Case 267
Brian Barrett
In the spring of 2005, two 18-year-olds met in an online chat room and immediately hit it off. Jessi went by the username TalHotBlond, while her new friend Tommy called himself MarineSniper. It wasn’t long before the two had fallen in love and gotten engaged…
But less than a year into their relationship, the romance would be destroyed by a shocking revelation that ultimately led to devastating consequences…
CREDITS
EPISODE
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
PREMIUM
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RESOURCES
DOCUMENTARIES
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
Killer in internet love triangle sentenced to 20 years – The Buffalo News
ARTICLES
An IM infatuation turned to romance. Then the truth came out – Wired
Web’s killer love triangle – The Daily Beast
A pretend web romance, then a real life murder – New York Times
Tragic online love triangle built on lies – Daily Mail
Online love triangle leads to murder – Nancy Grace transcript
22-year-old New York man murdered after being drawn into internet love triangle – Associated Press
Online love triangle, deception end in murder – ABC News
Internet love triangle – Daily News
Barrett homicide: Family is still healing – Lockport Journal