or converse about what he may find interesting mark was called out on the car he bought for the supposed forty. You are definitely not a dumb man. You know very well that you don't buy a car, that's worth for ten thousand dollars from someone for forty dollars. You know that you know that you get a bill of sale. You deal with the items on Ebay, you sell items all the time. Is it going to storm binding? That part of your story is just it's just lie after lie after lie,. And it's time to end those lies mark you shake your head, but you know what I'm saying is true.

Eventually Mark began to break down sniffling he pulled a tissue from a box and brought up his failing marriage. The detect remind mark about his eight month old daughter is my marriage, so we have to worry about protecting her anymore. He daughter will be taken care of my continue to sit silently before for his options to obtain a lawyer. Detective lock reminded him of his rights and that he able to make a phone call for one instead making that choice, he sat there staring at a document and began filling it out. Detective Clark tries to press him further, but Mark just ignored the attempts. Don't you think it's right the moral thing to do to get this get back. His family exemption closure,

his friends who called us yeah there are other stressors going on in your life at the time. That's tell me now things. Are going on mark? Wouldn't that really be relevant, though I think it would be very relevant. Where they'd be financial at home, marriage, health- I don't know parking for Bi Fold, doors everything's going to happen to you. Again Mark sat stone faced appearing to have down the difference between It takes murder, first, recycle degree, manslaughter

the intent yeah. Basically, the first reason like planning it second degree is, is basically not planet. Manslaughter is spur the moment. I like a bar fight or something so I'm punches someone they get angry. Select that. Which category you fall into rebuttal? The question mark makes uh statement coming across as irrational and seeking some form of pity. The detective plays back into him, making him think about what this suicidal action would cause for his daughter, the category for suicidal. Why is suicidal because, what's the point I mean,

if everything that I've been working for is suddenly going to end, but no that's going to happen. There's no way to to share code sweet then, without any reason, to take your whole life. Is that any reason to leave your daughter without a father, regardless of whether you're, with Reba cider or living in the same house you're still or father? And of course it is in the best of circumstances, but and I'm going to be away from their forever mark, wouldn't budg, but it wouldn't be long before detectives discovered the grisly truth. Are you familiar with Lyme town? The acclaim

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his second interview with police Mark sent out an email to people on his production team, urging them not to talk with detectives, he explained to them. Sometimes what we see on tv is a true representation of how they work sometime. They do lie and make up things in order to get people to say things they otherwise would not. So they can have an answer for the media. I didn't think this was the case until this week, when I was proven otherwise on uh 31st detectives got word from their lab that the blood like substance found in March trunk, wasn't corn syrup. It was in fact blood, and it belonged to Johnny altering even more damning was the end. They pulled off of the Toshiba laptop when Firenze

text search through it. They found a deleted document, SK confessions. They finally found out the horror that Johnny Altinger had gone through. I remember thinking, as I hoisted this giant up into my table, that I should really stick to smaller guys, but I got is dead carcass up on that table, and I figured that since I went through all this trouble and made all this mess that up how to clean it up, got my game processing kid out, which contained a butcher knife for the hefty meat filet knife for smaller works, Skinner, which might come in handy for scalping. The skull in serrated saw for the bones. I decided course would be to go from the feet up. First things. First, I poke I'm proud of the joints to find the path of least resistance. I began cutting the legs off at the knees all in one piece I didn't bother to take his shoes or socks off

the knife went through the flesh like it was nothing surprised at how utterly non resilient human tissue could be. There is almost no blood knot surprising, since the grand majority of it pulled on the floor, thankfully soaked up primarily by his jacket. I put the severed leg in the trash and moved on to the thigh, which was essentially the same routine. Only thicker, more fatty, dismembering a human body, was a relatively unexciting event, but I have my ways of making it more fun. I saying to myself, as I worked talk to myself, reflected on the new tools I would get to make the next one easier, took the arms off at the elbow joint and the scissors to cut off the finger tips for adding confusion and identify in the body serving the head was also a simple matter and going through the vertebrae in the back of the neck didn't take much at all by going through connective tissue. The torso

was surprisingly heavy all by itself, and I then two across the diaphragm human distance. Just look like one long, roll of uncooked sausage as opposed to the gruesome millage of stringing nastiness. They appear to be on film. I surprised funny sounds and pressure releases took place on my table as the torso sank, a dose the first bag which contained the torso pieces and gasoline after dropping it in the barrel. I let him match and tossed it in I've heard there's no smell like that of a burning flesh person, but I, like particular member of the sense group, so get any dramatic descriptions from Maine. Once the flesh was removed. I used the pipe to knock at the teeth, eliminate dental records as a form of id broke, the jaw after that and use the scissors to cut out the ligaments ripping the jaw clean from the head.

