American millionaire Jonathan Lehrer, one of two men charged with the murder of a Canadian couple in Dominica, has been denied bail.
Lehrer was charged with murder after the bodies of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand were found in a burned-out car on the Caribbean island last December.
Lehrer is now expected to remain behind bars, along with his co-defendant Robert Snider Jr., at least until a preliminary hearing scheduled for June.
Langlois was a well-known Quebec businessman and founder of Softimage, a digital effects program that was used in many blockbuster films such as Jurassic Park, The Matrix and Harry Potter. He owned an eco-resort in Dominica and lived there with his wife.
Daniel Langlois, 66, and Dominique Marchand, 58, are seen in this undated handout image from the Daniel Langlois Foundation. (HO-Daniel Langlois Foundation/The Canadian Press)
Court documents said one Lehrer was involved in a years-long dispute over the use of a road leading to the couple’s resortCoulibri Ridge.
When Lehrer applied for his release from prison earlier this month, protests took place outside the Supreme Court.
The victims were known on the island for helping Dominica rebuild after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
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