Rarely has any murderer in Canada been so thoroughly castigated by a judge as was money-loving Toronto real estate developer Peter Demeter. Demeter told police he returned from a shopping trip to Toronto with guests to find his wife sprawled on the garage floor beside a Cadillac, her head bashed in. In 1983, after serving 10 years of his sentence for Christine’s murder, Demeter was on day parole at a Peterborough halfway house. Demeter was charged with conspiracy to kidnap and murder, and Preston agreed to be a crown witness and testify at Demeter’s trial. Arson charges against Demeter were later stayed, but once again Demeter failed to cash in on an insurance policy.

Source: thestar April 14, 2017 03:56 UTC