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We all know the cliche "they lit up a room". On this true crime podcast, we will explain why you should stay safe and never "light up a room"! We aim to shine a light on the well known cases as well as the overlooked or forgotten stories. Join us each week as we cover a new investigation and illuminate the darkness that surrounds us.
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Episode 096: The Murder of Skylar Neese
2026/02/04
Sixteen-year-old Skylar Neese vanished in the early morning hours of July 6, 2012, after sneaking out of her parents’ home to meet friends, an act her family believed meant she’d be back by morning. When surveillance footage shows Skylar willingly getting into a car, police assume she’s a runaway, but her parents know something isn’t right and begin a relentless search on their own. In this episode, we explore who Skylar was, the final hours before she disappeared, and how a seemingly ordinary group of friends became the center of one of the most haunting teen crime cases in recent history.
Sources:
Sengupta, Sounak, “Skylar Neese Murder: Where are Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf Now?”, The Cinemaholic, April 5, 2024, https://thecinemaholic.com/skylar-neese-murder-where-are-shelia-eddy-and-rachel-shoaf-now/, Accessed February 1st, 2026
Mongina, Night, “The truth of the Skylar Neese's case: Details of the tragic betrayal a decade later”, Legit, May 1, 2025, https://www.legit.ng/ask-legit/biographies/1650057-the-truth-skylar-neese-case-details-tragic-betrayal-a-decade-later/, Accessed February 1st, 2026
Sederstrom, Jill, “16-Year-Old Skylar Neese Killed By Friends in Tragic Betrayal: "We Just Didn’t Like Her"”, Oxygen True Crime, April 26, 2024, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/murder-skylar-neese-killers-today-rachel-shoaf-shelia-eddy, Accessed February 1st 2026
Effron, Lauren, Deutsch, Gail, “A teenage killer’s eerie tweets she sent after stabbing friend to death: 'We really did go on three'”, ABC News, August 2, 2019, https://abcnews.go.com/US/teenage-killers-eerie-tweets-stabbing-friend-death/story?id=64541231, Accessed February 1st, 2026
Leave the Light On January 2026
2026/02/01
We're back with our twenty third Leave the Light On episode where we recap the cases covered in the previous month, discuss true crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peak at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!
References:
Czachor, Emily Mae, “Renee Good, the driver shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, was a mom and widow. Here's what we know.” CBS NEWS, January 10,2026, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/renee-good-killed-ice-minneapolis-what-we-know/, Accessed January 31, 2026
Scannell, Kara, Brown, Nicki, “Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty, federal judge rules” CNN, Jan 30, 2026, https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/luigi-mangione-case-rulings-trial, Accessed January 31, 2026
Episode 095: The Murders of Kathy and Samantha Netherland
2026/01/28
In April 2014, the quiet town of Bardstown, Kentucky was shattered when 48-year-old Kathy Netherland and her 16-year-old daughter, Samantha, were found brutally murdered in their home. This episode explores who Kathy and Samantha were, the disturbing details of the crime scene, the investigation that followed, and the mysterious black Chevy Impala seen near their home on the night of the killings. More than a decade later the case remains unsolved, and anyone with information is urged to contact Kentucky State Police at 270-766-5078 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Sources:
“Kathy Netherland Obituary”; Legacy.com; https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thespringfieldsun/name/kathy-netherland-obituary?id=19732657; accessed Jan 8, 2025.
“Samantha Netherland Obituary”; Legacy.com; https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thespringfieldsun/name/samantha-netherland-obituary?id=19732663; accessed Jan 18, 2026.
Hayden, Aly Vander; “The Bardstown Netherland Murders Were A Gang Initiation, According To Anonymous Inmate”; Oxygen True Crime; Sept 8, 2018; https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-crystal-rogers/crime-time/netherland-murders-gang-initiation-inmate; accessed Jan 18, 2026.
City Towner; “Kathy and Samantha Netherland Murdered in Bardstown Kentucky”; City Towner; Mar 26, 2025; https://citytowner.com/kathy-samantha-netherland-killed-bardstown-ky/; accessed Jan 18, 2026.
“The Murders of Kathy and Samantha Netherland”; True Case Files; 2023; https://www.truecasefiles.com/2022/07/the-murders-of-kathy-and-samantha.html; accessed Jan 18, 2026.
Ansari, Maira; “Death certificates reveal gruesome nature of Nelson Co. mother, daughter murders”; Wave3; June 25, 2014; https://www.wave3.com/story/25870531/death-certificates-reveal-gruesome-nature-of-nelson-co-mother-daughter-murders/; accessed Jan 18, 2026.
McAlister, Shay; Weiter, Taylor; “Police: Driver caught on surveillance was inside house during Netherland murders”; Nov 19, 2019; https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/bardstown/car-caught-on-surveillance-at-netherland-home/417-7b7bfab9-850a-4376-907e-7c881eb619ec; accessed Jan 18, 2026.
Martinez, Natalia; “A decade after gruesome Bardstown deaths, family gives new details in the Netherland case”; Wave3; April 22, 2024; https://www.wave3.com/2024/04/22/decade-after-gruesome-bardstown-deaths-family-gives-new-details-netherland-case/; accessed Jan 18, 2025.
Episode 094: The Murder of Helle Crafts
2026/01/21
Helle Crafts was a Danish-born flight attendant who built a globe-trotting career before settling into family life in Connecticut. When she vanished after returning from an international flight, the explanations given didn’t match the woman her friends and colleagues knew. What followed was an investigation that uncovered unsettling clues and turned a missing person's case into one of the most haunting stories of its time.
Sources:
Stories of the Unsolved writers, “The Murder of Helle Crafts”, Stories of the Unsolved, November 14th, 2018, https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2018/11/14/the-murder-of-helle-crafts/, Accessed January 18th, 2026
McConnell, Kelsey Christine, “The Woodchipper Murder of Helle Crafts Led to Connecticut's First Murder Conviction Without a Body”, The Lineup, December 6th, 2024, https://the-line-up.com/the-murder-of-helle-crafts, Accessed January 18th, 2026
Gifford, Storm, “Woodchipper murderer Richard Crafts out of prison”, NY Daily News, January 31, 2020, https://www.nydailynews.com/2020/01/31/woodchipper-murderer-richard-crafts-out-of-prison/, Accessed January 18th, 2026
Episode 093: The Murder of Officer Jason Ellis
2026/01/14
In the early morning hours of May 25, 2013, Bardstown Police Officer, 33-year-old Jason Ellis had just signed off from his shift and was heading home to his wife and 2 young sons. As Jason exited the Blue Grass Highway on Exit 34, he came to a stop as the ramp was blocked with tree branches. Jason pulled over and got out of his vehicle, but tragically, as he cleared the branches from the road, he was shot multiple times and killed.
If you have any information about Jason’s case, please contact the FBI by calling 1-800-CALLFBI or by contacting your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate or contact Kentucky State Police Post 4 at 270-766-5078 or email [email protected].
Sources:
Kramer, Stephen R; “Police Officer Jason S. Ellis| Bardstown (KY) Police Department”; Police Museum; May 26, 2018; https://police-museum.org/line-of-duty/21th-century/police-officer-jason-s-ellis-bardstown-ky-police-department/; Accessed Jan 8, 2026.
“Amy's Story | Widow of Bardstown Officer Jason Ellis reveals the fear that haunted her most and her life moving forward”; WDRB; May 24, 2018; https://www.wdrb.com/news/amys-story-widow-of-bardstown-officer-jason-ellis-reveals-the-fear-that-haunted-her-most/article_f5f8d7c9-3494-575f-8064-fad9e35bc56c.html; accessed Jan 8, 2026.
Mitra, Shraman; “How Did Jason Ellis Die? Who Killed Him?”; TheCinemaholic; Mar 2, 2021; https://thecinemaholic.com/how-did-jason-ellis-die-who-killed-him/; accessed Jan 10, 2026.
Draut, Sam; “12 years after killing of Bardstown Police officer Jason Ellis, case remains unsolved”; WDRB; May 26, 2025; https://www.wdrb.com/news/12-years-after-killing-of-bardstown-police-officer-jason-ellis-case-remains-unsolved/article_dcb59099-13fa-4906-bc2b-09cfab49a317.html; accessed Jan 10, 2026.
“Bardstown mourns the loss of Figo, the K-9 dog of fallen officer Jason Ellis”; WDRB; June 9, 2017; https://www.wdrb.com/news/bardstown-mourns-the-loss-of-figo-the-k-9-dog-of-fallen-officer-jason-ellis/article_754ddab1-9f8c-508c-b8fa-d6700565937f.html; accessed Jan 1, 2026.
“3 years after his death, Jason Ellis' K-9 partner helps family remember fallen officer”; WDRB; May 25, 2016; https://www.wdrb.com/news/3-years-after-his-death-jason-ellis-k-9-partner-helps-family-remember-fallen-officer/article_4420fd10-13b2-5c60-ba4c-6ac988250040.html; accessed Jan 10, 2026.
Episode 092: The Murder of Cara Knott
2026/01/07
On December 27th, 1986, 20-year-old Cara Knott set out on what should have been a routine 40-minute drive home through San Diego County, but she never arrived. By morning, her car was found abandoned off the interstate, launching a search that would uncover unsettling clues and raise disturbing questions about what happened along that stretch of road.
Sources:
Moorhouse, Drusilla, “A Cop Who Killed A San Diego College Student In 1986 Gave 'Safety Tips' In A TV News Ride-Along Days Later”, Huffpost, December 27th, 2023, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cara-knott-craig-peyer-murder-san-diego_n_65837f5ce4b04da98425aa68, Accessed January 4th 2026
Interesting Facts, “The truth behind the murder of Cara Knott”, Weekly Recess, August 19th, 2023, https://weeklyrecess.com/article/murder-of-cara-knott/, Accessed January 4th, 2026
Zotter, Frank Jr, “Judicial Follies: Murder on the highway”, The Mendocino Beacon, March 27th, 2025, https://www.mendocinobeacon.com/2025/03/27/judicial-follies-murder-on-the-highway/, Accessed January 4th, 2026.
Leave the Light On December 2025
2026/01/01
We're back with our twenty second Leave the Light On episode where we recap the cases covered in the previous month, discuss true crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peak at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!
References:
“2025 Bondi Beach Shooting”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting. Accessed December 12th 2025.
NBC News, “Brown University shooting: Suspect found dead, is also accused of killing MIT professor” NBC News, December 19th, 2025, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/brown-university-suspect-shooting-death-mit-professor-live-updates-rcna249937, Accessed December 29th 2025,
Nguyen, Thao, Alund, Natalie Neysa, “What we know and don't know about the deadly Brown University shooting”, USA Today, December 18th, 2025, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/18/brown-university-shooting-what-we-know-updates/87818552007/, Accessed December 29th, 2025.
Episode 091: The Murder of Tammy Jo Blanton
2025/12/31
On Sept 11, 2014, 46-year-old Tammy Jo Blanton did not show up at work, prompting concern from her co-workers who immediately contacted police requesting a welfare check. That welfare check resulted in officers discovering a crime scene that was later described as worse than a horror movie.
If you or someone you know if experiencing domestic violence, please consider reaching out for support at the following resources:
Canadian Domestic Violence Support: Government of Canada: Find Family Violence Resources and Services in Your Area: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence.html
United States Domestic Violence Support: US National Domestic Violence Hotline:
Call: 1-800-799-SAFE(7233)
Text: “START” to 88788
Website: https://www.thehotline.org/
Sources:
Elliott, Sam; “Monster found guilty of slaying ex with electric saw and ‘eating her body parts’”; Mirror, Sept 20, 2020, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/monster-found-guilty-slaying-ex-22713951, accessed Dec 30, 2025.
AP; “Indiana man accused of killing and eating girlfriend 'not mentally competent to stand trial'”; Independent; Oct 26, 2017; https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cannibal-murder-trial-accused-joseph-oberhansley-mentally-incompetent-indiana-court-tammy-jo-blanton-death-rape-heart-lungs-eaten-a8020466.html; accessed Dec 30, 2025.
Johnson, Rae; “Court upholds life sentence of Joseph Oberhansley for killing Tammy Joe Blanton”; Courier Journal; May 18, 2023; https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/18/joseph-oberhansley-accused-of-killing-eating-former-girlfriend-sentence-uph-by-indiana-supreme-court/70230908007/; accessed Dec 30, 2025.
Lambe, Jerry; “Indiana Man Who Dismembered Ex-Girlfriend and Ate Her Brain Appeals Life Sentence for Murder”; Law & Crime; June 9, 2022; https://lawandcrime.com/crime/indiana-man-who-dismembered-ex-girlfriend-and-ate-her-brain-appeals-life-sentence-for-murder/; accessed Dec 30, 2025.
Karpinski, Izzy; “Indiana man convicted of killing, eating ex-girlfriend appeals life sentence”; Fox59; Jun 10, 2022; https://fox59.com/indiana-news/indiana-man-convicted-of-killing-eating-ex-girlfriend-appeals-life-sentence/; accessed Dec 30, 2025.
Godbey, Dalton; “Indiana man, 36, who murdered his 46-year-old ex-girlfriend before he ATE parts of her brain, lungs and heart is jailed for life without parole”; Daily Mail; Oct 13, 2020; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8836721/Indiana-man-guilty-killing-cannibalism-gets-life-term.html; accessed Dec 30, 2025.
Baker, KC; “Ind. Man Accused of Killing Ex, Eating Her Organs Is Back on Trial After 2019 Mistrial”; People; Sept 16, 2020; https://people.com/crime/man-accused-killing-ex-eating-organs-mistrial/; accessed Dec 30, 2025.
“Tammy Jo Harbin Blanton”; Find A Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135843818/tammy_jo-blanton; accessed Dec 30, 2025.
“Butchered and eaten; by her monstrous ex Tammy Jo Blanton underestimated how evil Joseph Oberhansley, her volatile ex, really was.”; The Free Library; https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Butchered+and+eaten%3B+by+her+monstrous+ex+Tammy+Jo+Blanton...-a0643881471; Accessed Dec 30, 2025.
Episode 090: 2025 Christmas Special
2025/12/24
Its the most wonderful time of the year! We are back with our second annual Christmas special where we dive into the case of Edgar Frostwick and the murder of Morris Shackles. With the 2 being long time business partners when Morris is murdered, Can Edgar find the killer? or is he the suspect in this crime?
Episode 089: The Setagaya Family Murders
2025/12/17
On the night of December 30th, 2000 in the Setagaya Ward in Tokyo Japan, the Miyazawa family which included Mikio his wife Yasuko and their 2 children Niina and Rei would be brutally murdered in their home. The killer made some head scratching decisions that to even this day nobody can fully understand.
Sources:
Waters, Tobias, “Setagaya Family Murders: Japan’s Most Infamous Unsolved Case”, Joyn Tokyo, October 30th, 2025, https://joyn.tokyo/about-japan/society/setagaya-family-murders?.com Accessed December 12th, 2025
“The Setagaya Murders”, Unresolved, https://unresolved.me/the-setagaya-murders, Accessed December 12th, 2025
Kennedy, “The Setagaya Family Murders: 10 Facts About The Unsolved Case”, Discover Walks Blog, June 9th, 2023, https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/japan/the-setagaya-family-murders-10-facts-about-the-unsolved-case/, Accessed December 12th, 2025
Towner, City, “The Setagaya Family Murders in Kamisoshigaya Japan”, City Towner, May 28th, 2025, https://citytowner.com/setagaya-family-murders-kamisoshigaya-japan/, Accessed December 12th, 2025
Episode Re-release: The Murder of Kerrie Ann Brown
2025/12/10
Due to illness, we will be Re-releasing Episode 015: The Murder of Kerrie Ann Brown and we expect to have a new case ready to go for next week!
