Editing Roch Thériault (section)

==Death and aftermath==
On February 26, 2011, at age 63, Thériault was found dead near his cell at [[Dorchester Penitentiary]]. His death is believed to be the result of an altercation with his cellmate, Matthew Gerrard MacDonald, a 60-year-old convicted murderer from [[Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador]], who was charged with the killing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capacadie.com/actualites-regionales/2011/2/26/roch-moise-theriault-tue |title=Roch «Moïse» Thériault tué &#124; capacadie.com |access-date=February 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302012701/http://www.capacadie.com/actualites-regionales/2011/2/26/roch-moise-theriault-tue |archive-date=March 2, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/inmate-suspected-in-cult-leader-s-death-rcmp-1.1111723 | title = Inmate suspected in cult leader's death: RCMP | publisher = CBC News | date = February 28, 2011 | access-date = February 28, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302091447/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/02/28/nb-roch-theriault-homicide-investigation-549.html | archive-date = March 2, 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fellow-inmate-charged-in-cult-leader-s-death-1.1111108 | title = Fellow inmate charged in cult leader's death | publisher = CBC News | date = May 6, 2011 | access-date = May 7, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509031359/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/05/06/nb-roch-theriault-charges-806.html | archive-date = May 9, 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> MacDonald pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison, having already been serving a life sentence for a previous murder charge. MacDonald had stabbed Thériault in the neck with a [[Shiv (weapon)|shiv]], walked to the officers station, handed them the weapon, and proclaimed "That piece of shit is down on the range. Here's the knife, I've sliced him up."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/Life+sentence+murder+cult+leader+Roch+Theriault/6254854/story.html | title = Life sentence for murder of cult leader Roch Thériault | work = The Gazette|location=Montreal | date = March 5, 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308223121/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Life+sentence+murder+cult+leader+Roch+Theriault/6254854/story.html | archive-date = March 8, 2012 }}</ref>

The 2002 film ''[[Savage Messiah (2002 film)|Savage Messiah]]'' depicts Thériault's crimes against his followers and the ensuing legal recourse. The film stars [[Luc Picard]] as Thériault, and [[Polly Walker]] as Paula Jackson, the social worker whose investigation revealed the crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303010/|title=Savage Messiah|publisher=IMDb|access-date=October 30, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028103729/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303010/|archive-date=October 28, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Savage Messiah - European Premiere Screening|publisher=di-ve.com|date=June 2, 2003|url=http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=91173&pid=null|access-date=September 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319103140/http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=91173&pid=null|archive-date=March 19, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> Gabrielle Lavallée wrote a memoir of her life in the sect entitled ''L'alliance de la brebis'' ("Alliance of the Ewe"), {{ISBN|2-920176-85-4}}.