The Instant Message Murder

Published: Nov. 8, 2023, 1 a.m.

b"Bruce Miller appeared to be the victim of a violent robbery at his salvage yard when his body was discovered on 8th November, 1999 - but he had actually been killed as part of a disturbing love triangle; one that led to his wife, Sharee Miller, being imprisoned for second degree homicide in a case frequently labelled \\u2018the internet\\u2019s first murder\\u2019.\\nSharee, 20 years Bruce\\u2019s junior, had been flirting in AOL chatrooms with Jerry Cassaday, a 39-year-old former homicide detective, whom she convinced that her husband was abusive. She told Cassaday she was pregnant with his child, and presented fabricated evidence to support her story, along with instructions of how to kill her husband.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how Sharee meticulously plotted the murder from afar; explain how the prosecution used computer forensics for the first time in a murder case; and discover how Sharee initially tried to frame another man, but ultimately confessed from prison\\u2026\\xa0\\nCONTENT WARNING: murder, abuse, suicide.\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\u2019Sharee Miller: An internet black widow\\u2019s deadly deception\\u2019 (KTVI-TV St. Louis, 2023): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sharee-miller-an-internet-black-widow-s-deadly-deception/ar-AA1j3nzI\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Who is Sharee Miller and where is she now?\\u2019 (The US Sun, 2022): https://www.the-sun.com/news/4659758/who-sharee-miller-where-now/\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Cross-Examination of Sharee Miller - Sex, Lies And Murder\\u2019 (CourtTV, 2001): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3egdyOPk7E\\nLove the show? Join \\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"