Jill's Tetro

Maybe he was in shock or had a concussion or was just stun gun silly. Whatever the reason, Jill Cetro became fixated on getting to his prized truck, a black Ford Ranger, parked right on that gravel driveway outside the garage where Jill's had just fought for his life.

Maybe he was in shock or had a concussion or was just stun gun silly. Whatever the reason, Jill Cetro became fixated on getting to his prized truck, a black Ford Ranger, parked right on that gravel driveway outside the garage where Jill's had just fought for his life.

So willing himself into silence, Jills tiptoed across the crunchy gravel driveway. The masked man just a few feet away on the other side of that partially opened garage door.

So willing himself into silence, Jills tiptoed across the crunchy gravel driveway. The masked man just a few feet away on the other side of that partially opened garage door.

And I took off. You put that car into drive and tore down that alleyway. What was it like?

And I took off. You put that car into drive and tore down that alleyway. What was it like?

Must have been shaky.

Must have been shaky.

And Jill's began to feel woozy, sick to his stomach.

And Jill's began to feel woozy, sick to his stomach.

So Joe's pulled over, drank some water. Maybe he wasn't out of trouble after all.

So Joe's pulled over, drank some water. Maybe he wasn't out of trouble after all.

So I rest a little bit. But not for long. A few minutes later, Jills willed himself back onto the road, forced himself to drive home, where he stood, barely comprehending, in front of a mirror. I'm like, wow.

So I rest a little bit. But not for long. A few minutes later, Jills willed himself back onto the road, forced himself to drive home, where he stood, barely comprehending, in front of a mirror. I'm like, wow.

What in the world just happened? Why had he, of all people, been attacked? And who was that man who seemed to want to kill him, the man behind the mask?

What in the world just happened? Why had he, of all people, been attacked? And who was that man who seemed to want to kill him, the man behind the mask?

Was she flirtatious in her approach?

Was she flirtatious in her approach?

What is it like to be sitting alone in your apartment in front of your computer with that realization in your head?

What is it like to be sitting alone in your apartment in front of your computer with that realization in your head?

And did not call the police? No. I didn't. And sure enough, the author of SK Confessions had anticipated perfectly what would not happen when his intended victim escaped. It was as if he had been reading the mind of the terrified Jules Tetreault. It was the fear in his eyes that told me deep down he wouldn't report the incident.

And did not call the police? No. I didn't. And sure enough, the author of SK Confessions had anticipated perfectly what would not happen when his intended victim escaped. It was as if he had been reading the mind of the terrified Jules Tetreault. It was the fear in his eyes that told me deep down he wouldn't report the incident.

But why did that man in the black mask attack Jules in the first place? It must have been he himself who wrote about it later and in such incriminating detail. Though for now, the why of it all wasn't the important thing to the investigators. What was important was proving that the man in the black mask and the author of S.K. Confessions and Mark Twitchell were one and the same.

But why did that man in the black mask attack Jules in the first place? It must have been he himself who wrote about it later and in such incriminating detail. Though for now, the why of it all wasn't the important thing to the investigators. What was important was proving that the man in the black mask and the author of S.K. Confessions and Mark Twitchell were one and the same.

And most important, finding their missing man. Was he dead? Was he alive? Where was Johnny Altinger? SK Confessions described two vicious assaults. One of them, the attack on Jules Tetreault, was accurate in every one of its bizarre details.

And most important, finding their missing man. Was he dead? Was he alive? Where was Johnny Altinger? SK Confessions described two vicious assaults. One of them, the attack on Jules Tetreault, was accurate in every one of its bizarre details.

Oh, Jill's had no idea. I'm Keith Morrison, and this is The Man in the Black Mask, a podcast from Dateline. Episode 4, The One Who Got Away. Newly single and alone in a big city, Jills Tetro couldn't believe it when he connected online with a woman with a name so alluring, Sheena. She looked beautiful on her profile. And she wanted Jills, wanted to see him as soon as possible.

