Prosecutors allege a love triangle gone fatal. Lover Stalker Killer, TV news, Netflix 2024
The defense is arguing a murder might not have even happened. ibid.
The one word that comes to mind is Monster. ibid. author
I [Dave Krouper] was certainly not looking for something serious … This [Liz Golyar] is my first real date in years and years. ibid. newly single and separated
One day Cari Farver came into my life … She was smart and sexy. ibid.
There was no sign of Cari … I get on with my life … Out of the blue I start receiving texts from her again. The messages started slowly but it ramped up: meaner, ruder, more threatening as time went on. Why was she harassing me? I just didn’t get it. ibid.
It turns out that Liz is being harassed by Cari. ibid.
One of the strangest, more unpredictable cases I’ve ever worked. ibid. rozzer
One of my windows was smashed out … On the bed was some clothes that belonged to Liz that were slashed with a knife, like murder style. ibid.
Cari has set Liz’s house on fire. ibid.
At the time she went missing, Cari’s father was dying. ibid. mother
If we can figure out where the messages are coming from, we may be able to find out what happened to Cari. ibid. IT guy
Todd told us that Liz Golyar had been using his Wi-Fi for years. ibid. rozzer
It was Liz stalking me this whole time. ibid. Dave
In truth I did not suspect Amy [Dave’s ex] of shooting Liz. It sounded crazy but we suspected Liz did this to herself. ibid. rozzer
Details of Cari’s murder began pouring in. These emails seemed like a descriptor from the killer of what happened. ibid.
On June 29th 2017 Joshua Stimpson arrived at Pure Gym in Chatham, Kent, placing his mat next to his ex-girlfriend, Molly McLaren … Stimpson, a double glazing salesman from Rochester, with a history of unhealthy relationship break-ups that go undetected. The two would meet on the internet: Stimpson would use his online presence to wage a reign of terror. Stalked: Murder in Slow Motion s1e1, Channel 5 2019
Molly’s friends are now noticing changes in his behaviour. ibid.
Molly has had enough and decides to end the relationship. But Stimpson won’t accept it and bombards her with a series of messages pleading for them to get back together. ibid.
As soon as they get back together, Stimpson picks up right where he left off. ibid.
He’s been harassing her and she’s reported him to the police, but terrifyingly, over the last 24 hours he followed her to two separate locations. ibid.
Stimpson crosses the car park and jumps into the car. At 11.08 a.m. he viciously attacks Molly McLaren stabbing her 75 times. ibid.
Asher Maslin is a good looking, energetic 21-year-old. A charmer with the gift of the gab. He seemed like he might be good boyfriend material when 20-year-old Hollie Gazzard fell for him. Neither she nor her family knew of his past. Stalked: Murder in Slow Motion s1e2: Hollie Gazzard, Channel 4 2019
‘He’d been arrested 23 times with escalating violence, domestic abuse, grievous bodily harm; he was a serial perpetrator.’ ibid. Hollie’s father
Maslin won’t give her any space. He’s jealous of her spending time with anyone else. He even turns up at her work … His messages become increasingly threatening. ibid.
He’s carrying a twelve-inch kitchen knife … Maslin has brutally stabbed Hollie fourteen times. ibid.
Clare Bernal, a shy successful young woman. She works at world famous department store Harvey Nichols. As does former Slovakian soldier Michael Pech. Then Clare’s world closes in: fifty texts a day, waiting on her doorstep, following her home from work, it turns into a nightmare. Stalked: A Murder in Slow Motion s1e3, Channel 5 2024
‘He is batshit crazy. And he is dangerous. And he is unstable. And he is obsessed.’ ibid. cousin
Any feelings Clare has towards Pech don’t last. Soon after their first date he becomes possessive and controlling. ibid.
Clare finds his attention overbearing. After three weeks she has had enough … and tells Pech it’s over. ibid.
The head of security finds out. He convinces Clare she has to go to the police. ibid.
