On July 5, 1982, in the quiet New Jersey enclave of Loch Arbour, Alfred and Rosemary Podgis were fatally shot in their home—events that would spark transnational outrage and courtroom drama. Investigation revealed that Rosemary’s son from a previous marriage, Scott Franz, shot Alfred in a bedroom upstairs after a heated argument, while Bruce Curtis, a Canadian visitor and high-school friend of Franz’s, later discharged a rifle downstairs, killing Rosemary—though Curtis claimed it was accidental. With bodies concealed in a van and driven across state lines, the pair attempted to evade justice, only to be captured days later in Texas. Franz pleaded guilty to Alfred’s murder in exchange for testifying against Curtis, who was ultimately convicted of aggravated manslaughter. The case captivated Canadians, especially those advocating for Curtis, believing his U.S. sentence disproportionate and flawed—a debate that would follow his eventual transfer back to Canada to serve time.