Brian Barrett was a 22-year-old aspiring teacher. He excelled in baseball in high school and every one loved Brian. Brian's only mistake was befriending Thomas Montgomery, a co-worker of his, and Talhotblond, a gamer on a gaming website. A love triangle begins, and Brian is the one who turns in a victim. Join us as we discuss this case, which has a super interesting twist at the end.

Sources:

Documentary: Talhotblond onAmazon Prime

https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-love-triangle-deception-end-murder/story?id=14371076

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talhotblond_(2009_film)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94321154/brian-michael-barrett/photo

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/internet-love-triangle-comes-to-deadly-end/

https://www.foxnews.com/story/22-year-old-new-york-man-murdered-after-being-drawn-into-internet-love-triangle

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/web-user-sentenced-for-killing-online-rival-1.636158

https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/courts-montgomery-gets-20-years-in-internet-love-triangle-killing/article_d124d951-07a1-5d2e-bdae-b15098085262.html

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