I used a knife to destroy the eyes and then ran the pipe into the side of the skull to busted, open fueled. Only by the curiosity to see the human brain live and in person in two thousand and twelve, a study was published, suggesting black in the sense of smell may be linked to psych Opathy, pointing to in a processing in the frontal lobe theory where to hold true explain why Mark wasn't able dramatically described in his diary about the burning dismembered, remains police had the perfect way to catch Mark and he wouldn't even see it coming. In fact, he thought he had gotten away with it. He had email from a potential investor who had seen STAR wars film, then, what willing to invest a hefty sum of money into his new production. This was it. His career was really going to take off as he left

and began, driving down the road heading towards his meeting. A white Van pulled up from down the street full of police work was placed under arrest on November. First Mark Twitchell was charged with the first degree, murder of Johnny all Tanger. After three long weeks of waiting for any word from Johnny halting or police arrested, a man Friday, they say is responsible for his disappearance and his death. Twenty nine year old Mark Twitchell, husband, father and independent filmmaker charged with first degree murder is definitely plans. It was definitely I put a lot of thought into a lot of work into a frenzy on Oct over ten tonight, Johnny went missing. He went to go meet a girl that he had connected with on line. The address allegedly took him to this millwoods garage. He trend. Shortly after you arrive saying that there was a man at the garage with a replica gun. Who is making a movie so we left, but what time later the girl

talk to him online again and he returned the garage time. Anyone heard from him that same day, police took mark back to the garage for a walk through the entire visit. He stayed. Quiet unwell, cooperate with detectives, even though he sat there, silent and stone faced detect pointed out the obvious observation points which neighbors were able to see him changing the padlock. So how do you lock? This skate up, go in the overhead door? What did you do last night? Is that the well that the lock you bought at the store there? I showed you, the Walmart receipt, comma people around here you put on the front, see how, when you're installing this see that take a look at our windows right there. You know easiest for the neighbors to see who's doing it, see that see that there

beautiful view coming from the neighbors either side too easy way too easy mark bring back any memories. I'm gonna tell us where the body is now and get this over with get you back to the station. After their visit to the garage the detectives tried under that they knew might work with mark. They tried hyping up his ends to turn his life into a movie like he wanted the tone, obviously sarcastic, rocking his errors and showing just how easy it was to catch him. I mean, let's look at this realistically marked, you will be able to sit in jail while you're serving your time and write this whole thing out and when you get out 'cause it'll happen. What are you now? Twenty eight Twenty nine

will still be able to please enough to write a movie about this. This could be your chick gonna, be a movie about yourself based on a true life story and we beat the dead horse here. You going to tell us where the body is double question mark. Can't you answer that I think we've been pretty decent with you at least give us an answer on that investigation is impeccable. Our evidence, evidence is flawless, speaks for itself. As I said, the only piece of the puzzle. That's missing is returning Johnny Altinger to his family. The decent thing to do all we're saying is: you can end the story in just satisfy the family and we try to do our jobs but with or without the body. I have no doubt in my mind. No doubt absolutely: what's the weather make it a first degree: murder, minimum

twenty five years, no chance of parole

freezing about mark I'm curious, Matt, think about last night in the city facing the census. Your face, the thing you put those thoughts down using what's interesting, we pull out all these people today beside red lights and they have no idea what you've just you're the guy. I wanted to be a serial killer. This first no idea kind of ironic. What else is ironic? I forgot to tell you this: could you go find out anyway? You, Lord Johnny Hall, Ginger, to his dad on the internet by going to the play of fish website, setting up a fake id, the woman from Ireland anyway, you make up the profile, use it over from another city. Just like you describe, you learn him in to his dad. What's interesting, is you gotta learn your capture? We saw it on the internet, the guy you were going to meet at the coffee shop, undercover police, the guy. You were bringing your portfolio to the to try again to buy shares in your movie, undercover police boys out ironic. You lose your victim in. We learned you. You are thank you for that mark she you best case ever. She you make it possible to make it quite easy to catch. Thank on November third police released an image of the hockey mask.

