CanCon from the 80s question - L'Affaire Dumoutier

Hey gang,

Just heard the eighties Canadian pop hit “L’Affaire Dumoutier” by The Box on the radio this afternoon, and was wondering (as I often did when it was new) if the story was actually based on a real crime or other unusual incident.

I can’t find a website with the lyrics, and half of them are in French, which I don’t speak, but it does seem to give a fairly detailed account of a murder or something.

Anyone got the Dope?

thanks,
thwartme