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Aug 2020
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Episode 82 - Brian Barrett

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About this episode
Honesty is the foundation for any successful relationship. A quality that can be difficult to find if you’re seeking love online. That’s exactly what one young man discovered after finding himself on an unpredictable virtual journey leading him down a deadly and inescapable path. 

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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/

Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow

Special Thanks:
Jeremy Collins
Samii Taylor

Featured Podcast: 
What Was That Like https://whatwasthatlike.com

Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/nyregion/07triangle.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-love-triangle-deception-end-murder/story?id=14371076
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/nyregion/07triangle.html
https://www.wired.com/2007/08/ff-internetlies/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/and-you-thought-your-moth_b_542100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7n7InZp_zU
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/internet-love-triangle-article-1.311952
https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/murder-guilty-plea-in-internet-love-triangle/article_b830ed18-879e-5816-9fa3-62201f90782b.html
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/09/25/thomas-montgomery/
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/09/25/thomas-montgomery/
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1206/28/ng.01.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-love-triangle-deception-end-murder/story?id=14371076
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