In this redo special guest episode, we dive into the killing of 22‑year‑old Brian Barrett, a young man caught in the crossfire of an online fantasy world created by Thomas Montgomery, a married, middle‑aged coworker posing as a teenage Marine sniper named “Tommy.” When both men fell for the same woman—an online persona known as “TalHotBlonde”—jealousy turned into obsession, and obsession turned into a calculated ambush in the parking lot of the Dynabrade factory in Buffalo, New York.

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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell

Thomas Montgomery – I Can't Believe It's NonFiction

Online Fantasy Romance Ends In Murder | by Elan Cassandra | Chameleon | Medium

Talhotblond (2009) | Watch Free Documentaries Online (watchdocumentaries.com)

Online Love Triangle, Deception End in Murder - ABC News (go.com)

'MarineSniper' and 'Talhotblond's' IMs - ABC News (go.com)

love_letter_100319.pdf (go.com)

22-Year-Old New York Man Murdered After Being Drawn Into Internet Love Triangle | Fox News

An IM Infatuation Turned to Romance. Then the Truth Came Out. | WIRED

Talhotblond documentary by Barbara Schroeder 2009