The couple who were walking had seen in the attack a month earlier on October. Third, was that the man who was attacked in front of them still alive and able to come forward. That day, a man came out of the shadows to tell detectives his story. In late summer of two thousand and eight Jill to trawl had through a separation move to Edm ten and was looking to get back into the dating game. He created a profile on a dating site. Called plenty of fish Jill, did the usual uploaded photo is himself listed, his interests what he was looking for in a relationship. It's tough to meet new people, so I decided to go on an online dating website started going through profiles and and talking to people through there, and I finally met this one girl Joe, was a message from a blog

bombshell by the name of Sheena. The two connected quickly sharing similar interests. Her message in the conversation came across as highly intelligent, that being very attractive to Jill. So after they began conversing a dinner movie date was planned. Date was scheduled for October third, two thousand and eight just a week prior to Johnny Altinger going missing Jill was reluctant at first, but he knew he had to jump in feet. First, I almost then go and then I just decided to take a chance and go for it. Gina said specific directions on how to pick her up if you're coming from north on Grote Get on Calgary Trail and when you get to the Southside Jump on Whitemud, take a right on 40Th Ave and after a block or two take the very first right into the alley. It's marked by a yellow

Swac, pull into the driveway on your left that isn't paved lol seriously. Whoever heard of a driveway that looks like the Amazon, whatever it won't swallow your car. I promise there's some garbage up against the fence like an old couch and such, but it might be. Who knows like I said the garage door will be open for you. Don't worry about neighbors thinking your burglar. Everyone knows theirs, nothing valuable in there, except for my car of course, the first visible back door coming out of the garage knocks away, see you then Sheena Jill was run, wait for their Friday night date when he finally did arrive. He went inside the garage and began knocking on the door. He turned to face the garage door where the car was parked just outside. Suddenly he felt an excruciating pain on the back of his neck call Shanna. I'm man came, behind and kind of put me in a bear. Hug

understanding me with standard town is prodding me and then all the sudden. I look back, and I see this man. Hovering over me and I painted up hockey mask and I just got chills down. My back Something was very wrong with the situation. That date wasn't real and is chance to survive was to fight back during this. That's when I'm like. Ok, I gotta try to fight sounds like mister. Actually, I tried continent too, but I so weak and climate student trying to pump chump and I know I can hit this mask- that's going to hurt my hand, so I'm trying to punch him in his chest and I man. Why am I so we can? My punches are, I feel, like I'm not doing anything. It's like my punches are so weak. Neither man in the struggle was making any ground dominate the other. Eventually, the masked man pulled out a gun ' 'cause he was able to escape.

I I show the facts of this done, but Thanh, and I I I it was like my legs were paralyzed and I fell down to the gravel driveway and then the crab came after me grab my legs and drag me back into the garage, but then I was able to escape once again and that's when I was able to for everything I had into my legs, but somewhat word down. Back Alley and that's where I shall onto a walking path where I saw I saw a couple walking your dog which pretty much saved my life He wouldn't be wrong. This was Mark Twichell's. First attempt at a kill Jill tried, take a break for the outside of the garage when the opera. Presented itself, Just for this is weird because I'm facing this way pulls gun out again and for some I think, cuz I

and grab the gun. Somehow we maneuvered we're Uhm struggling again and I'm trying to break the cat right, so we're striving and somehow I ended up this way again struggling with this guy and he's here back at the door. Ok, so then, because I just remembered the door he energy- Prime Rib brake disc because this is, I know, it's plastic, and I know off by what you doing. He's yelling at me. 'cause he doesn't want me touching his gun, and so then, I would let go obviously but- and I had I hold. That is, are his other arm just in case he tried to push me but never did and so we're just struggling, I'm just you can tell it's just weird that, because he was a real gun, he would have fired in or whatnot. He never did. He had nothing and he didn't he. He never