Oh, Jill's had no idea. I'm Keith Morrison, and this is The Man in the Black Mask, a podcast from Dateline. Episode 4, The One Who Got Away. Newly single and alone in a big city, Jills Tetro couldn't believe it when he connected online with a woman with a name so alluring, Sheena. She looked beautiful on her profile. And she wanted Jills, wanted to see him as soon as possible.

Yet, of course, both in real life and in the story, the victim survived. But the other story in SK Confessions? In that one, the victim died a particularly horrible death. Was that story true, too? And was that what happened to Johnny Altinger? If it was, then where was his body?

Yet, of course, both in real life and in the story, the victim survived. But the other story in SK Confessions? In that one, the victim died a particularly horrible death. Was that story true, too? And was that what happened to Johnny Altinger? If it was, then where was his body?

Unless... Just about then, the tech people uncovered something else in the Twitchell laptop. It had been erased, of course. Buried so deeply it might have disappeared forever. Three more paragraphs from SK Confessions. In which the masked man leaves a clue...

Unless... Just about then, the tech people uncovered something else in the Twitchell laptop. It had been erased, of course. Buried so deeply it might have disappeared forever. Three more paragraphs from SK Confessions. In which the masked man leaves a clue...

In the next episode of The Man in the Black Mask... Our guy pretended he was going to invest in his movie-making business. Somebody wants to give you $30,000, $35,000, come and meet me. Yeah, come and meet me. The Man in the Black Mask is a production of Dateline and NBC News. Vince Sterla is the producer. Brian Drew, Deb Brown, and Marshall Hausfeld are audio editors.

In the next episode of The Man in the Black Mask... Our guy pretended he was going to invest in his movie-making business. Somebody wants to give you $30,000, $35,000, come and meet me. Yeah, come and meet me. The Man in the Black Mask is a production of Dateline and NBC News. Vince Sterla is the producer. Brian Drew, Deb Brown, and Marshall Hausfeld are audio editors.

Justin Ratchford is field producer. Leslie Grossman is program coordinator. Adam Gorfain is co-executive producer. Paul Ryan is executive producer. And Liz Cole is senior executive producer. From NBC News Audio, sound mixing by Katie Lau. Bryson Barnes is head of audio production.

Justin Ratchford is field producer. Leslie Grossman is program coordinator. Adam Gorfain is co-executive producer. Paul Ryan is executive producer. And Liz Cole is senior executive producer. From NBC News Audio, sound mixing by Katie Lau. Bryson Barnes is head of audio production.

Sheena sent him directions to her place. It was a bit complicated, she said, because she lived in a basement apartment that faced the backyard. So best to come in that way.

Sheena sent him directions to her place. It was a bit complicated, she said, because she lived in a basement apartment that faced the backyard. So best to come in that way.

But what if he couldn't find her place? He wondered. What if he was delayed? He asked for her cell phone number.

But what if he couldn't find her place? He wondered. What if he was delayed? He asked for her cell phone number.

Jill's tetro was lonely. He'd been miserable, too, and sad, but now mostly just lonely in the big city he did not know. How he got that way is a story that's been told before and will be again.

Jill's tetro was lonely. He'd been miserable, too, and sad, but now mostly just lonely in the big city he did not know. How he got that way is a story that's been told before and will be again.

And Sheena had made it clear she wanted Jules to pick her up right at 7. Except now he was late. 15 or 20 minutes late. His one chance with this beautiful woman and... Was he blowing it already?

And Sheena had made it clear she wanted Jules to pick her up right at 7. Except now he was late. 15 or 20 minutes late. His one chance with this beautiful woman and... Was he blowing it already?

And then, as hope was fading, he saw it. The alley, the one she'd told him about. And there was the garage with the big door partly open, just as she said it would be.

And then, as hope was fading, he saw it. The alley, the one she'd told him about. And there was the garage with the big door partly open, just as she said it would be.

