Bizarre Story of the Day: Internet User Sentenced for Killing Romantic Rival
An AP newswire article by Carolyn Thompson, via The Boston Globe, reports that:
A 48-year-old man entangled in an Internet love triangle built largely on lies was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for killing his rival for the affection of a woman he had never met.More here.
Thomas Montgomery, who posed as an 18-year-old Marine in online chats, pleaded guilty in August to gunning down Brian Barrett, 22, in a parking lot at the suburban Buffalo factory where they worked.
The motive was jealousy, investigators said. Both were involved online with a middle-aged West Virginia mother -- who herself was posing as an 18-year-old student.
posted by Fergie @ 11/27/2007 08:19:00 PM
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