▁of ▁Alfred , ▁his ▁step father . ▁Franz ' s ▁high ▁school ▁friend ▁Bruce ▁Anthony ▁Curt is , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁citiz en ▁who ▁was ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Pod g is ▁home , ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁the ▁ag gra v ated ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁of ▁Ros em ary . ▁Both ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁The ▁crime ▁attract ed ▁significant ▁public ▁attention ▁in ▁Canada , ▁where ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Curt is ▁– ▁whose ▁defense ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Ros em ary ▁Pod g is ▁was ▁accident al ▁– ▁believed ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁a ▁fair ▁trial ▁or ▁sentence ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁successfully ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁his ▁rep atri ation ▁to ▁Canada ▁to ▁serve ▁out ▁his ▁sentence ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁prison ▁system . ▁The ▁case ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁book ▁and ▁a ▁television ▁film . ▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Bruce ▁Curt is ▁fle w ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Canada ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁having ▁been ▁invited ▁by ▁his ▁American ▁friend , ▁Scott ▁Franz , ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁at ▁Franz ' s ▁home ▁in ▁L och ▁Ar bour , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁The ▁two ▁te en agers ▁( both ▁born ▁▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁had ▁met ▁at ▁King ' s - Ed geh ill , ▁a ▁private ▁Canadian ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁W inds or , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁recently ▁graduated