What`s a private chat, Barbara Schroeder? And happy birthday to North Carolina friend, Vernie, cancer survivor, four children, seven grands, one great. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "It`s not worth it anymore." I just never thought it would go anywhere," she said. I wonder what's different about these pictures. That`s inexcusable. Keep your sausage virgin! The final irony to this case and talhotblond is that behind the well-matched youthful sizzle of the Jessi and Tommy personas lay another, equally well-matched pair: the two malcontented strangers who created them. Aug. 27, 2011 — -- The Internet is known as a breeding ground for illicit affairs between people often hiding behind fake names and handles. It was herdumpy 45-year-old housewife Mary Shielerwho used sexy photos of her own daughter to seduce both men, including having cybersex with them using her daughter's name and image, and eventually driving one to murder the other. And she won`t leave him alone. God, men were easy. Interview with Mary Austin, from several years ago, discussing her relationship with Freddie, and also trying to get a permanent memorial for him somewhere i. I just keep feeling a sense of injustice, Mr. Barrett. She sent Montgomery photos that lived up to her screen name and then some. By all accounts, Mary Shieler seemed to be a perfect mother, one who spoiled her breathtakingly beautiful teenage daughter, Jessi. And, you know, imagine that moment when you`re handed a photo of the girl that you just killed a man over. My heart aches to hear you call me your Tommy. The innocent flirtation ended in multiple deceptions and death. But all of the defense that was aimed at Montgomery would have been much more appropriate to aim at Shieler. But as the investigators dig deeper, they discover that the killer isn't the only one who pretended to be someone he's not. She`s a 45-year-old secretary. Why don`t you try being an adult now, and you tell me why! To Jean Casarez, legal correspondent, "In Session." A movie based on this story, "Talhotblond," premiered recently on Lifetime. After a while the tone changes, and suddenly they're painting "Jessi" as being manipulative, dark, seductive, etc. You can miss one night of computer on-line poker every once in a while. Is this for real? The woman behind the whole thing. Right. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: #maryscheer, #maryshelley, #marsheller, #marsheler . What happens? Described by neighbours as a good man who worked for his daughters' swim team board, Montgomery's life slowly started to become fixated around his conversations online with 'Jessi.'. MSNBC purchased the rights to broadcast the movie on television. I got a question, maybe I`m just, you know, behind the times. Her photos and identity were actually being used by none other than her own mother, 45 year old Mary Shieler. In March 2006, Montgomery told "20/20" one of his daughters was using his computer when Jessi happened to instant message him. Watch on: Netflix US, Canada, Australia, and more. By all accounts, Mary Shieler was a perfect mother, one who loved and spoiled her breathtakingly beautiful teenage daughter Jessi. You know, she`s probably a nice looking girl. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) GRACE: Welcome back. Mary Shieler in Oak Hill, WV Mary Shieler may also have lived outside of Oak Hill, such as Canvas, Lewisburg and 2 other cities in West Virginia. On his part, Montgomery had created an alter-ego of himself as younger and stronger. It`s your choice." UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: "Where are you going?" Brian Barrett's parents began a petition to for laws to protect against future Mary Shielers. Talhotblond told Thomas Montgomery her name was Jessi, and said she was a softball-playing high school senior from West Virginia. "marinesniper" had tricked her by pretending to be younger. That`s a whole another can of worms. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: "No, Tom, you can`t do that." The family budget was tight, but Jessi was going to two proms, her own, and her boyfriend's. (END VIDEO CLIP) GRACE: Good evening. And they turn to the Internet. Montgomery knew he was in way over his head, but he couldn't bring himself to end things with her. Mary, who is now divorced, apparently expressed no remorse, and said to her daughter during the proceedings, Why dont you just get over this? Getlen concludes: The final irony to this case and talhotblond is that behind the well-matched youthful sizzle of the Jessi and Tommy personas lay another, equally well-matched pair: the two malcontented strangers who created them. Jessi and "Tommy" exchanged gifts, phone calls and love letters. GRACE: With me is Brian`s father -- 22-year-old Brian Barrett gunned down as a result of a phony love triangle on line. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don`t go creeping up on me like that, Carol. Marinesniper became consumed with jealousy -- and he wasn't about to take it lying down. "I couldn't just, just end it.". She was wrong for using her daughter's pictures to get attention from other men. ELEANOR ODOM: I know. It ends in murder. Your report may include the following information: Current owner full name; Ownership history; People associated with this address UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Montgomery`s wife Cindy (ph) discovers her husband`s terrible secret. She sent Montgomery "MarineSniper" photos that lived up to her screen name and then some. 'MarineSniper' and 'Talhotblond's' IMs - a 47yo married man (who pretended to be 18), murdered his 22yo co-worker over a love triangle with "Jessi", an "18 year old girl" whose screen name was talhotblond. Episode Info What? In exchange for his plea, he received a 20-year sentence. BETHANY MARSHALL, PSYCHOANALYST, AUTHOR OF "DEALBREAKERS": Well, he`s perverse obsessed and he has a compulsion, and the underlying compulsion is to create the sense of the ideal life, love and admiration, and he needs it constantly like a fix. Member, Committee Member, Vice President, Association of Alumni & Friends 1980s. It`s actually almost laughable until that on-line teen love affair ends in murder. This is my husband. We went camping for the weekend and came home Sunday morning, and realized when we walked through the door something was wrong because Brian had not been home to feed the cats. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: "That`s all?" Here Seeley arrives for the LA Times Presents Rock/Style 2012 Event at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on June 6, 2012 in Hollywood, California. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "My heart will exist no more after Saturday, so I will forgive with an e-mail. She`s a mother posing as her teen daughter on line. Imagine Mary's surprise when she found out she wasn't the only good liar. On being "unlikeable," "selfish," "a bitch," etc. ", In the movie, Carol Montgomery is played by Laura San Giacomo, seen here. GRACE: Unleash the lawyers, Eleanor Odom, Kirby Clements, Peter Odom, defense attorney joining us out of Atlanta. She is not tall, hot, blond. Thoughts? The tenth episode is available right now! They certainly had never slept with her. 304-574-1131. I have the day off work, and the documentary seemed like it'd be worth a shit. Infuriating Press J to jump to the feed. The kid turns out to be a 46-year-old Sunday school teacher, father of two. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. She didn't tell him to do it, she didn't put a gun in his hands, and in fact tried to warn Brian when Montgomery started talking about hurting him. In this episode, the Wives discuss the cases of Randall Woodfield, also known as the I-5 Bandit, and Thomas Montgomery, along with persons who went by the aliases TalHotBlond and BeefCake in an online love triangle. Yet, one was willing to commit murder over somebody online. The pictures she sent were actually those of her daughter, the real Jessi, who had no knowledge of her mother's cyberlife. Montgomery says nothing sexual happened between them after Talhotblond found out how old he was, but their IMs tell a different story: But it didn't last. This would have been a great time for the fantasy to end. ", Montgomery said Jessi was horrified, and broke off the relationship immediately. Cindy took matters into her own hands and sent a letter back to the sender with a photo of her husband and his family. "He was enraged," said former prosecutor Ken Case. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "You made it perfectly clear what you want by your talk with Brian." CASAREZ: Good question. I think Dr. Bethany GRACE: That is Tallhotblond! They each. 18K 1.0mm OVAL CABLE CHAIN. The exchange of gifts between the pair continued as did love letters. Dogwoof. GRACE: And the reality is neither of these men had ever met her. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The affair abruptly ends in a hail of gunfire. That`s him. The song received an Emmy nomination in the "Best Original Song and Lyrics" category. At one point, Montgomery wrote a bizarre note to himself that read, in part, "On January 2nd, 2006, Tom Montgomery (46 years old) ceases to exist and is replaced by a 18 year old battle scarred marine" The note went on to say that this new 18-year-old resembled a red-headed Harrison Ford, and had $2.5 million in the bank and a 9-inch penis. Police quickly learned of the Internet love triangle from co-workers. Which makes it all the more difficult to understand the evil this mother was secretly unleashing into cyberspace. That is actually Montgomery many, many years ago. You didn`t commit a crime. how much does the nba give the wnba. "Maybe more people have to get killed before people pay attention to this problem," said Schroeder. GRACE: Well, you`re accurate about that. JOHN PHILLIPS, KABC: Right. The woman that he thought he was going after was a woman, an 18-year-old woman. So shocked a mother could do this, so pissed she can't be charged with anything. nsfw 29 comments 88% Upvoted Sort by: best I asked you, Did they think they were pulling it over on a teen? Before I can unleash a lawyer, I think we need a shrink. Unfortunately, it`s not. So that`s -- GRACE: OK. However, when police arrived at her door they were presented with 45-year-old Mary Shieler. And I just remember screaming at them, Is he OK? So then Jessi brings in, lures Brian Bennett, an innocent bystander, to start to ask him questions. He is a balding 46-year-old Sunday school teacher, a married father of two. We had a gentleman running it out his computer company and we actually went back and we`re able to retrieve all that to get him terminated from his job. For almost a year, "MarineSniper" and "Talhotblond" carried on a steamy love affair, until fate finally took a hand. 'I have never felt this way,' Montgomery replied. The worst things that Mary did are that she used her own daughter's identity (which is arguably shittier than if she had stolen a stranger's pictures to use, and obviously damaging to her relationship with her daughter), took shady pictures of her daughter without her knowledge (creepy and violating), and perhaps one could argue that she should have contacted the police over the threats that Montgomery was making (but even so, people make threats online all the time and most of the time people don't take them seriously because most of the time they aren't serious). Barrett said he was going to meet Talhotblond -- in person. She keeps luring him back in. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Had they ever met in real life, Thomas Montgomery and Mary Shieler might just have been the perfect couple. He is 46 years old. Now that's FUBAR. And they`re not bonded to anybody in their lives. Thomas Montgomery Murder: Where Are Jessi Shieler And Mary Shieler Right Now? Jessi's swimsuit photos, and Mary's screen name: "talhotblond" were the perfect bait. GRACE: So bottom line she thinks that she`s speaking to a teen, a very handsome young teen, about to be deployed to Iraq who has this job and works with 22-year-old Brian Barrett. That is a formidable injury. He portrayed two characters on the acclaimed HBO series "Deadwood": Jack McCall and Francis Wolcott. Thanks to our guests, but especially to you for being with us and a special good night from the New York control room. Montgomery and Shieler were both lonely people who reached their mid-forties with their best days behind them, who then created deadly deceptions in the hopes of recapturing the glory of youth, and of finding real intimacy by fervently denying their true selves. Episode Summary When a young man is found dead in his truck, a search for his killer uncovers a love triangle twisted by the lies of a man who couldn't let go. His son was murdered as a result of this Internet triangle, which in itself was a big hoax. The documentary Talhotblond was released in 2009 and examines a love triangle scenario that originated on the Internet and led to a real-life homicide. Mary Shieler is already divorced and might be continuing living at the same place however, Jessi didn't get over this. Tom?" We`re blurring her photo because that`s her daughter, her teen daughter`s photo she`s using. KIRBY CLEMENTS, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Well, I do have to say that that is -- that`s just crazy what she did. He was not luring a teenager, Peter Odom. she was tall, hot, blonde. GRACE: Joining me right now is a special guest. The document has moved here. PHOTOS: Talhotblond in Hollywood: Who Plays Who in Blood-Soaked Online Love Triangle + Tall Hot Blonde Talhotblond told Thomas Montgomery her name was Jessi, and said she was a softball-playing high school senior from West Virginia. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Peter Odom, Kirby Clements PETER ODOM, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Nancy. They found out Jessi resides in Oak Hill WV she had no clue about the communication. That`s one thought, that this -- these two posers were creating a fantasy in their mind that was more compelling than the reality of their everyday lives. GRACE: All right. 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