# John Allore

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{{Short description|Canadian actor and podcaster (1964–2023)}}
'''Jonathan Allore''' (February 4, 1964 – March 30, 2023), usually credited as '''John Allore''', was a Canadian actor and podcaster, most noted for his true crime podcast ''Who Killed Theresa''.<ref>Stephane Giroux, [https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/john-allore-ex-montrealer-who-sought-for-decades-to-solve-sisters-murder-dies-in-bike-crash/ "John Allore, ex-Montrealer who sought for decades to solve sister's murder, dies in bike crash"]. [CTV News](/source/CTV_News) Montreal, March 31, 2023.</ref> The podcast started out as a personal exploration of the [Death of Theresa Allore](/source/Death_of_Theresa_Allore), his sister, and later expanded its focus to cover other unsolved crimes.<ref name=spector>Dan Spector, [https://globalnews.ca/news/9593913/former-montrealer-john-allore-remembered/ "Former Montrealer John Allore remembered as tireless, generous advocate for crime victims"]. [Global News](/source/Global_News), March 31, 2023.</ref>

==Background==
Born in [Trenton](/source/Trenton%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Allore was raised principally in [Saint John](/source/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick), [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick), where he dated journalist [Patricia Pearson](/source/Patricia_Pearson) in high school.<ref name=freeman>Alan Freeman, "Crusading author and podcaster John Allore advocated for the victims of unsolved crimes: Inspired by the mysterious death of his sister, Mr. Allore railed against police incompetence and became a tireless campaigner on behalf of the families of the missing and murdered". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', April 6, 2023.</ref> He was 14 years old when his older sister Theresa was murdered in 1978 in [Sherbrooke](/source/Sherbrooke), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), soon after starting college studies at [Champlain College](/source/Champlain_College_Lennoxville).<ref name=spector/>

==Acting career==
After graduating from [Trinity College](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Toronto) at the [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto), Allore worked as an actor in the early 1990s, with a major role as Angus Snack in the 1991 film ''[The Events Leading Up to My Death](/source/The_Events_Leading_Up_to_My_Death)''.<ref>"Film review: The Events Leading Up to My Death". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', June 5, 1992.</ref> He subsequently moved to the United States to work in Hollywood, where he had supporting roles in the films ''[Trapped in Paradise](/source/Trapped_in_Paradise)'' and ''[A Pyromaniac's Love Story](/source/A_Pyromaniac's_Love_Story)'', and a guest role in the television series ''[Dawson's Creek](/source/Dawson's_Creek)'', but later left acting and moved to [Durham](/source/Durham%2C_North_Carolina), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), where he took a job in the accounting department of the city government and pursued a master's degree in public administration.

==Victim advocacy and podcasting==
In the early 2000s, Allore enlisted Pearson's help to investigate his sister's death, and advocated for the [Sûreté du Québec](/source/S%C3%BBret%C3%A9_du_Qu%C3%A9bec) to reopen the case.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Cherry |title='Cold cases' reopened by SQ: The killings of three females in the Townships are being investigated again after the brother of one of them brought up new allegations |work=[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette) |date=August 21, 2002}}</ref> After finding substantial evidence that she may have been murdered by a [serial killer](/source/serial_killer),<ref>{{cite news |first=Jen |last=Young |title=Bones belong to animals: Allore search party results back from lab |work=[Sherbrooke Record](/source/Sherbrooke_Record) |date=October 24, 2006}}</ref> he became prominent as a [victim's rights](/source/victim's_rights) advocate, including advocating for the creation of a provincial [cold case](/source/cold_case) squad,<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Howard |title=Allore calls for Quebec cold case squad |work=[Sherbrooke Record](/source/Sherbrooke_Record) |date=June 19, 2006}}</ref> launching a memorial scholarship in Theresa's name at Champlain College,<ref>{{cite news |first=Jen |last=Young |title=Champlain's Theresa Allore Scholarship is bitter sweet for brother; Tired of blaming |work=[Sherbrooke Record](/source/Sherbrooke_Record) |date=October 22, 2008}}</ref> and being interviewed for Cal Millar's book ''Find My Killer: Unsolved Homicides''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Allison |last=Hanes |title=Student murder focus of book on failed cases; Serial-killer theory plausible, ex-policeman says |work=[National Post](/source/National_Post) |date=September 24, 2008}}</ref> He worked with senator [Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu](/source/Pierre-Hugues_Boisvenu) on the 2013 Victims Bill of Rights.<ref name=crossfield>{{cite news |first=Maurice |last=Crossfield |title=Victims advocate, true crime investigator John Allore killed in cycling accident; 'Life isn't fair, justice is blind and dysfunctional, and some cops aren't smart and dedicated like on television' |work=[Sherbrooke Record](/source/Sherbrooke_Record) |date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> He launched the podcast ''Who Killed Theresa'' in 2017, starting out covering his sister's death and later expanding to cover other unsolved crimes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Morgan |last=Lowrie |title='Who killed Theresa?:' 40 years later, brother seeks answers in Quebec cold case |work=[Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press) |date=August 18, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, he was awarded the [Senate of Canada](/source/Senate_of_Canada)'s Sesquicentennial Medal for his work in victims advocacy.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gravenor|first=Kristian|date=January 2019|title=Shining The Light On Cold Cases|url=http://digital.imedianorthside.com/t/260868-paj-issue-5-na|journal=Police Advocates Journal|issue=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122205839/http://digital.imedianorthside.com/t/260868-paj-issue-5-na|archive-date=2020-01-22|pages=17–20|access-date=2023-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> He and Pearson coauthored the 2020 book ''Wish You Were Here: A Murdered Girl, a Brother's Quest and the Hunt for a Serial Killer''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Aileen |last=Donnelly |title=A decades-long quest to solve his sister's killing; Quebec man 'all in' on investigation into 1978 death of college student |work=[National Post](/source/National_Post) |date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> In 2022, he became budget director for the city of Durham.<ref name=davis>{{cite news |first=Akilah |last=Davis |url=https://abc11.com/accidents-deadly-bike-accident-crash-durham-budget-director-john-allore/13056056/ |title='Great loss to our city': Durham's budget director John Allore killed during bike ride |work=[WTVD](/source/WTVD) |date=March 31, 2023}}</ref>

==Death==
On March 30, 2023, Allore died after being hit by a car while cycling.<ref name=davis/> He had just recently been interviewed for an episode of the [Global Television Network](/source/Global_Television_Network)'s crime newsmagazine series ''Crime Beat'', and the episode was advanced from its original planned broadcast date to immediately air the day his death was announced.<ref name=spector/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0021566}}

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