Growing up, they'd known just about everybody in their little prairie town. Now in Edmonton, they were surrounded by strangers. How many people did you know? Anybody? I didn't know anybody. Nothing. Nobody. No family in town? No family at all. But at least Jules figured they had each other. Except life is not always kind.

Growing up, they'd known just about everybody in their little prairie town. Now in Edmonton, they were surrounded by strangers. How many people did you know? Anybody? I didn't know anybody. Nothing. Nobody. No family in town? No family at all. But at least Jules figured they had each other. Except life is not always kind.

So in that dim light, late and anxious, Jills made a beeline through the garage doors toward the door leading to the back patio. And this, said Detective Bill Clark, is when Jills Tetro's account merges seamlessly with the story in SK Confessions.

So in that dim light, late and anxious, Jills made a beeline through the garage doors toward the door leading to the back patio. And this, said Detective Bill Clark, is when Jills Tetro's account merges seamlessly with the story in SK Confessions.

So you know what's coming next and he says what's coming next.

So you know what's coming next and he says what's coming next.

It was the moment Jules Tetreault understood he had been caught by a horror movie come to life. It was just like the penny dropped. You realized, this isn't a date I've lured to this garage. It's an attack. That's right. Right then and there. Would he live? Would he die? He didn't know. Jules Tetreault was simply terrified.

It was the moment Jules Tetreault understood he had been caught by a horror movie come to life. It was just like the penny dropped. You realized, this isn't a date I've lured to this garage. It's an attack. That's right. Right then and there. Would he live? Would he die? He didn't know. Jules Tetreault was simply terrified.

And just about then, Jules Tetreault decided he had come to the moment of his own death. I actually started tearing up.

And just about then, Jules Tetreault decided he had come to the moment of his own death. I actually started tearing up.

That's not easy. That's not easy at all. Was it a difficult breakup?

That's not easy. That's not easy at all. Was it a difficult breakup?

So you suddenly realized...

So you suddenly realized...

You would have made the choice to have her stay. Oh, definitely.

You would have made the choice to have her stay. Oh, definitely.

Boom, it's like you kick in the gut when that happens. Yeah, yeah.

Boom, it's like you kick in the gut when that happens. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, exactly. His adrenaline had been pumping so ferociously he was quite unaware of how the shocks from the stun gun or cattle prod or whatever it was had sapped his strength.

Yeah, exactly. His adrenaline had been pumping so ferociously he was quite unaware of how the shocks from the stun gun or cattle prod or whatever it was had sapped his strength.

Jill's stumbled backwards with every blow, closer and closer to the open garage door.

Jill's stumbled backwards with every blow, closer and closer to the open garage door.

Jill's Tetra was exhausted from his fight with a masked man, paralyzed from repeated shocks from a cattle prod or stun gun, and quite powerless as his attacker pulled him across the gravel driveway toward his apparent doom. Here's Jill's.

Jill's Tetra was exhausted from his fight with a masked man, paralyzed from repeated shocks from a cattle prod or stun gun, and quite powerless as his attacker pulled him across the gravel driveway toward his apparent doom. Here's Jill's.

But the author of SK Confessions admitted he, too, was exhausted.

But the author of SK Confessions admitted he, too, was exhausted.

And sure enough, in one last surge of adrenaline-fueled energy, Jills fought back. He tried to grab my mask and came quite close to pulling it off. which created a brief life-saving opportunity. The masked man momentarily let go of Joseph's leg.

And sure enough, in one last surge of adrenaline-fueled energy, Jills fought back. He tried to grab my mask and came quite close to pulling it off. which created a brief life-saving opportunity. The masked man momentarily let go of Joseph's leg.

The same dating site Johnny Altinger had been using. That's when I met this girl.

The same dating site Johnny Altinger had been using. That's when I met this girl.

They were, of course, Trevor and Marissa, who, you'll recall, described their encounter with Jills this way.

They were, of course, Trevor and Marissa, who, you'll recall, described their encounter with Jills this way.

