Judge Refuses Order of Protection Request, Newlywed Woman Is Murdered by Stalker

On Monday they had lunch, returned to work, then headed in separate directions, Alissa Blanton's mother, Connie Hassell of Festus, Mo., told the Sentinel. Moments later, Hassell said, Brent Blanton received a phone call from his wife and she told him Troy was there.

A witness told police that Troy shot Blanton multiple times.

Stalkers Neighbor's Say He Was a 'Good Friend'

Her husband's 911 call to authorities reveals his anguish.

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The Florida woman killed by a man who had... View Full Caption

The Florida woman killed by a man who had allegedly stalked her since her Hooters waitressing days had tried to get an order of protection against him, but a judge refused the request. Alissa Blanton, 23, of Cocoa, Fla., was shot and killed on Monday in the parking lot near her new job at an AT&T call center in Orange County, Fla. Police said her killer, 61-year-old Roger Troy, fatally shot himself immediately afterward. Close

"Baby I love you," Brent Blanton could be heard saying to his bleeding wife. "Keep breathing. Oh my God, come on, baby."

He also told 911 operators, "This guy's been stalking my wife."

Blanton's death has domestic violence advocates questioning the legal system, saying it failed to protect her.

Troy's friends say they never suspected he was less than the person he appeared to be.

"We had no reason to think there was anything duplicitous about Roger, great sense of humor," Margo Gould, Troy's neighbor, told WFTV. "Sometimes the people that have these problems hide them the best, because he was just a good friend and neighbor to me and my husband."

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