'MarineSniper' and 'Talhotblond's' IMs
46-year-old, posing as Iraq-bound marine, meets 18-year old girl in chat room.
March 19, 2010— -- A chance encounter in an online chat room led to a romance between a beautiful 18-year-old girl named "Jessi" and a handsome young Marine. But what she didn't know was that her "sweet sexy Marine" was actually a balding, 46-year old married man, Thomas Montgomery.
What Montgomery didn't know was that the beautiful temptress was actually a 45-year-old home-maker Mary Shieler, posing as her daughter "Jessi" without her knowledge.
Click here for more on their cyber romance
Unaware that they're both not who they say they are, "Talhotblond" and "MarineSniper" flirted in an online chat room for nearly two years, exchanging photos, gifts, phone calls and love letters. Their flirtation escalated into an intense virtual relationship, which Montgomery told "20/20" felt "more real to me than real life."
Click here for love letters sent between "Jessi" and "Tommy"
But when Jessi learned who her online love really was, she broke it off with Montgomery and took up with his young hunky co-worker, Brian Barrett. It was only a matter of time until the "MarineSniper" enacted the ultimate revenge.
On Sept. 15, 2006, Barrett was found dead in the parking lot where he worked, shot three times by a military rifle. News among co-workers spread of the love triangle and when police couldn't find Montgomery, they feared he was heading to "Talhotblond's" house in West Virginia.
Montgomery was sentenced to 20 years in jail in a plea deal for Barrett's murder.
An excerpt of one of "Talhotblond" and "MarineSniper's" intimate IM conversations is below.
'MarineSniper' and 'Talhotblond'
MarineSniper1000 (6:26:40 PM):on friday or sat u can say goodbye forever to me and tommy
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:26:53 PM): why
MarineSniper1000 (6:27:03 PM): we r leaving for good
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:27:07 PM): no
MarineSniper1000 (6:27:29 PM): yes jessi u r having fun in ur life now so its time for us to leave
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:27:42 PM): no tom
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:27:51 PM): dont take tommy
MarineSniper1000 (6:28:09 PM): hes going with me u replaced him with timmy
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:28:29 PM): please dont say that
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:28:32 PM): its not true
MarineSniper1000 (6:28:50 PM): according to the text i got it is true
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:29:01 PM): no it isnt
MarineSniper1000 (6:29:31 PM): so its time for tommy to be put to rest
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:29:52 PM): i will leave
MarineSniper1000 (6:29:56 PM): i wish i had a perfect life like u and brian do
MarineSniper1000 (6:30:10 PM): that is up to u jessi its ur choice
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:30:15 PM): what does brian have to do with this
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:30:34 PM): ur not going to forgive this one
MarineSniper1000 (6:30:36 PM): he left a few copies of ur conversation on my tool box today
MarineSniper1000 (6:30:52 PM): half the company knows now
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:31:00 PM): knows what
MarineSniper1000 (6:31:09 PM): what u 2 talked about
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:31:14 PM): no tom
MarineSniper1000 (6:31:25 PM): how u told him im a ******* loser and predator
MarineSniper1000 (6:31:38 PM): i dont have a life
MarineSniper1000 (6:31:57 PM): 3 hours u 2 were talking about me
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:32:01 PM): what did u say to him
MarineSniper1000 (6:32:07 PM): i didnt
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:32:12 PM): why not
MarineSniper1000 (6:32:22 PM): its not worth it anymore
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:32:58 PM): i will get out of ur life tom ..... i have done to much damage to be undone now.... im so sorry
MarineSniper1000 (6:33:07 PM): u made it perfectly clear who u want by ur talk with brian
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:33:14 PM): u will never forgive me
MarineSniper1000 (6:33:17 PM): that is up to u jessi
MarineSniper1000 (6:33:25 PM): i will on sat
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:33:27 PM): what do u want tom
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:33:36 PM): u will what on sat
MarineSniper1000 (6:33:45 PM): forgive u
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:33:52 PM): why saturday
MarineSniper1000 (6:33:59 PM): im leaving
