​​Theo Peter, bassist of the famous band Compact, died on December 4, 2004 at the age of 50 after a traffic accident caused by Chris Vangotem, a Marine who was an employee of the US Embassy in Bucharest. Theo Peter was in the taxi that crushed the jeep driven by Wangotem.

Theo Peter’s killer became a TV star in the USAPhoto: fanatik.ro

Because he enjoyed diplomatic immunity, Van Gotham was flown out of the country by American officials on a US government plane. This fact, combined with rumors that Vangotham was under the influence of alcoholic beverages, caused a huge wave of popular uprising. Thus, Vangoethem was tried not by Romanian authorities, but by a military court in Virginia.

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