So he's making out like you've just been having fun. Right. Which is when Marissa and Trevor took off, believing somehow that it was all an act and that they had been the intended targets of a mugging.

So he's making out like you've just been having fun. Right. Which is when Marissa and Trevor took off, believing somehow that it was all an act and that they had been the intended targets of a mugging.

But Marissa and Trevor had already helped, whether they knew it or not. Merely by stopping when they did, they may have saved his life. And the masked man was gone. For the moment, anyway. Jills had time to catch his breath and regroup. And get help.

But Marissa and Trevor had already helped, whether they knew it or not. Merely by stopping when they did, they may have saved his life. And the masked man was gone. For the moment, anyway. Jills had time to catch his breath and regroup. And get help.

Or he could have called the police on his cell phone, which was still sticking out of his back pocket. But Jules did not do any of those things. No, what Jules decided to do instead was go back to the garage.

Or he could have called the police on his cell phone, which was still sticking out of his back pocket. But Jules did not do any of those things. No, what Jules decided to do instead was go back to the garage.

Just see his feet down. I just see his feet. The man could see him any second. Jills looked at the door, at the pacing feet, at his truck, his mind worrying.

Just see his feet down. I just see his feet. The man could see him any second. Jills looked at the door, at the pacing feet, at his truck, his mind worrying.

Maybe he was in shock or had a concussion or was just stun gun silly. Whatever the reason, Jill Cetro became fixated on getting to his prized truck, a black Ford Ranger, parked right on that gravel driveway outside the garage where Jill's had just fought for his life.

So willing himself into silence, Jills tiptoed across the crunchy gravel driveway. The masked man just a few feet away on the other side of that partially opened garage door.

And I took off. You put that car into drive and tore down that alleyway. What was it like?

Must have been shaky.

And Jill's began to feel woozy, sick to his stomach.

So Joe's pulled over, drank some water. Maybe he wasn't out of trouble after all.

So I rest a little bit. But not for long. A few minutes later, Jills willed himself back onto the road, forced himself to drive home, where he stood, barely comprehending, in front of a mirror. I'm like, wow.

What in the world just happened? Why had he, of all people, been attacked? And who was that man who seemed to want to kill him, the man behind the mask?

Was she flirtatious in her approach?

What is it like to be sitting alone in your apartment in front of your computer with that realization in your head?

And did not call the police? No. I didn't. And sure enough, the author of SK Confessions had anticipated perfectly what would not happen when his intended victim escaped. It was as if he had been reading the mind of the terrified Jules Tetreault. It was the fear in his eyes that told me deep down he wouldn't report the incident.

But why did that man in the black mask attack Jules in the first place? It must have been he himself who wrote about it later and in such incriminating detail. Though for now, the why of it all wasn't the important thing to the investigators. What was important was proving that the man in the black mask and the author of S.K. Confessions and Mark Twitchell were one and the same.

And most important, finding their missing man. Was he dead? Was he alive? Where was Johnny Altinger? SK Confessions described two vicious assaults. One of them, the attack on Jules Tetreault, was accurate in every one of its bizarre details.

Oh, Jill's had no idea. I'm Keith Morrison, and this is The Man in the Black Mask, a podcast from Dateline. Episode 4, The One Who Got Away. Newly single and alone in a big city, Jills Tetro couldn't believe it when he connected online with a woman with a name so alluring, Sheena. She looked beautiful on her profile. And she wanted Jills, wanted to see him as soon as possible.

Yet, of course, both in real life and in the story, the victim survived. But the other story in SK Confessions? In that one, the victim died a particularly horrible death. Was that story true, too? And was that what happened to Johnny Altinger? If it was, then where was his body?

Unless... Just about then, the tech people uncovered something else in the Twitchell laptop. It had been erased, of course. Buried so deeply it might have disappeared forever. Three more paragraphs from SK Confessions. In which the masked man leaves a clue...