Pech is back in Slovakia at a firing range … Pech is travelling back to London on board a coach. ibid.
He makes his way into the store through a side entrance … Clare Bernal died at the scene. She was 22. ibid.
Clare Bernal, a shy successful young woman. She works at world famous department store Harvey Nichols. As does former Slovakian soldier Michael Pech. Then Clare’s world closes in: fifty texts a day, waiting on her doorstep, following her home from work, it turns into a nightmare. Stalked: A Murder in Slow Motion s1e3, Channel 5 2024
‘He is batshit crazy. And he is dangerous. And he is unstable. And he is obsessed.’ ibid. cousin
Any feelings Clare has towards Pech don’t last. Soon after their first date he becomes possessive and controlling. ibid.
Clare finds his attention overbearing. After three weeks she has had enough … and tells Pech it’s over. ibid.
The head of security finds out. He convinces Clare she has to go to the police. ibid.
Pech is back in Slovakia at a firing range … Pech is travelling back to London on board a coach. ibid.
He makes his way into the store through a side entrance … Clare Bernal died at the scene. She was 22. ibid.
For 8 months he spied on her, fitted an electronic tracker to her car, assaulted her, and had broken into her home. But she’d been left to defend herself. Murder in Slow Motion: The Shana Grice Story, Sky 2021
Shana Grice was fined £90 for wasting police time when she was the victim. ibid. comment
Shana had her throat slit and her body set on fire. ibid.
He had stalked and harassed 12 other young women between 2006 and 2016. ibid.
The police assumed Shana was a liar. ibid.
I don’t know how to tell you this but I’m getting stalked. Baby Reindeer I, opening scene, Netflix 2024
Reindeer: So what do you do then?
Martha: I’m a lawyer. ibid.
Every day now Martha would come in. ibid.
I began to love her laugh. Obsessed with it. ibid.
Then came her emails. Around 80 a day. ibid.
Seeing her madness play out like that left me with a sense of unease. ibid.
Do you ever want to unzip people and climb inside them? ibid. her to him
I love you … I said too much, haven’t I? ibid.
I had a convicted stalker stalking me. ibid.
We’re all varying degrees of weird, aren’t we? Pretending to be human. Baby Reindeer II
It was incredible really just how things started falling apart. ibid.
I blocked Martha on Facebook and then took some time off from the pub … I still felt her grope for days afterwards. The smell of her neck sweat as she pressed me up against the wall. And why did I freeze? Why did I just let it happen? Baby Reindeer III
If you continue this bullshit any longer, I’ll call the police. ibid. Reindeer to Martha
Yes I do blame you. You love drama. ibid. Keeley
And it all just came back to those same feelings of empathy that got me here. ibid. Reindeer
Fucking hell, who unlocked the doors of Broadmoor? ibid. Martha’s club invasion
Do you understand? Now get the fuck out of my life. ibid. Reindeer
It had taken me six months to report Martha. Baby Reindeer IV
The first time I came up was like nothing I’d ever experienced. It felt like a beam of divine light shone down from space through Darrien’s roof and into his living room exactly where I was sitting, as warm Indian Ocean waves passed up and down my body. ibid.
Unless we can see some proper evidence there’s nothing we can do. ibid. rozzer
I hate to do this to you Donny but I think you’d better move out. Baby Reindeer V, landlady
So serious she once stalked a policeman. ibid. rozzer
Strange erie silence. Weeks went by and I started to panic. ibid. Reindeer
This is still a mentally ill woman we’re talking about here. ibid. Teri
It was time to take matters into my own hands. Baby Reindeer VI
If you leave my family alone, I will hang your curtains tonight. ibid. Reindeer to Martha
Martha had taped everything. ibid. Reindeer
This sticking plaster for all of life’s weirdoes. ibid.
Comedian Has Epic Breakdown. Baby Reindeer VII, Youtube
Martha got my number. ibid.
Martha was sentenced to nine months in prison. ibid.