Summer of Fear: The Carlos Rivera and Regier Family Murders

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Curiouscast

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Episode 370: In this episode, we journey into the chilling case of Jesse Imeson—a man whose troubled past and violent crimes left a deep scar on Southwestern Ontario. In the summer of 2007, Imeson's name became synonymous with fear as he embarked on a deadly spree, taking three innocent lives. The victims were Carlos Rivera, 25, of Windsor and Helene Regier, 72, and her husband, Bill Regier, 73, near the community of Grand Bend. The discovery of the murders sparked a 12-day nationwide manhunt and led to the capture of the killer in Portage-du-Forte, Quebec, near the Ontario border. However, behind the headlines lies a story of trauma, addiction, and claims of childhood abuse that may have shaped the path to his horrific acts. Sources: ⁠Man who killed elderly couple and bartender has appeal rejected by Supreme Court | CBC News⁠⁠ Carlos Rivera - Search - Newspapers.com™ ⁠⁠Family of victims lash out as smirking killer gets life sentence⁠⁠ Supreme Court of Canada | 38467⁠⁠ Windsor murderer's claim of sexual abuse hits legal setback⁠⁠ 2021 ONSC 5289 (CanLII) | Imeson v. Maryvale | CanLII⁠⁠ 2018 ONCA 888 (CanLII) | Imeson v. Maryvale (Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services) | CanLII⁠⁠ 2017 ONSC 1906 (CanLII) | Imeson v. Maryvale | CanLII⁠⁠2016 ONSC 6020 (CanLII) | Imeson v Maryvale | CanLII⁠⁠ Murder suspect Jesse Imeson captured in Quebec⁠⁠Suspect in 3 Ontario slayings appears in Windsor court | CBC News⁠⁠ Ont. man pleads guilty in 3 'savage' slayings, sentenced to life | CBC News⁠⁠ LFP Archives: The hunt for, and truth about, spree killer Jesse Imeson⁠⁠ Inadmissible evidence could lead to new trial⁠⁠ Obituary of Helene Marie Regier | T. Harry Hoffman & Sons Funeral Home⁠⁠ So, why did he do it? - Grand Bend Strip community newspaper⁠⁠ America's Most Wanted joins hunt for Ontario fugitive | CBC News⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Mike here. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime.
0:18.3	Welcome back to Dark Poutine. I am Mike Brown and I see my good friend Matthew stocked in there in his lovely place in Vancouver.
0:27.3	How are you today, Matthew?
0:28.9	I'm good, thanks. How are you?
0:30.3	You were mentioning that your carpet matches your drapes?
0:34.0	Yes, I'm wearing two-piece stripy shorts and shirt today. Oh, very nice, very
0:39.8	nice. You look like a candy cane. My husband said I looked like a pair of curtains, so there you go.
0:46.2	Oh, Justin. Oh, Justin. The views, information, and opinions expressed during the Dark Boutin
0:53.2	podcast are solely those of the producer
0:56.2	and do not necessarily represent those of Curiouscast, its affiliate, global news, nor their
1:02.9	parent company, Chorus Entertainment.
1:08.4	Dark Putine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish.
1:12.0	Listener discretion is strongly advised.
1:14.6	We're not experts on the topics we present, nor are we journalists.
1:18.1	We're two ordinary Canadian schmucks chatting about crime and the dark side of history.
1:23.9	Let's get to it.
1:25.0	Put on your toque, grab yourself a double-double end in a Nainmo bar.
1:29.4	It's time to scarf down some dark puteen. You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining
1:34.8	at your own cost all equipment needed to listen to dark puteen. Dark putine can be addictive.
1:38.6	Side effects may include, but not be limited to you, pausing and questioning the system,
1:41.8	elevated heart rate, pondering humanity, odd looks from colleagues as he laugh out at work.
1:45.6	Family members, not into true crime worrying about you.
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