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:34:07 PM): where r u going
MarineSniper1000 (6:34:14 PM): to hell i hope
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:34:19 PM): tom stop
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:34:27 PM): why r u saying that
MarineSniper1000 (6:34:28 PM): my heart will exist no more after sat
MarineSniper1000 (6:35:03 PM): so i will forgive u with a email then the tom and tommy u knew will no longer exist
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:35:21 PM): no tom u cant do that
MarineSniper1000 (6:35:30 PM): yes i can and i will
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:35:34 PM): why
MarineSniper1000 (6:35:37 PM): i will be alone
MarineSniper1000 (6:35:55 PM): and will never feel compassion for another person til i die
MarineSniper1000 (6:36:28 PM): u could have been honest with me jessi instead of crying on brians shoulder
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:36:42 PM): i know
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:36:47 PM): im sorry tom
MarineSniper1000 (6:36:56 PM): its too late jessi
MarineSniper1000 (6:37:10 PM): this ******* loser is leaving on sat
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:37:24 PM): please dont do that
MarineSniper1000 (6:37:32 PM): y do u care
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:37:41 PM): u know i care and why
MarineSniper1000 (6:38:06 PM): after what i read u dont give a shit about me or ur tommy
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:38:22 PM): ur wrong
MarineSniper1000 (6:38:26 PM): do u want me to repeat what u said or do u remember
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:38:36 PM): no i remember
MarineSniper1000 (6:38:50 PM): u still have it dont u
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:38:55 PM): no
MarineSniper1000 (6:39:31 PM): then u begged brian to stay with u when he told u to leave him alone
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:40:21 PM): life was so much better when u were my tommy
MarineSniper1000 (6:40:38 PM): y couldnt u tell me u wanted to be with brian
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:40:47 PM): i dont want to be with brian
MarineSniper1000 (6:40:50 PM): tommy is leaving u on saturday
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:40:57 PM): i dont want to be with anyone but tommy
MarineSniper1000 (6:41:10 PM): sure sounded like it with what u wrote to him
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:41:26 PM): tom please stop
MarineSniper1000 (6:41:39 PM): y does the truth hurt jessi
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:41:58 PM): no the truth doesnt hurt but u r hurting me
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:42:05 PM): the truth i can handle
MarineSniper1000 (6:42:31 PM): then tell me y u say u dont want to be with brian to me but u tell him u want to be with him
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:43:15 PM): i dont have that answer
MarineSniper1000 (6:43:25 PM): then it is true
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:43:29 PM): no it is not
MarineSniper1000 (6:43:49 PM): y did u beg him to stay with u then
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:44:05 PM): i didnt
MarineSniper1000 (6:44:22 PM): according to what u wrote please dont leave brian
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:44:36 PM): i didnt write that
MarineSniper1000 (6:44:49 PM): it has ur name on it
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:44:54 PM): show me
MarineSniper1000 (6:45:00 PM): jessi xxxxxxxxxxx
MarineSniper1000 (6:45:09 PM): isnt that ur name on yahoo
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:45:24 PM): yes
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:45:28 PM): show me
MarineSniper1000 (6:45:30 PM): ok
MarineSniper1000 (6:45:39 PM): u ask brian to send it
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:45:50 PM): i dont talk to him anymore
MarineSniper1000 (6:45:53 PM): i am mailing all of it to u on saturday
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:45:56 PM): im asking u
MarineSniper1000 (6:46:06 PM): u will get it sat
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:46:17 PM): why not now
MarineSniper1000 (6:46:32 PM): im not done reading what u 2 talked about
MarineSniper1000 (6:46:54 PM): good thing u 2 have a perfect life so u can talk about me
MarineSniper1000 (6:47:10 PM): 3 hours jessi u cried to him
MarineSniper1000 (6:47:22 PM): and that is only one night
MarineSniper1000 (6:47:52 PM): then u have the gall to tell me u love me and want me to stay in ur life
TalHotBlondbig50 (6:48:13 PM): ok tom
MarineSniper1000 (6:48:19 PM): tommy and i have been replaced