The Internet is an excellent place to connect and encounter interesting personages, but it also has the potential to promote destructive behavior. The story of Michelle Theer demonstrates this destruction as her contact with Internet admirers leads to actions of deception and murder. The computer used to find her male companions subsequently betrays her by assisting investigators in detailing a love affair that results in convictions of murder.
Michelle Theer was an intelligent young woman, who earned her doctorate degree in psychology. She met Frank Martin “Marty” Theer while they attended high school in Colorado. Marty became a captain in the Air Force and he maintained a long distance relationship with Michelle. The couple eventually married, …show more content…
Michelle played the grieving widow, but her extramarital affair with John was quickly discovered through an in-depth investigation. This placed Michelle and John with the motive to murder the victim. John was tried by a military court and found guilty of premeditated murder and multiple other charges. During his court-martial, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The charges brought against Michelle did not occur until after John’s trial. Prior to her indictment, Michelle disappeared to Florida, found an unsuspecting boyfriend, surgically changed her appearance, and used software to create documents of multiple identities. During her arrest, the officer noted that Michelle was in the process of recovering from plastic surgery on her face. Extradited back to North Carolina to face her crimes, Michelle was tried and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. To this day, Michelle, as well as John, deny any involvement in the murder of …show more content…
Cell phone records revealed Michelle had contact with John from the restaurant the night of the murder, and investigators believed this was a signal for John to get ready. On Michelle’s computer, documentation was retrieved that connected the lovers conspiring to murder Marty. Ads along with emails composed by Michelle revealed she was unfaithful to Marty numerous times with many men. This also helped to build a negative character profile of Michelle to assist the prosecution. In an appeal, it stated that 21,000 computer documents were obtained, and 500 of those were submitted as exhibits for trial. John concocted an elaborate tale of a gun being stolen from his vehicle, but that was determined to be a false account. The murder weapon was never recovered, but shell casings collected at the scene of the crime were ultimately linked back to him. It was speculated that Michelle together with John disposed of the gun on a vacation to Florida after the
Michelle Theer was an intelligent young woman, who earned her doctorate degree in psychology. She met Frank Martin “Marty” Theer while they attended high school in Colorado. Marty became a captain in the Air Force and he maintained a long distance relationship with Michelle. The couple eventually married, …show more content…
Michelle played the grieving widow, but her extramarital affair with John was quickly discovered through an in-depth investigation. This placed Michelle and John with the motive to murder the victim. John was tried by a military court and found guilty of premeditated murder and multiple other charges. During his court-martial, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The charges brought against Michelle did not occur until after John’s trial. Prior to her indictment, Michelle disappeared to Florida, found an unsuspecting boyfriend, surgically changed her appearance, and used software to create documents of multiple identities. During her arrest, the officer noted that Michelle was in the process of recovering from plastic surgery on her face. Extradited back to North Carolina to face her crimes, Michelle was tried and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. To this day, Michelle, as well as John, deny any involvement in the murder of …show more content…
Cell phone records revealed Michelle had contact with John from the restaurant the night of the murder, and investigators believed this was a signal for John to get ready. On Michelle’s computer, documentation was retrieved that connected the lovers conspiring to murder Marty. Ads along with emails composed by Michelle revealed she was unfaithful to Marty numerous times with many men. This also helped to build a negative character profile of Michelle to assist the prosecution. In an appeal, it stated that 21,000 computer documents were obtained, and 500 of those were submitted as exhibits for trial. John concocted an elaborate tale of a gun being stolen from his vehicle, but that was determined to be a false account. The murder weapon was never recovered, but shell casings collected at the scene of the crime were ultimately linked back to him. It was speculated that Michelle together with John disposed of the gun on a vacation to Florida after the