Talhotblond
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Talhotblond is a documentary released in December 2009.
The movie details an Internet love triangle which resulted in a real life homicide
, in a case called the "Internet Chatroom Murder". Thomas Montgomery (screen name: marinesniper), a 47-year-old married man, pleaded guilty to murdering his co-worker, 22-year-old Brian Barrett (screen name: beefcake). The two men were involved in a love triangle with "Jessi", a beautiful 18 year old girl whose screen name was talhotblond. While the two men knew each other from work, neither ever met "Jessi" in person. Ultimately, the truth comes to light: while "Jessi" was in fact a real person, it was in fact her mother, Mary Shieler, who was posting online as "talhotblond" and posing as her daughter, who was oblivious to her mother's exploitation.
Brian Barrett's parents are now fighting for "Internet accountability" laws, in the hopes that it would make Mary Shieler's actions illegal.
The film's TV rights were sold to MSNBC. Paramount Studios bought all remaining rights. Directed and written by Emmy award winning journalist Barbara Schroeder, the film features appearances by convicted murderer Thomas Montgomery, clinical psychologist and attorney Dr. Rex Julian Beaber, Erie County prosecutor Ken Case, Erie County Sheriff Ron Kenyon, Oak Hill, West Virginia
Sgt. Lee Kirk, the parents of Brian Barrett, and Tim Shieler. Dr. Beaber serves throughout the film as a commentator on the social-psychological dimensions of the case.
's 2009 Best Documentary Grand Jury Award and a finalist at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.Also winner of the best documentary award at
The movie details an Internet love triangle which resulted in a real life homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
, in a case called the "Internet Chatroom Murder". Thomas Montgomery (screen name: marinesniper), a 47-year-old married man, pleaded guilty to murdering his co-worker, 22-year-old Brian Barrett (screen name: beefcake). The two men were involved in a love triangle with "Jessi", a beautiful 18 year old girl whose screen name was talhotblond. While the two men knew each other from work, neither ever met "Jessi" in person. Ultimately, the truth comes to light: while "Jessi" was in fact a real person, it was in fact her mother, Mary Shieler, who was posting online as "talhotblond" and posing as her daughter, who was oblivious to her mother's exploitation.
Brian Barrett's parents are now fighting for "Internet accountability" laws, in the hopes that it would make Mary Shieler's actions illegal.
The film's TV rights were sold to MSNBC. Paramount Studios bought all remaining rights. Directed and written by Emmy award winning journalist Barbara Schroeder, the film features appearances by convicted murderer Thomas Montgomery, clinical psychologist and attorney Dr. Rex Julian Beaber, Erie County prosecutor Ken Case, Erie County Sheriff Ron Kenyon, Oak Hill, West Virginia
Oak Hill, West Virginia
Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States and is the primary city within the Oak Hill, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area. The micropolitan area is also included in the Beckley-Oak Hill, WV Combined Statistical Area. The population was 7,589 at the 2000 census...
Sgt. Lee Kirk, the parents of Brian Barrett, and Tim Shieler. Dr. Beaber serves throughout the film as a commentator on the social-psychological dimensions of the case.
Awards
Winner of the Seattle International Film FestivalSeattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
's 2009 Best Documentary Grand Jury Award and a finalist at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.Also winner of the best documentary award at