In the next episode of The Man in the Black Mask... Our guy pretended he was going to invest in his movie-making business. Somebody wants to give you $30,000, $35,000, come and meet me. Yeah, come and meet me. The Man in the Black Mask is a production of Dateline and NBC News. Vince Sterla is the producer. Brian Drew, Deb Brown, and Marshall Hausfeld are audio editors.

Justin Ratchford is field producer. Leslie Grossman is program coordinator. Adam Gorfain is co-executive producer. Paul Ryan is executive producer. And Liz Cole is senior executive producer. From NBC News Audio, sound mixing by Katie Lau. Bryson Barnes is head of audio production.

Sheena sent him directions to her place. It was a bit complicated, she said, because she lived in a basement apartment that faced the backyard. So best to come in that way.

But what if he couldn't find her place? He wondered. What if he was delayed? He asked for her cell phone number.

Jill's tetro was lonely. He'd been miserable, too, and sad, but now mostly just lonely in the big city he did not know. How he got that way is a story that's been told before and will be again.

And Sheena had made it clear she wanted Jules to pick her up right at 7. Except now he was late. 15 or 20 minutes late. His one chance with this beautiful woman and... Was he blowing it already?

And then, as hope was fading, he saw it. The alley, the one she'd told him about. And there was the garage with the big door partly open, just as she said it would be.

Growing up, they'd known just about everybody in their little prairie town. Now in Edmonton, they were surrounded by strangers. How many people did you know? Anybody? I didn't know anybody. Nothing. Nobody. No family in town? No family at all. But at least Jules figured they had each other. Except life is not always kind.

So in that dim light, late and anxious, Jills made a beeline through the garage doors toward the door leading to the back patio. And this, said Detective Bill Clark, is when Jills Tetro's account merges seamlessly with the story in SK Confessions.

So you know what's coming next and he says what's coming next.

It was the moment Jules Tetreault understood he had been caught by a horror movie come to life. It was just like the penny dropped. You realized, this isn't a date I've lured to this garage. It's an attack. That's right. Right then and there. Would he live? Would he die? He didn't know. Jules Tetreault was simply terrified.

And just about then, Jules Tetreault decided he had come to the moment of his own death. I actually started tearing up.

That's not easy. That's not easy at all. Was it a difficult breakup?

So you suddenly realized...

You would have made the choice to have her stay. Oh, definitely.

Boom, it's like you kick in the gut when that happens. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, exactly. His adrenaline had been pumping so ferociously he was quite unaware of how the shocks from the stun gun or cattle prod or whatever it was had sapped his strength.

Jill's stumbled backwards with every blow, closer and closer to the open garage door.

Jill's Tetra was exhausted from his fight with a masked man, paralyzed from repeated shocks from a cattle prod or stun gun, and quite powerless as his attacker pulled him across the gravel driveway toward his apparent doom. Here's Jill's.

But the author of SK Confessions admitted he, too, was exhausted.

And sure enough, in one last surge of adrenaline-fueled energy, Jills fought back. He tried to grab my mask and came quite close to pulling it off. which created a brief life-saving opportunity. The masked man momentarily let go of Joseph's leg.

The same dating site Johnny Altinger had been using. That's when I met this girl.

They were, of course, Trevor and Marissa, who, you'll recall, described their encounter with Jills this way.

So he's making out like you've just been having fun. Right. Which is when Marissa and Trevor took off, believing somehow that it was all an act and that they had been the intended targets of a mugging.

But Marissa and Trevor had already helped, whether they knew it or not. Merely by stopping when they did, they may have saved his life. And the masked man was gone. For the moment, anyway. Jills had time to catch his breath and regroup. And get help.

Or he could have called the police on his cell phone, which was still sticking out of his back pocket. But Jules did not do any of those things. No, what Jules decided to do instead was go back to the garage.

Just see his feet down. I just see his feet. The man could see him any second. Jills looked at the door, at the pacing feet, at his truck, his mind worrying.