Albert Guay, a Canadian, became famous because he first came up with the idea of ​​putting a bomb on a plane to get rid of his wife.

In the article published by the French magazine "Le Point", the writers Frederic Lueno and Gwendolyn dos Santos said that the date of September 9, 1949, is a watershed mark in the civil aviation registry.

It had an accident, the first of its kind, after Albert Guay, 32, hidden a bomb in a plane to get rid of his wife.

On this day in 1949, at about 10:45 a.m., when a Quebec DC-3 airline was flying over the mountains in Salt or Cuchon, 65 kilometers east of Quebec City, an explosion suddenly erupted and the plane turned into body parts and was killed 23 passengers on the spot, including Albert Guay's wife Rita.

While claiming to be a jeweler, Albert Guaye was in fact a watch seller.

During the war years, he met his wife Rita Morell and soon they entered the golden cage and then opened a small jewelry store.

This did not discourage Albert Guay from flirting with the ladies who visit his shop, but he plunged into the world of adventures and love until he neglected his work and his wife became aware of his games and began to abuse him.

Dynamite

The two writers explained that all the wife's attempts were unsuccessful and did not deter Albert from continuing his whims.

In the spring of 1949, magic turned on the wizard, and the man became a victim of his adventures, as he fell in love with a 19-year-old girl named Marie-Ange Robetail.

He did not hesitate to assert that he was single, but he presented her with an engagement ring, and we lived in a modest apartment, and the new bride Marie Ang exchanged feelings for him, but fell into his trap despite the age difference, as he was 13 years older than her.

One day, however, Rita visited them and exposed her husband's lies, so Mary Ange immediately broke up with him.

Then, for Mary Ange, Albert decides to dump his wife, Rita.

First, he thought about poisoning her and seeking the help of a friend to do so, but he was worried that he would be exposed.

An idea occurred to him when he was browsing the news of a plane exploding outside, which seemed to him the most appropriate idea to get rid of Rita without pointing a finger at him.

Initially, he had to convince his wife to board the plane, telling her that there was an urgent need to deliver a piece of jewelry to a distant Canadian city.

As for making the ticking bomb, his employee Janeiro Roast took over the job after convincing him that he needed it to flatten a piece of woodland.

Janeiro's sister, Margaret Peter, took over the dynamite needed for it.

Albert hid the bomb in a figurine that he gave to Margaret to send to Bay Como on the plane that his wife, Rita, was on.

A Quebec DC-3 plane exploded over the mountains in Salt or Cuchon, killing 23 passengers, including Albert Guay's wife Rita (foreign press)

On the morning of the flight, Albert escorted his wife to the airport, and in the check-in room they had a fierce quarrel that delayed the flight by a few minutes.

And these minutes were the decisive factor that revealed Albert's tricks.

The bomb was supposed to explode just above Saint Laurent and the river swallowed up all traces of its crime.

However, due to the emergency delay, the plane crashed on the shore, and the police were able to detect traces of the explosives.

Life insurance

The two writers added that the police quickly discovered that on the morning of the accident, Rita Gwai obtained life insurance for her husband, so the case became clear and the police confirmed that he was the perpetrator.

After 10 days, Margaret Peter, who attempted suicide, admitted that she had delivered the small statue, but swore that neither she nor her brother were aware of the bomb inside.

Albert was arrested a few days later and tried in February 1950. During the trial, he attempted to implicate Giniro Roast and his sister, accusing them of having placed the bomb.

He was sentenced to death on June 23, 1950, and this did not deter him from accusing Rost and Margaret of having known about his plot to win some time, and the two brothers were arrested.

Albert Guay was executed on January 12, 1951 in Bordeaux Prison in Montreal, and he told the executioner before his life was "at least I'm dying famous."

The brother and sister were then executed on July 25, 1952 and January 9, 1953, respectively.

The two writers conclude by asking whether the two brothers were truly guilty or were additional side victims of Albert Guay, perhaps a fact that we will never know.