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Talhotblond is the title of a documentary released in December 2009.

The movie details an Internet love triangle between a miscer and a whale, 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 criminally reprehensible.

Winner of the Seattle International Film Festival's 2009 Best Documentary Grand Jury Award^[1]^[2]^[3] and a finalist at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,^[4] the film's TV rights were sold to MSNBC. Paramount Studios bought all remaining rights.^[5]^[6] 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, Tim Shieler, and the father of the teenage beauty. Dr. Beaber serves throughout the film as a commentator on the social-psychological dimensions of the case.

References

^ "talhotblond". Seattle International Film Festival. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ Kilday, Gregg. "Seattle fest announces winners". The Hollywood Reporter. June 14, 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ Kay, Jeremy (15 June 2009). "The Other Bank awarded Grand Jury prize in Seattle". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ "IDFA Competition for First Appearance". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ Kay, Jeremy (12 December 2009). "Paramount Digital Entertainment takes worldwide rights to talhotblond". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ "Paramount Finalizes Worldwide Acquisition of Award-Winning Documentary talhotblond". Paramount press release. December 11, 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

External links

Movie trailer and website at http://www.talhotblond.com.
IMDB listing at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1370889

[1] "talhotblond". Seattle International Film Festival. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

[2] Kilday, Gregg. "Seattle fest announces winners". The Hollywood Reporter. June 14, 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

[3] Kay, Jeremy (15 June 2009). "The Other Bank awarded Grand Jury prize in Seattle". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

[4] "IDFA Competition for First Appearance". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

[5] Kay, Jeremy (12 December 2009). "Paramount Digital Entertainment takes worldwide rights to talhotblond". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

[6] "Paramount Finalizes Worldwide Acquisition of Award-Winning Documentary talhotblond". Paramount press release. December 11, 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

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 '''Talhotblond''' is the title of 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.
+The movie details an Internet love triangle between a miscer and a whale, 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 criminally reprehensible.