Sources:
Rachel Bergen, “It's been 36 years, but Kerrie Ann Brown's family won't give up pursuit of justice in teen's death”, CBC News , www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kerrie-ann-brown-anniversary-rcmp-thompson-manitoba-1.6620761 , Accessed 06-05-2024
Bryce Hoye, “Killer Caller” CBC News, https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/someone-knows-something/, Accessed 06-22-2024
Thompson Citizen, “ Kerrie Ann Brown: Ending the 'conspiracy of silence'”, Thompson Citizen, Kerrie Ann Brown: Ending the 'conspiracy of silence' - Thompson Citizen and Nickel Belt News , Accessed 06-22-2024
SKS Team, “Kerrie Ann Brown (1971-1986)” CBC News, Kerrie Ann Brown (1971-1986) | CBC Radio , Accessed 06-22-2024
Bryce Hoye, “Mysterious killing of Manitoba teen Kerrie Ann Brown explored in CBC podcast” CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kerrie-ann-brown-murder-cold-case-1.4859553 , Accessed 06-22-2024
David Ridgen, “Someone Knows Something” , Season 5 , CBC News, October 15th 2018-March 5th 2019 , Accessed 06-22-2024
“Social media blitz in hopes of solving Thompson teen’s 30-year-old murder”, CTV News, https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/social-media-blitz-in-hopes-of-solving-thompson-teen-s-30-year-old-murder-1.3116950 , Accessed 06-23-2024
Shannon Vanraes, “Canada’s worst violent crime problem is in Thompson, Man.”, Maclean’s, https://macleans.ca/society/canadas-worst-violent-crime-problem-is-in-thompson-man/ , Accessed 06-23-2024
Episode 088: The Victims of “The Doodler”
2025/12/03
Between 1974 and 1975 a serial killer was believed to be targeting members of the LGBTQ community in San Francisco. The suspect was believed to go to bars and diners, and sketch caricature and cartoons on napkins, he would then approach men and strike up a conversation. He would eventually leave with those men, only to end up stabbing and killing them. Since he was known for drawing and sketching before killing his victims, the suspect became known as “The Doodler”. 5 men were found stabbed to death and a 6th was later tied to the case, however to this day, the killer, or the “doodler’s” identity is unknown.
If you have any information about murders connected to the Doodler, please call the San Francisco PD’s 24-hour tip line at 415-575-4444 or text them at TIP411. You can remain anonymous. There is a $250,000 reward for information leading to the solving of the cases.
Sources:
Fagan, Kevin. “The Doodler: Drawing a line to a forgotten serial killer”. San Francisco Chronicle. Mar 16, 2021. https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/doodler-true-crime-podcast/chapter-one. Accessed Nov 28, 2025.
Fagan, Kevin. “One Man’s American Dream Ends in His Bloody Death.” San Francisco Chronicle. Mar 23, 2021. https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/doodler-true-crime-podcast/chapter-two. accessed Nov 28, 2025.
Fagan, Kevin. “The Doodler: Killer notches fifth victim — then he gets sloppy”. San Francisco Chronicle. April 6, 2021. https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/doodler-true-crime-podcast/chapter-four. accessed Nov 29, 2021.
Fagan, Kevin. “The Doodler: Sketch snares suspects, but cases far from solved”. San Francisco Chronicle. April 13, 2021. https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/doodler-true-crime-podcast/chapter-five. accessed Nov 29, 2025.
Madani, Doha. “ Possible new victim in 'Doodler' serial killer case announced; San Francisco police raise reward to $200,000”. NBC News. Jan 27, 2022. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/san-francisco-police-announce-possible-new-victim-doodler-serial-kille-rcna13836. Accessed Nov 29, 2025.
Pelisek, Christine. “ Inside the Hunt for San Francisco's Notorious Doodler Serial Killer: 'His Victims Deserve Justice'”. People. Feb 23, 2023. https://people.com/crime/inside-hunt-san-franciscos-notorious-doodler-serial-killer/. Accessed Nov 28, 2025.
“Doodler”. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doodler. Accessed Nov 28, 2025.
Watt, Nick. “This serial murder case has been cold for more than 40 years. Now police say they have a suspect”. CNN. June 21, 2018. https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/20/us/doodler-cold-case-murders/. Accessed Nov 29, 2025.
Leave the Light On November 2025
2025/12/01
We're back with our twenty first Leave the Light On episode where we recap the cases covered in the previous month, discuss true crime headlines from the month, and give you a sneak peek at what is coming up in the next month. If we know!
References
Pelisek, Christine, “Minnesota Man Allegedly Kills 20-Year-Old Coworker with Sledgehammer Because He 'Didn't Like Her'”, People, November 14th 2025, https://people.com/minnesota-man-allegedly-kills-coworker-20-sledgehammer-didnt-like-her-11849449?utm_source=chatgpt.com, Accessed November 27th 2025.