professional it just like it was maybe his first time- that's how I thought of it after his way to his car and tried to put the hellish experience just encountered behind him, unfortunately, wouldn't be able to do that for very long. He made it into the driveway and that's when I knew I was poached followed, not caring anymore, who might see me. He was fumbling on the ground, a grounded by the leg as if to drag him back into the garage caveman style, but my nrg was depleting it. Human survival instinct is one of the most powerful forces on earth each to grab. My mask came quite close to pulling it off sure enough. A couple on an evening stroll saw me coming after him with a deer in the headlights. Look that could only be described as a total lack of comprehension, stared back them through my mass for half a moment and then headed back

the cover of my lair. As a final touch, I sent one last warning email to him through the dating site telling him I had trace his ip address through his messages and that, if reported me, I would hunt him down where he lives when he least expects it finished I started. My last lie was to tell him that he was lucky number eighteen on my spree. The only reason Jill didn't want to go to the police was felt embarrassed by what he had encountered that night, it was easier to brush the incident off then to report it. While he for a long time that he was possibly being followed by his attacker story. He shared with police would come in crucial. You have to watch his back. Any longer. Police only had clues from the SK confessions as to Johnny's body. Maybe I tried to search for a solution.

I ask myself: if the burning when to work and it bridge drop, was out what other way could I dump these parts in his safe unseen way? The sewer, of course no one ever goes down there. The body would completely right away before anyone ever discovered the bones on June third, two thousand and ten a little over a year and a half after he was arrested. Mark asked to gives to meet him at the romance center. He passed them. A piece of paper am app detailing instructions on how to fight Johnny altering his remains when they found them there. Previous searches had been merely yards away from where they were finally found on April of two thousand and eleven Mark Twichell was convicted of first degree, murder and sentenced to twenty five years to life in prison. The charges, the attempted murder of Jill Troll, were dropped.

The mark himself had admitted to the attack since being in prison mark, has to establish himself as some celebrity trying keep his name in the media. It began, creating pretty sketches, he could sell from prison and somehow he was able to purchase a flat screen tv for his private cell and guess what he just wanted to finish watching the Dexter series. Hopefully, he was disappointed as everyone else with the series finale may not know that the actor who played as hero Dexter was appalled by the crimes he had committed. He believes that one day when he's released, he'll be able revive his film career when he seventeen Mark created a day profile on canadian inmate connect where he writes, I'm looking for an interest.

Intelligent open minded, delightful, imperfect woman to relate to ensure I'm using observations with, as well as potentially a long weekend. Every few months, if it gets there is expected, release is in twenty twenty seven Joe went on to publish a book titled the one who got away. He wanted to raise awareness about the dangers of online dating, but also to help himself he'll. After the nightmarish experience he had just gone through yeah much easier now at that time. Every time I recall that I got night there's an shivers down my back every time. I thought of him and thought about what happened in that garage and it just it was tough. But now- it's not it's really easy. Now I don't get nightmares anymore, so it's not hardly think about it actually, but I think that's

I wrote the book as well. It helped me like a healing mechanism when a coping mechanism to to move on we all have dreams. Of life larger than our own. It's to want to strive for greatness with most all of us is the potential do anything we want many cream of the glitz and glamour. That is Hollywood, but the truth is not all that glitters is gold. The fictional rose we watch fall in love with, are simply that fictional creations of the mind in a universe that does not exist for some romance of getting lost in these worlds is eh resistible and for some,

the line between fantasy and reality becomes so blurred that it is no longer possible to tell the two apart. Have you ever gotten so lossed in a tv or movie character that you were taken aback when the true personality is revealed in an interview of the that played that character, and you suddenly realize that actor doesn't really exist? It's not a real person. Mark Twichell tried to become that character. He became so lost in the world of fantasy the reality of what he was doing. No longer mattered. The next time you're watching your favorite tv show and you're empathizing with the characters and really putting yourself in their shoes. Remember once the credits roll it's time to come back to reality and leave the world of fantasy behind

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