Treisman, Rachel, “'Just Google' me: Slender Man stabber is recaptured after fleeing her group home”, NPR, Nov 24, 2025, https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/nx-s1-5619148/morgan-geyser-escape-slenderman, accessed Nov 28, 2025.
Pemberton, Pat, “Two killers from shocking 'satanic' teen murder case paroled”, Courthouse News Services, Aug 4, 2025, https://www.courthousenews.com/two-killers-from-shocking-satanic-teen-murder-case-paroled/, accessed Nov 28, 2025.
Morrison, Heather, “‘New things came to light’: Docuseries ‘Fall River’ uncovers new evidence in 1979 satanic cult murders, says director James Buddy Day”, Masslive.com, May 16, 2021, https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2021/05/new-things-came-to-light-docuseries-fall-river-uncovers-new-evidence-in-1979-satanic-cult-murders-says-director-james-buddy-day.html, accessed Nov 28, 2025.
Episode 087: The Murder of Arlis Perry
2025/11/26
On October 12th, 1974, Arlis Perry would get into an argument with her husband Bruce Perry and decided to go pray at the Stanford Memorial Church where they lived on the Stanford University Campus. Bruce would head home and wait for Arlis but after a few hours he would report her missing.
Sources:
Vanapalli, Viswa, “Arlis Perry’s Murder: Did Stephen Crawford Kill Her? How Did He Die?”, The Cinemaholic, May 5, 2021, https://thecinemaholic.com/arlis-perrys-murder-did-stephen-crawford-kill-her-how-did-he-die/, Accessed November 23rd, 2025
Stephanie, “Arlis Perry Autopsy & Cause of Death: The Full Story” Murder in the Black, December 22, 2024, https://murderintheblack.com/arlis-perry-autopsy-cause-of-death.html, Accessed November 23rd, 2025
Nucleus, “Arlis Perry. The Santa Clara County Murder Case”, The True Crime Data Base, June 28th 2019, https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/arlis-perry/, Accessed November 23rd, 2025
Kabra, Prathamesh. “The Church Was Locked. Arlis Was Still Inside”, Thar Tribune, April 21, 2025, https://thartribune.com/the-church-was-locked-arlis-was-still-inside/, Accessed November 23rd, 2025
Episode 086: The Murder of Brian Barrett
2025/11/19
On Sept 15, 2006, Brian Barrett was gunned down in his vehicle outside of his work. Investigators soon uncovered that Brian had been mixed up in a messy love triangle where not everyone was who they said they were...
Sources:
Hawkins, Kristal, “Thomas Montgomery: Bizarre Love Triangle”, CrimeLibrary.org, https://crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/tommy_montgomery/1.html, accessed Nov 14, 2025.
Nye, James, “Tragic online love triangle built on LIES: Two middle-aged lovers who started affair by BOTH posing as teenagers... before torrid romance drove Sunday school teacher to murder 'rival' over woman who didn't EXIST”, DailyMail.co.uk, June 23, 2012, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163757/Tall-hot-blonde-internet-love-triangle-left-man-shot-dead-jealous-rival.html, accessed Nov 14, 2025.
Associated Press, “22-Year-Old New York Man Murdered After Being Drawn Into Internet Love Triangle”, Fox News, Jan 21, 2007, https://www.foxnews.com/story/22-year-old-new-york-man-murdered-after-being-drawn-into-internet-love-triangle?msockid=0d8801d76c916818274f140b6d25699a, accessed Nov 14, 2025.
“Brian Michael Barrett”, FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94321154/brian_michael-barrett, accessed Nov 14, 2025.
ABC News, “Cyber Love Triangle Fuels Murder”, ABC News, Mar 19, 2010, https://abcnews.go.com/2020/cyber-love-triangle-fuels-murder/story?id=10135540, accessed Nov 14, 2025.
The Associated Press, “Web user sentenced for killing online rival”, CBC, Nov 28, 2007, https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/web-user-sentenced-for-killing-online-rival-1.636158, accessed Nov 14, 2025.
“Thomas Montgomery”, I Can’t Believe It’s Non Fiction!, Sept 25, 2018, https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/09/25/thomas-montgomery/, accessed Nov 14, 2025.
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